Exclusive: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on AI, Iran, and China

The Bret Baier Podcast

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🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink sat down with Bret on Wednesday to discuss AI’s role in the future U.S. economy and address the concerns surrounding the technology, also weighing in on China’s growing presence in the energy industry, the Iran conflict’s effects on oil prices, and BlackRock’s past pushes for DEI initiatives. This Interview First Aired on Wednesday, 3/11/26 on Special Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:44.9	The workforce is retiring, especially in the skilled trades. This year, for every five who leave,
0:52.0	two come in. The arithmetic's not on our side. The perceptions are not
0:56.2	on our side. The need is clear and present and may be existential. And that's why it's really
1:03.1	exciting to see the grown-ups come together and say, all right, it's time. This is the year we
1:09.6	close the gap. Let's talk about the U.S. economy tonight. Larry Fink is the chairman and CEO of BlackRock
1:15.4	considered the world's largest asset manager. Larry, thanks for being here.
1:19.9	It's great to be here. I want to talk about this new project, the Future Builders Initiative
1:24.2	and the specifics there, but I want to ask you first about how you think this war in Iran, the action in Iran, is affecting
1:33.3	investing.
1:35.3	Obviously, the global oil market has taken a spike.
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