Meta Cable Expansion Stalled by Iran Conflict
Bloomberg Tech
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🗓️ 13 March 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses the impact the conflict with Iran is having on AI investments in the Middle East, as Meta pauses part of its major internet-expansion efforts in Africa. Plus, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen will resign amid skepticism about the company's ability to thrive in the AI era. And S&P Dow Jones Indices is considering changes to rules governing how companies join its index, which could fast-track SpaceX's entry after its IPO.
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| 1:12.4 | Coming up, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegsef gives an update on Iran as we near |
| 1:16.5 | the end of week two of the war. |
| 1:19.4 | We know the new so-called not-so supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured. |
| 1:34.3 | Plus, Adobe CEO Shantanu and Orion will resign amid skepticism about the company's ability to thrive in the AI era. |
| 1:39.3 | And the S&P is considering changes to rules governing how companies join its index, which could fast-track SpaceX's entry after an IPO. |
| 1:43.3 | Let's get to markets, and this is what the financial markets look like this Friday. could fast-track SpaceX's entry after an IPO. |
| 1:48.5 | Let's get to markets, and this is what the financial markets look like this Friday. |
| 1:51.3 | It's a kind of continuation of the broader theme of the week. |
| 1:53.3 | There is slight pressure on equities. |
| 1:56.1 | The NASDAQ 100 is modestly lower, basically flat. And you see Brent Crude, the global benchmark for oil above $100 a barrel with a micro focus |
| 2:03.9 | of what's happening in the Middle East and the Gulf. |
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