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'CBS Evening News’ Gets A New Anchor

10 Dec 2025

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Plus: A new estimate from the United Nations finds that global trade has continued to grow this year, despite the threat of tariffs. And Nobel laureat...

Australia Implements Under-16 Social Media Ban

10 Dec 2025

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Plus: Investors are pricing in an almost 90% chance that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates later today. And Eileen Higgins becomes the fir...

Stocks End Mixed Ahead of Fed Rate Decision

09 Dec 2025

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A decline in JPMorgan’s stock weighs on the Dow. Plus, CVS Health shares gain on an improved outlook. And Ares Management gets a boost on news it’...

The EU Investigates Google Over Use of Online Content to Power AI

09 Dec 2025

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Plus: BMW names a new boss. And Home Depot provides a sales forecast for fiscal 2026 that’s lower than what analysts expected. Anthony Bansie hosts....

Trump Says U.S. Will Allow Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China

09 Dec 2025

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Plus: Ford engages France’s Renault to bolster its European lineup and combat Chinese competition. And Jamie Dimon is launching a $1.5 trillion init...

U.S. Stocks Edged Lower To Start The Week

08 Dec 2025

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Plus: Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global shares rose after Paramount’s hostile takeover bid, while Netflix stock fell. And shares of Conflu...

Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner

08 Dec 2025

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Plus: Several Berkshire Hathaway executives are departing as Warren Buffett’s retirement approaches. And the Trump administration plans to announce ...

Trump Says Netflix Deal for Warner Bros. Could Face Scrutiny

08 Dec 2025

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Plus: IBM is in advanced talks to acquire data-infrastructure company Confluent. And investors anticipate another rate cut as the Federal Reserve prep...

U.S. Stocks Edged Higher to End The Week

05 Dec 2025

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Plus: Netflix’s $72 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery sent the Hollywood giant’s stock rallying, while shares of rival suitor Paramount S...

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. for $72 Billion After the Entertainment Company Splits Off Cable Networks

05 Dec 2025

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Plus: The Federal Reserve got one last inflation reading to consider—a moderate monthly increase in prices—before next week's interest-rate decisi...

Hollywood Braces for a Power Shift as Netflix Lands Warner Bros.

05 Dec 2025

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Plus: Meta cuts spending on the metaverse, betting big on AI wearables instead. And stock markets gain ahead of the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge....

U.S. Stocks Waver Between Small Gains And Losses

04 Dec 2025

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Plus: Dollar General shares surged after the discount retailer lifted its full-year outlook. And Snowflake stock tumbled following slower quarterly re...

Jobless Claims Fall to Three-Year Low, Labor Department Says

04 Dec 2025

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Plus: The European Commission has opened an antitrust probe into Meta Platforms over WhatsApp’s AI policy. And the FBI has arrested a Virginia man i...

Sam Altman Has Explored Deal to Build a Rocket Company

04 Dec 2025

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Plus: A group of former FDA commissioners has criticized the agency’s new vaccine standards, citing risks to public health. And UBS says the world h...

U.S. Stocks Climb After Modest Private-Sector Job Losses

03 Dec 2025

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Plus: Microsoft shares fall after a media report suggested the tech giant had cut growth targets for artificial-intelligence software sales. And stock...

Macy’s Raises Outlook for the Year After Quarterly Sales Growth

03 Dec 2025

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Plus: Payroll processor ADP says U.S. private hiring sank in November. And federal agents are fanning out across New Orleans, the latest focus of the ...

Republicans Hang on to Tennessee House Seat

03 Dec 2025

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Plus: President Trump says he doesn’t want Somali immigrants in the U.S., amid reports of an ICE operation in Minneapolis. And the Trump administrat...

U.S. Stocks Recover From Global Selloff of Risky Assets

02 Dec 2025

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Plus: Shares of MongoDB and Credo Technology jump, driven by AI. And Ford shares fall amid a slowdown in EV sales. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for W...

Michael and Susan Dell Donate $6.5 Billion to Trump Administration’s Child Savings Accounts

02 Dec 2025

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Plus: Costco is suing the Trump administration in an effort to make sure it can get a full refund of tariffs it’s already paid if the Supreme Court ...

OpenAI Issues 'Code Red' for Urgent ChatGPT Fix

02 Dec 2025

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Plus: Bitcoin makes a comeback after tumbling more than 6% yesterday. And Netflix sweetens its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery in a second round of b...

