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

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas

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

Contributed by Lukas

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...

U.S. Stocks Closed Mixed After Strong Earnings Reports

21 Oct 2025

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The Dow hits a new record. Plus: Gold had its worst day in over a decade. And General Motors posts surprisingly strong results. Katherine Sullivan hos...

Warner Bros. Discovery Explores Sale in Potential Entertainment Industry Shake Up

21 Oct 2025

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Plus: General Motors shares surge after better-than-expected third quarter operating income and new guidance. And key Senate Republicans now oppose th...

$100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Will Only Apply to Applicants Outside U.S.

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Plus: The Treasury Department tells staff not to share photos of construction taking place on the new White House ballroom. And, the world’s largest...

Optimism Over China-Trade Relations Boosts Stocks

20 Oct 2025

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Plus: Strong sales send Apple shares up. And mining company Cleaveland-Cliffs explores producing rare earth minerals. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sig...

Customer Cancellations for Disney+ and Hulu Rose Following Kimmel Suspension

20 Oct 2025

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Plus: U.S. officials head to Israel in an attempt to shore up the fragile cease-fire in Gaza. And Molson Coors eliminates roughly 400 positions in a r...

Trump Ratchets Up Pressure on Latin America

20 Oct 2025

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lus: Internet users around the world are knocked offline after a major outage at Amazon Web Services. And, the world’s second-largest economy expand...

Stocks Inch Up as China Trade Tensions Ease

17 Oct 2025

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Plus: American Express posted higher than expected gains. And Novo Nordisk shares drop after President Trump suggests a lower price for its weight los...

Verisure Subsidiary’s Data Compromised in Cyber Incident

17 Oct 2025

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Plus: Goldman Sachs forms a new team to focus on financing data centers to capitalize on the AI boom. And China’s Defense Ministry purges several hi...

Bolton is Latest Trump Critic to Face Prosecution

17 Oct 2025

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Plus: the latest chip shortage sends panic through the auto sector. And, Starbucks weighs potential partners in China to help navigate the country’s...

Health of Regional Banks Weighs on U.S. Stocks

16 Oct 2025

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Plus: Nestlé shares gain after it announces layoffs. And Salesforce makes big growth predictions. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's ...

Trump Administration Plans IRS Changes to Allow Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

16 Oct 2025

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Plus: The EU puts forth a five-year military strategy to become combat ready by 2030 . And Charles Schwab and BNY report third-quarter earnings that s...

Trump Says India Agrees to Pause Buying Russian Oil

16 Oct 2025

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Plus: Federal officials find no evidence of appliance makers cheating on tariffs – despite last month’s accusations from Whirlpool. And, earnings ...

AI Gains Boost Nasdaq While Dow Ends Nearly Flat

15 Oct 2025

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Plus: Progressive posts disappointing earnings. And Morgan Stanley and Bank of America jump after earnings surprise to the upside. Katherine Sullivan ...

Blackstone Launches New Unit to Bring Private Assets to 401(k) Market

15 Oct 2025

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Plus: Novo Nordisk takes over a rare blood and kidney disorder drug from Omeros. And Poolside and CoreWeave partner up to build a massive data center ...

China Plays Hardball With Trump on Trade

15 Oct 2025

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Plus: The State Department revokes the visas of at least six people over their comments on the killing of Charlie Kirk. And, LVMH posts higher sales f...

Shifting Trade News Leads to Volatile Day for Stocks

14 Oct 2025

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Uncertainty around trade talks with China led to the day’s ups and downs. Plus: Albertsons grocery stores posted strong results. And Walmart announc...

Bank Earnings Top Analysts Expectations

14 Oct 2025

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Plus: The International Monetary Fund predicts global economic growth will slow this year. And Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the cea...

Ford Cuts Production After Fire at Aluminium Supplier

14 Oct 2025

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Plus: The U.S. and China race to de-escalate trade tensions ahead of an upcoming summit between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. And, Go...

Nasdaq Rallies After Trump Eases China Trade Fears

13 Oct 2025

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Plus: Broadcom strikes a deal with OpenAI. And Beyond Meat plunges after announcing it will offer new shares. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for...

Trump Declares an End to War in Gaza

13 Oct 2025

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Plus: OpenAI and Broadcom strike a multibillion-dollar chip-development deal. And three economists are awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences. ...

Israel Celebrates as Gaza Hostages Freed

13 Oct 2025

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Plus: Paramount’s push to takeover Warner Brothers Discovery appears to be heating up. And, U.S. stock futures are heading higher this morning, afte...

U.S. Stocks Fall After Trump Threatens China Tariffs

10 Oct 2025

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U.S. chipmakers’ stocks are hit especially hard by tariff threats. Plus: Venture Global stock drops after the gas exporter loses an arbitration case...

Israeli Troops Withdraw From Parts of Gaza

10 Oct 2025

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Plus: A massive Russian drone strike and missile barrage causes blackouts in Ukraine. And China launches an antimonopoly investigation into Qualcomm. ...

Israel Approves Hostage Deal Setting a Cease-Fire in Gaza

10 Oct 2025

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Plus: The Bureau of Labor Statistics says it is bringing back some workers to publish the consumer-price index for September. And, a federal judge blo...

