The Open Bell — Ep. 024 — 24 Jul 2026
Today on The Open Bell:
Oil crossed $100 a barrel overnight because Houthi rebels in Yemen set fire to a Saudi tanker in the Red Sea, and if you're wondering what that has to do with your petrol bill, the answer is: quite a lot, quite soon.
Alphabet beat its revenue forecast and still got punished by markets, because it told investors it plans to spend $205 billion on AI this year and Wall Street's patience for "trust us, the payoff is coming" is running thin.
America is now twelve nights into airstrikes on Iran, the president is hinting publicly at something much larger, and with oil already above $100, the global economy is operating with almost no margin for this to get worse, and it might.
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Hosted by Alex Monroe. New episodes every weekday morning at theopenbell.co
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Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Brent Crude Tops $100 After Houthis Strike Two Saudi Tankers 03:21 Nasdaq Tumbles 2.15% as Alphabet and Tesla AI Spend Alarms W 06:01 Trump Threatens Massive Iran Strike; US Completes 12th Night 07:56 Closing thoughts