Kate Leinbaugh

Today, global investors reacted to the news.

When markets opened in the U.S., they plunged. Stocks from GM to Apple, Nike to Nvidia lost billions of dollars in value. You are seeing the opening bell be rung. U.S. stock futures plummeted this morning. By the end of the day, when U.S. markets closed, stocks had suffered their biggest one-day wipeout in value since March 2020.

When markets opened in the U.S., they plunged. Stocks from GM to Apple, Nike to Nvidia lost billions of dollars in value. You are seeing the opening bell be rung. U.S. stock futures plummeted this morning. By the end of the day, when U.S. markets closed, stocks had suffered their biggest one-day wipeout in value since March 2020.

When markets opened in the U.S., they plunged. Stocks from GM to Apple, Nike to Nvidia lost billions of dollars in value. You are seeing the opening bell be rung. U.S. stock futures plummeted this morning. By the end of the day, when U.S. markets closed, stocks had suffered their biggest one-day wipeout in value since March 2020.

Governments around the world are already pushing back. Canada today announced a retaliatory 25% tariff. French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe is weighing its response, including tariffs against the U.S. And China vowed its own countermeasures. It just feels like the world changed yesterday.

Governments around the world are already pushing back. Canada today announced a retaliatory 25% tariff. French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe is weighing its response, including tariffs against the U.S. And China vowed its own countermeasures. It just feels like the world changed yesterday.

Governments around the world are already pushing back. Canada today announced a retaliatory 25% tariff. French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe is weighing its response, including tariffs against the U.S. And China vowed its own countermeasures. It just feels like the world changed yesterday.

Is there a chance that Trump will back off?

Is there a chance that Trump will back off?

Is there a chance that Trump will back off?

This afternoon, President Trump was asked about the tariffs. He said, quote, That's all for today, Thursday, April 3rd. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal. If you like our show, follow us on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. We're out every weekday afternoon. Thanks for listening. See you tomorrow.

This afternoon, President Trump was asked about the tariffs. He said, quote, That's all for today, Thursday, April 3rd. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal. If you like our show, follow us on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. We're out every weekday afternoon. Thanks for listening. See you tomorrow.

This afternoon, President Trump was asked about the tariffs. He said, quote, That's all for today, Thursday, April 3rd. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal. If you like our show, follow us on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. We're out every weekday afternoon. Thanks for listening. See you tomorrow.

At a federal courthouse in Manhattan, a witness was called to the stand. He was testifying for the prosecution. The witness, Patrick Vuvor, had been the chief software engineer at a financial aid startup called Frank. On the stand, he recounted a story from back in 2021. Frank's founder, a woman named Charlie Javis, was on the precipice of selling her business to JPMorgan Chase.

At a federal courthouse in Manhattan, a witness was called to the stand. He was testifying for the prosecution. The witness, Patrick Vuvor, had been the chief software engineer at a financial aid startup called Frank. On the stand, he recounted a story from back in 2021. Frank's founder, a woman named Charlie Javis, was on the precipice of selling her business to JPMorgan Chase.

At a federal courthouse in Manhattan, a witness was called to the stand. He was testifying for the prosecution. The witness, Patrick Vuvor, had been the chief software engineer at a financial aid startup called Frank. On the stand, he recounted a story from back in 2021. Frank's founder, a woman named Charlie Javis, was on the precipice of selling her business to JPMorgan Chase.

It would be a big, life-changing deal. And this witness testified that Javis had an unusual request.

It would be a big, life-changing deal. And this witness testified that Javis had an unusual request.

It would be a big, life-changing deal. And this witness testified that Javis had an unusual request.

That's our colleague Alexander Saidi. So how does this engineer testify that he responded to this request?