Pierre Bien-Aimé

Here's your midday brief for Friday, February 27th.

I'm Pierre Bien-Aimé for The Wall Street Journal.

We exclusively report that OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman is working on a deal with the Pentagon.

intelligence estimates and experts outside the government say that Iran faces major technical hurdles to building missiles capable of striking the U.S.

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The assessment raises questions about the Trump administration's rationale for urgent military action against Iran.

Trump administration officials haven't said if they'll declassify intelligence, suggesting that Iran is accelerating the development of an effective intercontinental ballistic missile.

The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Iran doesn't acknowledge pursuing an ICBM and has shown no flexibility about giving up its short-range and medium-range missile arsenal.

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Here's your midday brief for Friday, February 13th.

I'm Pierre Bien-Aimé for The Wall Street Journal.

Inflation slowed to 2.4% in January, falling more than economists expected.

The Labor Department said prices fell for gasoline and used vehicles.

But costs for services rose at their fastest monthly clip in a year.

Prices overall are growing more slowly, a good signal for the economy, along with a better-than-expected jobs report earlier this week.

The reports taken together suggest that the Federal Reserve will stick with its wait-and-see approach to cutting interest rates.

In Dubai, the CEO of ports operator DP World, who was named in the Epstein files, has resigned.