WELCOME TO MEET THE PRESS NOW. I'M KELLY O'DONNELL IN WASHINGTON. AND OF COURSE, THAT WAS THE CLOSING BELL ON WALL STREET.WE WERE WATCHING HOW THE MARKET WOULD REACT TODAY AS THE U.S. BEGAN A BLOCKADE ON IRANIAN PORTS. AFTER THOSE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN BROKE DOWN THIS WEEKEND WITHOUT A DEAL TO END THE WAR, MARKETS RALLYING TO CLOSE HIGHER BY ABOUT A HALF A PERCENT WHILE OIL PRICES CONTINUE TO HOVER AROUND $100 A BARREL. AS THE SAFETY AND STATUS OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAINS A QUESTI ...

RT OSINT_PK (@osintPk)China is aggressively challenging the American naval blockade.The People's Liberation Army Navy just deployed a heavily armed task force to the Gulf of Oman.Beijing explicitly stated they will not allow Washington to dictate their global energy security.Chinese destroyers are preparing to actively escort their own mega-tankers right to the edge of the US kill box.A massive, direct standoff between American and Chinese naval assets is developing just outside the Strait. ...

>> NEWSMAKERS AND MARKET MOVERS. THIS IS "THE PULSE." GUY: GOOD MORNING. I'M GUY JOHNSON.LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE ENERGY STORY BECAUSE THAT IS FRONT AND CENTER RIGHT NOW. OIL PRICES ARE UP, GAS PRICES ARE UP IN EUROPE. DONALD TRUMP VALLEY TO BEGIN A FULL NAVAL BLOCKADE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ LATER TODAY.BASICALLY THREATENING TO RETALIATE IN THE EVENT OF IRANIAN RESISTANCE. THE MOVE WOULD HIT NEARLY 2 MILLION BARRELS A DAY OF IRANIAN CRUDE WHICH HAS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS BEEN FLOWING OUT O ...

LIZZY: LIVE FROM LONDON, THIS IS "BLOOMBERG DAYBREAK: EUROPE." OIL PRICES SURGE AS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP THREATENS A FULL NAVAL BLOCKADE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THAT BLOCKADE SET TO BEGIN AT 3:00 P. M.U.K. TIME AFTER THE BREAKDOWN OF TALKS IN PAKISTAN. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE DOESN'T CARE WHETHER IRAN RETURNS TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE. PLUS, THE END OF THE ORBAN ERA.A LANDSLIDE ELECTION VICTORY FOR PETER MAGYAR SWEEPS VIKTOR ORBAN FROM POWER AFTER 16 YEARS. WELCOME TO A NEW WEEK. HAPPY MONDAY.THIS IS THE P ...