Bitcoin Posts Its Sharpest Decline Since March

01 Dec 2025

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Plus: Coupang, the South Korean e-commerce company, disclosed a hack that exposed the personal data of 33.7 million accounts. And Strategy cut its out...

Court Upholds Disqualification of Trump’s Top New Jersey Prosecutor

01 Dec 2025

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Plus: A state commission awards licenses to three proposals for casinos in New York City. And Newell Brands, the maker of Yankee Candle and Sharpie, w...

Why Gen Z Shoppers Are Pulling Back This Holiday Season

01 Dec 2025

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Plus: Top U.S. envoys head to Russia this week, as talks to end the war in Ukraine continue to intensify. And a volatile stretch for global markets co...

Hopes for a Rate Cut Boost Stocks for Fourth Straight Session

26 Nov 2025

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Plus: HP stock falls after missing expectations and announcing cuts. And Dell stock rises after a strong forecast for its AI servers. Pierre Bienaimé...

Georgia Judge Dismisses Election-Interference Case Against Trump

26 Nov 2025

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Plus: jobless claims fell last week, showing that the low-hire, low-fire environment is still going. And the U.K. unveils broad new tax increases. Ale...

U.S. Negotiates Lower Medicaid Prices for 15 Drugs

26 Nov 2025

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Plus: The White House defends Steve Witkoff over reports he advised a Russian official on how to approach President Trump over a Ukraine peace plan. A...

Dow Rallies Despite Slump in Chip Stocks

25 Nov 2025

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Nvidia and AMD stocks dropped, while Google rose on the strength of its AI semiconductors. Plus: Zoom Communications posts better-than-expected result...

September Retail Sales and Wholesale Prices Rose in Delayed Government Reports

25 Nov 2025

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Plus: French authorities have detained a person who they suspect to be the last thief involved in the Louvre heist. And a new study has linked untreat...

Amazon Bets You’ll Buy Anything, Even a Car, Online

25 Nov 2025

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Plus: Peace talks to end the war in Ukraine enter a new phase, as a U.S. army official meets with a Russian delegation. And House Speaker Mike Johnson...

Tech Shares Rally as AI Bubble Fears Recede

24 Nov 2025

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A positive talk between President Trump and Chinese President Xi also boosted markets. Plus: Novo Nordisk stock slides after trials for its weight-los...

Kohl’s Names New CEO

24 Nov 2025

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Plus: Novo Nordisk’s stock slumps after its said semaglutide didn’t slow Alzheimer’s disease in two late-stage clinical trials. And former Fox N...

Markets Rise on December Rate Cut Hopes

24 Nov 2025

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Plus, the White housing says it has made progress toward ending the war in Ukraine following talks in Geneva. And Israel says it has killed a senior H...

Dow Rallies After Fed Official Signals a Possible Rate Cut

21 Nov 2025

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Plus: Eli Lilly’s weight loss drugs propel it to a $1 trillion market cap. And Gap shares rise after seeing sales growth. Katherine Sullivan hosts. ...

Eli Lilly Touches $1 Trillion Market Cap

21 Nov 2025

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Plus: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country faces a difficult choice over the Trump administration’s proposed plan to end the war....

Chip Stocks Slide Amid Renewed AI Bubble Fears

21 Nov 2025

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Plus, major U.S. banks pull out of a planned $20 billion bailout for Argentina. And Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix all submit bids for Warner Bros. D...

Stocks Down Sharply on Renewed AI Fears

20 Nov 2025

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Indexes gave up the gains they made yesterday. Plus: Bath & Body Works plummets after slashing its forecast. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for ...

Hiring Beats Expectations in September as Employers Add 119,000 Jobs

20 Nov 2025

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Plus: Home sales in October rise to the highest level since February. And Abbott Laboratories agrees to acquire cancer diagnostics company Exact Scien...

Record Nvidia Sales Soothe Investor Jitters Over AI Boom

20 Nov 2025

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Plus, President Trump signs the bill to release the Epstein files. And a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage says that vaccines might c...

Nasdaq Rises in Anticipation of Nvidia Earnings Report

19 Nov 2025

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The chip maker’s report after the market close beat analyst expectations. Plus: Constellation Energy announces it will restart operations at Three M...

