Stocks Slide as Oil Jumps on Rising US-Iran Tensions | The Close 2/19/2026
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Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are BlackRock’s Gargi...
Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are BlackRock’s Gargi Chaudhuri, CRH’s Jim Mintern, White House’s Council of Economics Advisers Pierre Yared, Stagwell’s Mark Penn, Evercore’s Greg Melich, Goldman Sachs’ Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo, Raymond James’s Wilma Burdis, Portal Innovations’ John Flavin, C.H. Robinson’s Dave Bozeman, Draper Associates’s Tim Draper, Cay Skin's Winnie Harlow, former model Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, Market America's Loren Ridinger, and ISA Grutman's Isabela Grutman. (Source: Bloomberg)
Glass House Analysis
This story reflects the interconnected nature of modern economic systems, where developments in one sector inevitably affect others. Understanding these connections is essential for grasping how policy decisions and market movements translate into real-world outcomes for families, workers, and communities. The economy is not an abstract system of numbers—it's the sum total of decisions about who works, who prospers, and who struggles.
The implications extend beyond the immediate news cycle. Every economic development creates ripples that affect employment, prices, and opportunities in ways that may not be immediately visible but are deeply felt. By tracking these connections, we can better understand how the economy truly works—not as an abstract machine, but as a human system shaped by and shaping the lives of millions.
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