Luke Vargas

And even if things don't get that bad, Ian Bailey told me that retailers should be bracing for a shakeup.

And even if things don't get that bad, Ian Bailey told me that retailers should be bracing for a shakeup.

And that's it for What's News for this Wednesday morning. Today's show was produced by Daniel Bach and Kate Bullivant. Our supervising producer is Sandra Kilhoff, and I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal. We will be back tonight with a new show. Until then, thanks for listening.

And that's it for What's News for this Wednesday morning. Today's show was produced by Daniel Bach and Kate Bullivant. Our supervising producer is Sandra Kilhoff, and I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal. We will be back tonight with a new show. Until then, thanks for listening.

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President Trump kicks off a four-day trip to the Middle East built around deals. Plus, United Airlines tries to reassure the flying public as travel issues mount at its New Jersey hub. It is absolutely safe to fly. And we'll look at what the sale price of a painting of red, yellow and blue squares can tell us about macroeconomic jitters. It's Tuesday, May 13th.

President Trump kicks off a four-day trip to the Middle East built around deals. Plus, United Airlines tries to reassure the flying public as travel issues mount at its New Jersey hub. It is absolutely safe to fly. And we'll look at what the sale price of a painting of red, yellow and blue squares can tell us about macroeconomic jitters. It's Tuesday, May 13th.

I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today. President Trump landed in Saudi Arabia this morning, kicking off a Middle East visit featuring stops in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as he tries to drum up investments in the U.S. That may not be hard.

I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today. President Trump landed in Saudi Arabia this morning, kicking off a Middle East visit featuring stops in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as he tries to drum up investments in the U.S. That may not be hard.

Trump is expected to get a warm embrace from Gulf states eager to gain influence with his administration. But moving the needle on a host of other geopolitical priorities in the region may prove more challenging. and risks upsetting relations with Israel, a country notably not on this week's itinerary.

Trump is expected to get a warm embrace from Gulf states eager to gain influence with his administration. But moving the needle on a host of other geopolitical priorities in the region may prove more challenging. and risks upsetting relations with Israel, a country notably not on this week's itinerary.

Well, to preview President Trump's travels, I'm joined from Riyadh by Journal foreign correspondent Stephen Kalin, and from Tel Aviv by our Deputy Middle East Bureau Chief Shandi Reis. Stephen, starting with you, what should we be expecting to see over the next couple of days?

Well, to preview President Trump's travels, I'm joined from Riyadh by Journal foreign correspondent Stephen Kalin, and from Tel Aviv by our Deputy Middle East Bureau Chief Shandi Reis. Stephen, starting with you, what should we be expecting to see over the next couple of days?

And as you report with our colleague Elliot Brown, there's reason to think those investments are coming, not least because these Gulf states, you know, have been doing sort of family business with Trump, Inc. of late.

And as you report with our colleague Elliot Brown, there's reason to think those investments are coming, not least because these Gulf states, you know, have been doing sort of family business with Trump, Inc. of late.

And Stephen, aside from that business, there are some other geopolitical priorities on this trip. Washington has been shifting its policies in a number of areas lately. Tell us a bit about that and how that's gone over.

And Stephen, aside from that business, there are some other geopolitical priorities on this trip. Washington has been shifting its policies in a number of areas lately. Tell us a bit about that and how that's gone over.

Shandy, this is where I want to bring you into the conversation, because if I'm not mistaken, all three of those potential areas of shifting U.S. policy are ones that I understand get the Israeli government a little bit nervous.

Shandy, this is where I want to bring you into the conversation, because if I'm not mistaken, all three of those potential areas of shifting U.S. policy are ones that I understand get the Israeli government a little bit nervous.