Target to Invest Billions in Store Improvement as Sales Slump

19 Nov 2025

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Plus: Larry Summers resigns from the OpenAI board after the release of correspondence between him and Jeffrey Epstein. And McKinsey elects one of its ...

All Eyes on Nvidia Today

19 Nov 2025

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Plus, legislation to make a trove of Epstein files public has landed on Trump’s desk. And Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is in ...

AI Bubble Fears Stoke Stock Market Decline

18 Nov 2025

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Indexes were down for a fourth straight day. Plus: Home Depot shares fall after the company cut its outlook. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for ...

Global Markets Tumble as AI Fears Grow

18 Nov 2025

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Plus, a House vote on the Justice Department releasing its Epstein files is expected today. And President Trump says that the U.S. would sell F-35 jet...

Stocks Drop as Tech Selloff Continues

17 Nov 2025

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Traders are scrutinizing the AI boom. Plus: Berkshire Hathaway takes a big stake in Google. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Wh...

Novo Nordisk Slashes Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs

17 Nov 2025

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Plus: Johnson & Johnson agrees to acquire Halda Therapeutics for just over $3 billion. And Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson says the Fed shou...

President Trump Backs Vote to Release Epstein Files

17 Nov 2025

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Plus, the Federal Aviation Administration lifts flight restrictions stemming from the government shutdown. And tech stocks rise in South Korea after t...

Stocks Close Mixed Following Volatile Trading Day

14 Nov 2025

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Plus: Cidara Therapeutics stock doubles after a bid from Merck. And Under Armour shares fall after dropping a deal with Stephen Curry. Katherine Sulli...

Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon to Step Down After Over a Decade in the Role

14 Nov 2025

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Plus: The U.S. agrees to cut tariffs on Switzerland down to 15%. And Jaguar Land Rover reports a quarterly loss after a crippling cyberattack earlier ...

Global Market Downturn Continues After Yesterday’s Selloff

14 Nov 2025

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Plus, Paramount, Comcast and Netflix prepare bids for Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of the November deadline. And 2026 shapes up to be the worst colleg...

Doubts Over Fed Rate Cuts Spur Tech Selloff

13 Nov 2025

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Plus: Disney reports lower-than-expected revenue. And Verizon shares get a boost after announcing layoffs. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for th...

Disney Shares Slump After Latest Quarterly Results

13 Nov 2025

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Plus: AI startup Cursor raises $2.3 billion in its third funding round this year. And the IRS shares new contribution limits for 401(k)s and IRAs for ...

U.S. Government Slow to Get Back to Business

13 Nov 2025

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Plus, the White House says October employment and inflation data are unlikely to be released. And a new malaria drug promises to beat resistant strain...

Dow Hits New Record While Tech Stocks Slump

12 Nov 2025

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Plus: AMD surges on data center demand. And silver futures hit a new record. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsl...

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic to Retire in February

12 Nov 2025

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Plus: Chevron becomes more serious about entering the power business. And Toyota opens a $14 billion battery plant in North Carolina. Zoe Kuhlkin host...

SNAP Funding Delayed as Shutdown Vote Moves Through House

12 Nov 2025

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Plus, the White House explores new rules that would upend shareholder voting. And President Trump moves to drill baby drill, off the coast of Californ...

Stocks Mixed After Weak Jobs Data

11 Nov 2025

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ADP jobs report shows job losses in October. Plus: Beyond Meat sales continue to decline. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What...

ADP Estimates Private Sector Was Shedding Jobs in October

11 Nov 2025

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Plus: Paramount Skydance shares jump after the entertainment company reports third quarter earnings. And Pakistan blames India-backed militants for a ...

Shutdown Deal Headed for a House Vote

11 Nov 2025

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Plus, we look at why Anthropic is on track to beat OpenAI to a profit. And SoftBank sells its Nvidia stake for $5.8 billion. Caitlin McCabe hosts. S...

U.S. Stocks Rally on Government Shutdown Progress

10 Nov 2025

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Plus: Transportation authorities ground MD-11 planes after a fatal crash in Kentucky. And video-sharing platform Rumble says it will acquire an artifi...

Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage

10 Nov 2025

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Plus: President Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and dozens of others in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election. And Visa and ...

