US and Iran trade fresh strikes & Snowflake's melt-up | The Pulse 5/28/2026

The US and Iran traded fresh strikes. Oil prices climbed on fears of escalation and mixed signals on the status of peace talks. Meanwhile, software-maker Snowflake soared postmarket after signing a $6 billion chip and cloud deal with Amazon. Today's guests: Greg Peters, PGIM Credit Co-CIO; Elizabeth Weymouth, Grafine Partners Founder and Managing Partner; Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Former Societe Generale Chairman; Katie Gaddini, UCL Associate Professor and Janet Truncale, EY CEO --- "The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Pulse 00:00:23 - US strikes Iranian military near Hormuz 00:05:52 - Salesforce gives lukewarm outlook that fuels fears 00:07:24 - Snowflake jumps on sales outlook, Amazon deal 00:09:16 - Greg Peters, PGIM Fixed Income, Co-CIO 00:15:18 - Mistral AI CEO on keeping jobs with AI 00:16:03 - Elizabeth Weymouth, Grafine Partners, Founder 00:23:37 - Thursday headlines 00:24:12 - Guindos: ECB must consider weaker growth 00:27:55 - Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, SocGen Former Chairman 00:34:52 - Katie Gaddini, UCL Politics Professor 00:40:16 - Janet Truncale, EY CEO 00:47:11 - Daybook -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts