Ed Elson speaks with Mark Zandi about the February inflation report and how the Iran war will impact prices going forward. Then he discusses what Oracle’s earnings mean for the AI industry with Jackson Ader. Finally, Ed gives his take on why there’s a financial incentive for the strikes in Iran. Mark Zandi is the Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics. Jackson Ader is the Managing Director of Software Equity Research at KeyBanc Capital Markets. Timestamps 00:00 - Today's Number 00:25 - Market Vitals 00:54 - February Consumer Price Index (ft. Mark Zandi) 09:50 - Ad Break 11:06 - Oracle Earnings (ft. Jackson Ader) 22:00 - Break 22:19 - Trump & Iran 26:27 - Credits — Subscribe to the Prof G Markets newsletter: https://links.profgmedia.com/markets-newsletter Order "Notes On Being A Man" now! https://amzn.to/4nl4VKo Subscribe to No Mercy / No Malice: https://links.profgmedia.com/nmnm-yt-sub-desc Follow Markets on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/profgmarkets/ Follow Scott on Instagram: https://instagram.com/profgalloway Follow Ed on Instagram, X and Substack: https://instagram.com/ed_elson_/ https://twitter.com/edels0n https://substack.com/@edwardelson Note: We may earn revenue from some of the links we provide.