Senate Advances Measure to End Shutdown, With Backing from Democrats

10 Nov 2025

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Plus, a federal appeals court denies the Trump administration’s bid to avoid fully funding SNAP benefits for November. And Novo Nordisk’s shares g...

Nasdaq Closes its Worst Week Since April

07 Nov 2025

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Plus: Affirm shares jump on popularity of its buy now, pay later service. And Tesla stock falls after shareholders approve Elon Musk’s massive pay p...

U.S. Consumers’ Moods Sour in November

07 Nov 2025

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Plus: Nexperia microchips start leaving China again after being held hostage in a trade war. And IKEA profit plunges 32%. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Sign u...

Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk’s Trillion Dollar Pay Package

07 Nov 2025

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Plus, a federal judge orders the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits for November by today. And U.S. transportation officials begin reduc...

U.S. Stocks Drop on AI Jitters

06 Nov 2025

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Plus: Snap jumps on news of integrating Perplexity into Snapchat. And Marvell sees a small gain after a report on a potential merger. Anthony Bansie h...

Nancy Pelosi Not Seeking Re-Election, Ending Decades-Long Political Career

06 Nov 2025

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Plus: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says consideration of a possible company sale is moving ahead. And Charles Schwab acquires Forge Global,...

Expect Delays and Cancellations as Shutdown Shrinks Air Traffic

06 Nov 2025

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Plus, we look at the vote that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire. And there are signs the housing squeeze is ending thanks to a flood of unsold new ...

Stocks Rebound After Tech Rout

05 Nov 2025

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Chip makers came back, while some major tech firms continued to fall. Plus: Caterpillar shares rise after setting aggressive growth targets. Katherine...

ADP Says the Private Sector Added 42,000 Jobs in October

05 Nov 2025

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Plus: France is suspending Shein’s website after discovering child-like sex dolls being sold on the site. And the Motion Picture Association sends a...

Democrats Win Big on Election Night

05 Nov 2025

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Plus, Republican senators meet at the White House this morning as the government shutdown becomes the longest in history. And we look at the competiti...

Stocks Tumble Amid Tech Selloff

04 Nov 2025

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The pullback sent Wall Street’s “fear index” up over 10 percent. Plus: Tesla stock falls after Norway rejects Elon Musk’s pay package. Katheri...

Novo Nordisk, Pfizer Up Their Multibillion-Dollar Bids for Metsera

04 Nov 2025

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Plus: First Brands’ new management accuses founder Patrick James of fraud. And Stellantis’s Chrysler recalls over 300,000 hybrid Jeeps over batter...

Trump Throws Weight Behind Cuomo

04 Nov 2025

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Plus: two major investors reject Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package. And, Starbucks sells a majority stake in its China business. Caitlin McCabe ho...

Nasdaq, S&P 500 Kick Off November With Gains

03 Nov 2025

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Amazon closes at a record high following an OpenAI deal. Plus: Kimberly-Clark agrees to buy Tylenol maker Kenvue. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up...

Kimberly-Clark Buys Tylenol Maker Kenvue for Over $40 Billion

03 Nov 2025

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Plus: Pfizer files a second lawsuit against Metsera and Novo Nordisk. And OpenAI pays Amazon $38 billion for computing power in a multiyear deal. Zoe ...

Government Shutdown Nears 35 Day Record

03 Nov 2025

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Plus: the unaffordable housing market in the U.S. is causing buyers to embrace riskier mortgages. And, Berkshire Hathaway reports positive quarterly r...

Strong Tech Earnings Boost Nasdaq

31 Oct 2025

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Amazon shares soar on cloud-computing growth. Plus: Netflix shares rise after its board approves a stock split. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up f...

JPMorgan Chase Unit Invests in Texas Stock Exchange

31 Oct 2025

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Plus: An Arab-led militia targets Darfur’s Black population as the Sudan civil war escalates. And Exxon Mobil and Chevron report third quarter earni...

Trump Calls on Republicans to End Filibuster and Reopen Government

31 Oct 2025

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Plus: SpaceX is set to receive $2 billion to develop satellites that can track missiles and aircraft under President Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ proje...

Meta and Microsoft Earnings Drag Down Nasdaq

30 Oct 2025

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Plus: Amazon shares jump after the bell due to higher earnings. And Chipotle stock falls after economic strains turn customers away. Katherine Sulliva...