U.S. Stocks Decline While Gold Pulls Back on Rally

09 Oct 2025

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Plus: Traffic-safety regulators open an investigation into Tesla’s self-driving car system. And Delta’s positive outlook boosts airline stocks. Ka...

Israel Prepares to Vote on Trump Administration-Brokered Hostage Agreement

09 Oct 2025

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Plus: Silver prices reach a historic high. And Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. ...

Israel and Hamas Agree to Hostage Release in First Phase of Peace Plan

09 Oct 2025

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Plus: Beijing tightens controls of exports on critical minerals key for EVs and military hardware. And, the Trump administration excludes generic drug...

U.S. Stocks Rebound While Gold Continues Record-Breaking Rally

08 Oct 2025

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The Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit highs. Plus: AST SpaceMobile announces a partnership with Verizon. And Equifax stock rises after announcing it will cut pri...

Trump Calls for Imprisonment of Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor

08 Oct 2025

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Plus: Former FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to two charges of lying to Congress. And a trio of scientists is awarded the Nobel Prize in Ch...

Federal Workers’ Back Pay in Doubt as Shutdown Persists

08 Oct 2025

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Plus: Unofficial jobs numbers are starting to come in from Wall Street, pointing to the U.S. labor market losing steam. And, Swiss tech giant ABB look...

U.S. Stocks Fall While Gold Soars to New Territory

07 Oct 2025

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Plus: Trilogy Metals surges after the government announces investment in the company. And Ford falls after a fire in a supplier’s plant. Katherine S...

Gold Prices Soar Above $4,000 for First Time

07 Oct 2025

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Plus: The WTO says global trade growth in 2025 will be stronger than originally expected. And the NYSE owner says it plans to invest up to $2 billion ...

Banks Compete for Fannie and Freddie Mega IPO

07 Oct 2025

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Plus: Trump suggests he is open to talks on healthcare, signaling that there may be a way to break the impasse on the government shutdown. And, negoti...

Nasdaq, S&P 500 Close at New Highs Following OpenAI Deal

06 Oct 2025

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OpenAI announced a computing deal with AMD. Plus: Comerica stock surges after merger announcement. And Sony stock rises following the Japanese electio...

OpenAI, AMD Announce Multibillion-Dollar Computing Deal

06 Oct 2025

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Plus: Paramount buys Bari Weiss’s The Free Press for $150 million. And French President Emmanuel Macron loses his fourth Prime Minister in just over...

Negotiators Head to Egypt Over Gaza Ceasefire Talks

06 Oct 2025

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Plus: Trump authorizes sending National Guard troops to Illinois. And, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies agree to a...

Dow Hits New Record on Third Day of Shutdown

03 Oct 2025

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The Nasdaq slips slightly. Plus: Palantir shares fall on reports of problems with a battlefield communications network it is developing. And Hitachi's...

The Trump Administration Withholds More Than $2 Billion From Chicago

03 Oct 2025

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Plus: One person killed in yesterday’s U.K. synagogue attack was accidentally shot by police. And Apple removes apps tracking U.S. Immigration and C...

Republicans Are Growing Increasingly Concerned About Healthcare

03 Oct 2025

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Plus: The continuing government shutdown means the Bureau of Labor Statistics will not release its usual monthly jobs report today. And, Munich Airpor...

U.S. Stocks Hit Record Highs on Shutdown’s Second Day

02 Oct 2025

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A global surge in chip stocks led the rally. Plus: Tesla shares fall despite posting positive sales. And Starbucks raises its dividend. Katherine Sull...

U.K. Synagogue Hit by Deadly Terrorist Attack on Yom Kippur

02 Oct 2025

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Plus: Tesla sales unexpectedly rise in the third quarter. And Berkshire Hathaway announces a plan to buy OxyChem for $9.7 billion. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. ...

Samsung and SK Hynix Rally on OpenAI Stargate Deal

02 Oct 2025

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Plus: The Trump administration turns the screws on Democrats as the government shutdown continues. And, the U.S. will provide Ukraine with intelligenc...

U.S. Stocks Rebound After Government Shutdown

01 Oct 2025

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Plus: Pharmaceuticals rally on TrumpRx announcement. And Meta will monitor users' chatbot conversations to create targeted advertising. Katherine Sull...

U.S. Unexpectedly Lost 32,000 Jobs Last Month, ADP Data Show

01 Oct 2025

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Plus: The U.S. Supreme Court allows Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to keep her job for now, scheduling arguments in January. And Meta says it will...

Government Shutdown Leaves Markets on Edge

01 Oct 2025

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Plus: The White House withdraws its nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And, European pharmaceutical stocks jump after President Trump unv...

U.S. Stocks Inch Higher as Shutdown Deadline Approaches

30 Sep 2025

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U.S. government funding will lapse overnight unless Congress passes a stopgap spending bill. Plus: Spotify CEO is stepping down. And CoreWeave strikes...

White House Unveils ‘TrumpRx’ Drug-Buying Website and Deal With Pfizer

30 Sep 2025

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Plus: A second victim has died as a result of the shooting at a Dallas ICE field office last week. And CoreWeave and Meta ink a $14.2 billion AI Cloud...