What’s News in Earnings: Defense Contractors Thrive in Uncertain World
Tue, 29 Apr 2025
Bonus Episode for April 29. Every U.S. manufacturer faces increased costs because of import tariffs ...
Comeback Kid: Mark Carney Wins Canada Election
Tue, 29 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 29. Former central bank governor Mark Carney leads his Liberal Party to a fou...
Countries Negotiating With Trump Over Tariffs Turn to Goldman Sachs
Mon, 28 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 28. As countries scramble to appease President Trump over tariffs, they are t...
China’s Huawei Develops New AI Chip to Rival Nvidia
Mon, 28 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 28. Huawei is developing a new AI chip that aims to rival high-end offerings ...
Inside the Biggest U.S. Public Health Shakeup in Modern History
Sun, 27 Apr 2025
At home and abroad, America’s approach to public health is changing rapidly. Tens of thousands of ...
What’s News in Markets: Capital One Gains, Consumer Conglomerate Woes, Alphabet Earnings Shine
Sat, 26 Apr 2025
Why did Capital One’s merger news please investors? And how are tariffs worrying consumer conglome...
How Trump’s Pressure on the Fed Could Undermine Confidence in Its Next Chair
Fri, 25 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 25. WSJ chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos considers the economic co...
Trump Targets Democratic Fundraising
Fri, 25 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 25. President Trump directs the Justice Department to investigate the ActBlue...
China Bets Trump Will Cave on Tariffs
Thu, 24 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 24. Chinese officials call for full repeal of levies and dismiss suggestions ...
Russia Launches Major Assault on Kyiv
Thu, 24 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 24. Moscow has renewed its attacks on Ukraine, after U.S.-mediated peace talk...
Trump Considers Slashing China Tariffs
Wed, 23 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 23. We exclusively report that President Trump is considering cutting steep t...
Tesla Rises as Musk Signals DOGE Work ‘Mostly Done’
Wed, 23 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 23. Global markets breathe a sigh of relief as President Trump signals a soft...
U.S. Stocks Bounce Back on Hopes of Trade War De-Escalation
Tue, 22 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 22. Major U.S. indexes rose 2.5% or more today as the Trump administration of...
India Sees a Golden Opportunity in U.S.-China Trade War
Tue, 22 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 22. The U.S. and India agree to broad terms to negotiate a potential trade de...
‘Sell America’ Trade Picks Up After New Trump Threats on Fed
Mon, 21 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 21. U.S. markets were on edge about President Trump's tariff war as well as h...
Francis, Pope of Firsts, Dies at 88
Mon, 21 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 21. The Vatican announces the death of Pope Francis, triggering what Rome-bas...
Trump Moves Could Force Universities to Recalculate Their Bottom Lines
Sun, 20 Apr 2025
The Trump administration has already pulled grant money from Harvard and is threatening to do so at ...
What’s News in Markets: Lilly Surges, UnitedHealth Plummets, Netflix Aims for $1 Trillion
Sat, 19 Apr 2025
Why did news from a weight-loss drug pill trial boost Eli Lilly? And how are costs in the Medicare b...
The Businesses Adding an Extra Charge With Trump’s Name On It
Fri, 18 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 18. Some U.S. businesses are tacking an extra fee onto customer orders—and ...
U.S. Could Pause Ukraine Talks If Progress Isn’t Made Soon
Fri, 18 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 18. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington has presented Kyiv and Mos...
Trump Lashes Out at Powell. But Can the President Fire the Fed Chair?
Thu, 17 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 17. In a post on social media and in comments from the Oval Office, President...
The Uncertain Road Ahead for Chip Makers
Thu, 17 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 17. Chip giant TSMC beat quarterly earnings estimates today, posting a 60% ju...
Fed Chair Warns of Difficult Choices as Trade War Rages
Wed, 16 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 16. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned today that the central bank co...
U.S. Hopes to Use Tariff Talks to Isolate China
Wed, 16 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 16. The Trump administration intends to use tariff negotiations with more tha...
The Task Force Taking On American Universities
Tue, 15 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 15. The Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism is a cross-government group with u...
Harvard Hit With $2 Billion Government Funding Freeze
Tue, 15 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 15. The Trump administration freezes billions in funding for Harvard Universi...
Trump Administration Backs Away From White-Collar Criminal Enforcement
Mon, 14 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 14. The U.S. administration is backing away from cases involving foreign brib...
Investors Cheer a Tariff Rollback for the Tech Industry
Mon, 14 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 14. Global stocks rise after a Friday filing showed that smartphones, compute...
Trump Prompts Rethink of Nuclear-Weapons Deals
Sun, 13 Apr 2025
Amid doubts about Washington’s commitment to defending its allies, countries in Europe and elsewhe...
What’s News in Markets: Banks' Warnings, CarMax Stalls, Delta Shares Fly
Sat, 12 Apr 2025
Why did banks report higher profit but also warn of a recession risk? And how did President Trump’...
Banks Warn of Risk to U.S. Economy Because of Tariffs
Fri, 11 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 11. In earnings calls today, executives warned that President Trump’s tarif...
China Hits U.S. Goods With 125% Tariff
Fri, 11 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 11. Beijing unveils another round of trade countermeasures against Washington...
U.S. Stocks Fall Sharply as Global Economic Outlook Remains Uncertain
Thu, 10 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 10. Yesterday’s market rally gave way to declines as the impact of a trade ...
China Readies Its Trade-War Arsenal
Thu, 10 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 10. Relief sweeps through global markets after President Trump blinked on rec...
U.S. Stocks Soar as President Trump Pauses Some Tariffs
Wed, 09 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 9. U.S. stocks stage a furious rally after Trump announces a 90-day pause on ...
