Alex Ossola

That was WSJ reporter Bob McMillan.

Thanks, Bob.

And that's what's news for this Monday afternoon.

Today's show is produced by Pierre Bien-Aimé and Anthony Bansi with supervising producer Jana Herron.

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Here's your midday brief for Monday, February 23rd.

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U.S.

stocks opened lower today after President Trump this weekend said he would increase his new global tariff to 15%.

The Dow fell more than 1% this morning, with declines in American Express, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan weighing the index.

The dollar weakened and gold and silver prices climbed.

New economic data show that growth slowed and inflation rose at the end of last year.

Plus, the Supreme Court rules that President Trump's global tariffs are illegal.

President Trump responds with more tariffs.

And meet the Republican congresswoman pushing back on Trump's immigration policies.

It's Friday, February 20th.

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