Stocks Rise Ahead of Jobs Report; Oil Gains on Hormuz Uncertainty | Bloomberg Brief 08/07/2026

US equity futures edge higher ahead of the July payrolls report. Oil gains as Iranian lawmakers say they would seek to bar US and Israeli ships from the waterway as part of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Rory Blundell of Gravitee discusses the security risks of AI models "going rogue." Christopher Hodge of Natixis looks ahead to the US jobs report. (Source: Bloomberg)