The Open Bell — Ep. 066 — 22 Sept 2026
Today on The Open Bell:
Oil briefly cracked below $100 a barrel on Monday, and the reason is almost too absurd to say out loud: Trump told a TV interviewer he'd "probably" be open to a meeting with Iran's president, no deal, no timeline, not even a confirmed handshake, and the market moved anyway.
AMD crossed $1 trillion in market value in a single session because Meta launched an AI agent that can book your flights and reply to your emails, which tells you everything about where chip investors think the money is going next.
The U.S. and China just agreed to pick up the phone if their AI systems start doing something alarming, and while that sounds like the bare minimum of responsible governance, Asian markets treated it like a breakthrough, because in 2026, agreeing to talk is apparently the news.
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Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Trump's Iran Meeting Signal Pushes Brent Below $100 for Firs 03:07 Nasdaq Hits Record as Meta's Muse AI Agent Sparks Chip Rally 05:40 Bessent-He Talks Produce U.S.-China AI Safety Dialogue Ahead 07:21 Closing thoughts