Open Interest 2/17/2026

Open Interest 2/17/2026

Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Warner Bros. is back at the table with Paramount — and Netflix could be forced into another bidding war. Activists are circling: Starboard targets TripAdvisor, Elliott builds a major stake in Norwegian Cruise Line, and Jana is pushing for change at Fiserv. Meanwhile, Anthropic and the Pentagon hit turbulence over surveillance fears — just as investors dump software stocks on AI anxiety. And on Wall Street? The new trade isn’t tech — it’s teams. Goldman Sachs says sports could be the next asset class. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Open Interest 00:01:47 - Activist Investors Target Travel Industry 00:08:07 - Bank CEO Compensation Passes 2006, 2021 Record 00:12:19 - High Interest | Iran-US Talks, Thrive Capital, Anthropic 00:14:20 - Anthropic’s Pentagon Talks Hit Snag 00:19:46 - Brian Levitt Invesco | Equity Futures Drop as AI Workers Linger 00:22:47 - Stocks to Watch | Warner Bros, Paramount, Netflix 00:32:25 - Top Calls | Bath & Body Works, Southwest Airlines, Warner Bros. 00:33:20 - Warner Bros. Reopens Deals Talks with Paramount 00:40:43 - General Mills Warns of Slumping Sales 00:44:22 - Sitara Sundar JPMorgan | Software Selloff 00:54:44 - David Manlowe Benefit Street Partners | BOFA Survey 01:02:07 - Anthropic’s Pentagon Talks Hit Snag 01:05:33 - Vania Lacascade Lancôme | Longevity-focused Skincare Line 01:13:40 - Dave Dase Goldman Sachs Global Co-Head of Sports | Private Capital 01:22:21 - Trading Diary | Fedspeak, Walmart Results, SCOTUS Ruling 01:22:51 - Iran: Agreed to “Principles” of Nuclear Deal with US -------- 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:   / bloombergtv   Facebook:   / bloombergtelevision   Instagram:   / bloombergtv   Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X:   / business   Facebook:   / bloombergbusiness   Instagram:   / bloombergbusiness   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusi... Reddit:   / bloomberg   LinkedIn:   / bloomberg-news   More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio:   / bloombergradio   Bloomberg Surveillance:   / bsurveillance   Bloomberg Politics:   / bpolitics   Bloomberg Originals:   / bbgoriginals   Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology:    / @bloombergtechnology   Bloomberg Originals:    / @business   Bloomberg Quicktake:    / @bloombergquicktake   Bloomberg Espanol:    / @bloomberg_espanol   Bloomberg Podcasts:    / @bloombergpodcasts