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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Dan Schwartzman. Ahead of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks tomorrow in Switzerland, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed terms to President Trump for a de-escalation deal with Iran. Israel says Iran shouldn't possess enriched material or nuclear enrichment capabilities, while also suggesting the U.S.
should look to limit Iran's range of ballistic missiles. Talks between the U.S. and Iran broke down last year after Israel launched a 12-day war with the U.S. bombing Iran's nuclear sites. President Trump has since threatened to strike again if an agreement is not reached. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he hopes a deal can be achieved.
It's been very difficult for anyone to do real deals with Iran because we're dealing with radical Shia clerics who are making theological decisions, not geopolitical ones. But let's see what happens. I hope it works out. We all hope it works out.
That's Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking in Hungary. Oil, meanwhile, flipping between gains and losses as traders monitor geopolitical risks before those talks between the U.S. and Iran. West Texas Intermediate was trading near $63 a barrel.
Oil has rallied more than 10 percent so far this year as escalating tensions with Iran as well as potential supply disruptions have outshone concerns over a global glut. Meanwhile, President Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza is expected to meet in Washington this week to talk about rebuilding the Palestinian enclave.
Trump says members will discuss $5 billion in commitments, although some reports estimate construction could cost up to $70 billion. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has been in Venezuela the last few days and says major oil companies are on the ground there as well, getting started on what the White House is calling a historic energy deal.
Chevron's on the ground right now. They are growing their production this month and next month. So it's happening right now. New American companies will be entering Venezuela in the next few months this year.
It comes as the U.S.
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Chapter 2: What are the key points of the upcoming US-Iran nuclear talks?
military continues to intercept Venezuelan oil tankers with forces boarding one this weekend in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean.
Axios is reporting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is on the verge of cutting business ties with Anthropic and designating the AI company a, quote, supply chain risk, meaning that others wanting to do business with the military would have to cut ties with the company.
Anthropix CEO wants to ensure its Clawed AI model is not used to spy on Americans en masse or used to fire weapons without humans. The company and the Pentagon have held talks for months on the terms under which the military can use the software, with Clawed currently the only AI model available in the military's classified systems.
There could be a second bidding war for Warner Brothers Discovery, as its board is reportedly weighing Paramount's new offer, which includes a breakup fee if Warner ends its deal with Netflix. Bloomberg's Tony Shushka says Netflix could get the short end of the stick.
One of Paramount's strategies also has been to try to portray itself as a better place to get through the antitrust process, which involves Washington, the Department of Justice, and sort of at a removed the Trump administration, although Trump himself has said that he won't intervene.
Bloomberg's Tony Shushka says Warner Brothers still has concerns about Paramount's offer, but this is the first time the board has considered it could be getting a better deal.
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Chapter 3: What are Israel's demands regarding Iran's nuclear capabilities?
Monitoring website DownDetector says Social Media Platform X was down for about an hour on Monday, with thousands of users reporting issues. The website and app failed to display new posts and sometimes struggled to load at all. More than 11,000 users globally reported trouble accessing the service.
There have been several major service disruptions to X since Elon Musk acquired the platform back in 2022. Alibaba is set to unveil a major upgrade to its flagship AI model, Quen, which can understand text, photo, and video inputs. The latest iteration, Quen 3.5, will be out in April and will be designed to support tasks from AI agents and analyze videos up to two hours long.
The upgrades are part of Alibaba's race against a number of startups trying to get ahead of China's deep-seek platform. Markets are closed in the U.S. for the President's Day holiday, but Wall Street will have its eyes on Amazon when trading resumes on Tuesday, as its stock is riding a nine-day losing streak the longest in nearly two decades, with shares tumbling 18%.
Investors are worried about Amazon's artificial intelligence spending plan this year, as a company wants to invest $200 billion on data centers, chips, and other equipment to support its AI ambitions. In Europe, the FTSE in London finished up a quarter of a percent. The CAC in Paris closed a tenth of a percent higher, while the DAX in Germany lost close to a half percent.
Meanwhile, in Asia, the Nikkei in Japan finished down a quarter percent. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong ended up a half percent, while China's CSI 300 lost one and a quarter percent. At the Milan Cortina Olympics, Norway continues to lead the medal count, 27 total, while also leading the gold count with 12. The U.S. with 17 total medals and 5 gold.
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As a place to do business, the UK stands apart. Not because of a single advantage, but a uniquely powerful combination of many. As one of the world's leading financial centres, the UK puts over Ā£10 trillion to work every day, fuelling innovation across every sector. Home to four of the world's top universities, it provides exceptional talent and breakthrough research.
This sits alongside a clear 10-year industrial strategy, unlocking smarter regulation and making it faster and easier to operate. Stability with dynamism. Global connectivity with local depth. It all adds up to greater growth.
Visit business.gov.uk slash growth. Hello, I'm Stephen Carroll. I'm in Brussels, where many of Europe's biggest decisions get made.
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Chapter 4: How is the oil market reacting to geopolitical tensions with Iran?
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