Novo Nordisk Challenges Pfizer’s Metsera Deal With $9 Billion Offer

30 Oct 2025

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Plus: BlackRock and other lenders seek to recover $500 million, saying they fell victim to fraud. And Hurricane Melissa barrels through the Bahamas af...

U.S. Lowers China Tariffs After Trump, Xi Meeting

30 Oct 2025

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Plus: President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to begin testing America’s nuclear weapons on “an equal basis” with Russia and China. And, Univer...

Powell Casts Doubt on December Rate Cut

29 Oct 2025

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U.S. stocks close mixed after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments following new rate cut. Plus: Nvidia sets a market cap record. And stro...

Nvidia Hits $5 Trillion Market Value Milestone

29 Oct 2025

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Plus: Boeing books a nearly $5 billion charge after pushing back its 777X jet deliveries to 2027. And Israel says the cease-fire is back on after laun...

Trump Says Constitution Bars Him From Third Term

29 Oct 2025

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Plus: Amazon Web Services plans to invest an additional $5 billion in South Korea over the next six years to build new artificial-intelligence data ce...

AI Deals Boost U.S. Stocks to New Records

28 Oct 2025

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Plus: UPS and Amazon stocks rise after announcing steep job cuts. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. A...

UPS Cuts 48,000 Management and Operations Positions

28 Oct 2025

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Plus: OpenAI converts to a public-benefit corporation and gives Microsoft a 27% stake. And President Trump orders three new lethal strikes on four all...

Amazon Plans Major Layoffs in Latest Cost-Cutting Move

28 Oct 2025

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Plus: A Republican-led panel recommends that the Justice Department investigate all of former President Joe Biden’s executive actions. And, Chinese ...

Constructive Trade Talks Boost U.S. Stocks to New Records

27 Oct 2025

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U.S. and Chinese representatives reported positive outlooks ahead of the Trump-Xi summit this week. Plus: Qualcomm’s shares rise after it announces ...

Hurricane Melissa, Now Category 5 Storm, Barrels Down on Jamaica

27 Oct 2025

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Plus: Japanese Emperor Naruhito hosts President Trump in an attempt to warm relations. And Carter’s closes around 150 stores and reduces its workfor...

U.S. and China Report Constructive Weekend Trade Talks

27 Oct 2025

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Plus: Argentina’s President Javier Milei scores a decisive political victory in the country’s midterm elections. And, two U.S. Navy aircrafts from...

Inflation Report Sends U.S. Stocks to New Records

24 Oct 2025

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The Dow closes above 47000 for the first time. Plus: IBM earnings exceed expectations, pushing its stock higher. And Ford shares jump on strong sales ...

U.S. Inflation Increased 3% in September

24 Oct 2025

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Plus: General Motors cuts more than 200 salaried jobs in Detroit. And the European Union charges Meta over their handling of illegal content. Zoe Kuhl...

Trump Calls Off Trade Talks with Canada

24 Oct 2025

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Plus: The White House announces that the hotly anticipated meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will go ahead next week. And,...

Stocks Rise After U.S.-China Trade Meeting Is Set

23 Oct 2025

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Plus: New sanctions on Russian oil companies send energy prices higher. And Blackstone reports lighter-than-expected revenue. Katherine Sullivan hosts...

NBA Head Coach, Player Arrested in Illegal Gambling Probe

23 Oct 2025

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Plus: Rivian lays off over 600 workers in an attempt to save amid EV pullback. And home sales rise in September due to lower borrowing costs. Zoe Kuhl...

The White House Ramps Up Pressure on the Kremlin

23 Oct 2025

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Plus: The Trump administration negotiates with quantum-computing companies for equity stakes in exchange for federal funding. And, a trio of European ...

Renewed Trade Tensions Push Stocks Down

22 Oct 2025

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Plus: Netflix shares decline after lower than expected earnings. And Hermès sales fall short of expectations. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up fo...

Trump Nominee Paul Ingrassia Withdrawn After Report of Racist Texts

22 Oct 2025

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Plus: Netflix stock falls after latest quarterly results. And conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Google, alleging its AI tools defamed him. Zoe...

Trump to Release Farm Aid Frozen by Government Shutdown

22 Oct 2025

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Plus: We reveal the major players funding Meta’s new $27 billion data centre. And, how one sports better is entering the world of prediction markets...