Trump Sows Doubt About US Elections | Balance of Power 7/17/2026

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On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discusses the latest from DC. On today's show, J Street Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Ilan Goldenberg, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Bloomberg Wall Street Week Host David Westin, and CIBC Private Wealth Senior Equity Trader and Managing Director Rebecca Babin. Chapters 00:00:00 Balance of Power: Early Edition  00:02:00 Market Update: Oil Surges, Stocks Slide 00:04:25 Trump's Election Speech & Iran Overshadowed 00:05:30 Is There a Way Out of the Iran Conflict? 00:09:55 Oil Prices, Strait of Hormuz & Global Energy Risks 00:12:00 U.S.-Israel Relations & Democratic Divide 00:14:20 Apple's DOJ Antitrust Settlement Talks 00:16:35 Apple's AI Strategy & Future Product Roadmap 00:19:00 Market Update: Apple, Oil & Semiconductors 00:21:10 Trump's China Allegations & U.S.-China Relations 00:25:40 Political Panel Reacts to Trump's Primetime Address 00:34:40 China's New AI Model Challenges OpenAI 00:41:20 Oil Outlook: Could Crude Top $100 Again? 00:45:20 Russia Sanctions & Global Energy Markets 00:47:20 Refiners, Fuel Prices & Investment Outlook
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