Bonds Sell Off as New U.S. Tariffs Upend Global Trade
Wed, 09 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 9. As U.S. tariffs targeting nearly 100 nations take effect, WSJ reporters Ja...
U.S. Stocks Sink Ahead of Trump’s 104% Tariffs on China
Tue, 08 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 8. U.S. stocks gyrated today but ultimately ended down as investors’ hopes ...
China Vows to Fight U.S. Tariffs ‘To The End’
Tue, 08 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 8. Beijing pledges more countermeasures if President Trump follows through o...
The Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on the Rest of His Agenda
Mon, 07 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 7. Amrith Ramkumar, who covers tech policy for the Journal, discusses how Pre...
Market Turmoil Deepens as Trump Stands By Tariffs
Mon, 07 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 7. Declines in global markets are snowballing into one of the worst routs in ...
What to Watch for This Earnings Season as Trump’s Tariffs Come Into Play
Sun, 06 Apr 2025
President Trump’s latest tariff policy announcement has rocked companies, markets and investment p...
What’s News in Markets: Nike Tariff Turmoil, The Not-So-Magnificent Seven, Newsmax’s Wild Debut
Sat, 05 Apr 2025
Why did President Trump’s tariff announcements send Nike stock spinning? And what’s weighing on ...
Most Voters Oppose Trump’s Tariffs, But His Supporters Are Still Behind Him
Fri, 04 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 4. A Wall Street Journal poll shows that most voters were already souring on...
Recession Fears Rise as Global Selloff Continues
Fri, 04 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 4. Global markets extend their declines following yesterday's tariff-driven W...
U.S. Stocks Fall, Wiping Out More Than $3 Trillion in Market Value
Thu, 03 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 3. U.S. markets experience their steepest declines since 2020, as investors g...
A New Global Trade Order Takes Shape
Thu, 03 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 3. Markets around the world are reeling after yesterday’s unveiling of swee...
President Trump Announces 10% Across-the-Board Tariff on All Imports
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 2. President Trump said that the U.S. will impose a 10% tariff on all imports...
Investors Hold Their Breath as Trump Tariffs Loom
Wed, 02 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 2. Markets are on edge ahead of President Trump’s long-awaited tariff annou...
White House Says Trump Tariffs Tomorrow Will Take Effect ‘Immediately’
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 1. Trump met with advisers to iron out the final details of his reciprocal ta...
The Case for Trump’s Tariffs
Tue, 01 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 1. President Trump says he has settled on a strategy for his ‘Liberation Da...
S&P, Nasdaq Post Worst Quarter Since 2022
Mon, 31 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 31. U.S. markets bounced back from sharp losses early in the day. Markets repo...
Stocks Slump as Trump Threatens Tariffs on All U.S. Trading Partners
Mon, 31 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 31. The Trump administration is still scrambling to set out the specifics of i...
Understanding Trump’s Tariff Strategies as ‘Liberation Day’ Approaches
Sun, 30 Mar 2025
On April 2nd, a new slate of reciprocal U.S. tariffs are expected to take effect. President Trump ha...
What’s News in Markets: Tariffs Hit Automakers, Lululemon’s Warning, Family Dollar Sale
Sat, 29 Mar 2025
Why was Tesla not hit as hard by Trump’s new tariffs as GM, Toyota or BMW? And why did Lululemon’...
U.S. Stocks Fall Sharply as Consumer Sentiment Sours in March
Fri, 28 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 28. Stocks sold off after hotter-than-expected inflation data, President Trump...
Powerful Earthquakes Rock Myanmar, Thailand
Fri, 28 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 28. Rescuers search through rubble in Bangkok and streams of wounded seek trea...
How RFK Jr. Is Reshaping the U.S. Health Agencies
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 27. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced 10,000...
Auto Stocks Drop as Trump Plans 25% Tariff on Car Imports
Thu, 27 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 27. Shares in global carmakers are sliding after President Trump said he’d i...
Surrender or Resist? The Dilemma Facing Allies Caught in Trump’s Trade War
Wed, 26 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 26. When confronted with President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs, governmen...
Growing Debt, Tariffs Weigh on U.S. Outlook
Wed, 26 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 26. Ratings company Moody's raises red flags over ballooning U.S. debt and the...
Trump Administration Denies That Signal Chat Shared Classified Info
Tue, 25 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 25. The White House and top intelligence officials denied that classified info...
Trump Officials Debated War Plans on Unclassified Chat App
Tue, 25 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 25. Group-chat drama roils Washington after senior government officials, inclu...
Big Law Is Split on Trump’s Attacks: Push Back or Lay Low?
Mon, 24 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 24. As President Trump ramps up his attacks on the legal industry, law firms a...
White House Scales Back Planned April Tariffs
Mon, 24 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 24. The Trump administration is considering holding off on industry-specific t...
Medicaid Cuts: What’s on the Table and What It Means for You
Sun, 23 Mar 2025
Fifteen years ago today, the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, kicking off a sweeping overhau...
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Affirms Klarna, Tesla Politics, Consumer Angst
Sat, 22 Mar 2025
What happened when Walmart replaced Affirm with Klarna? And how are Elon Musk’s politics intersect...
Boeing Wins Contract For Next-Generation Jet Fighter
Fri, 21 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 21. President Trump announced Boeing has been selected to build a sophisticate...
Power Outage Shuts Heathrow Airport, Snarling Travel
Fri, 21 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 21. WSJ aviation reporter Ben Katz describes how a fire at an electrical subst...
Why Florida Is Considering Getting Rid of Property Tax
Thu, 20 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 20. As the costs of home ownership soar, Florida lawmakers are considering a f...
Trump Considers Letting Chevron Keep Pumping Venezuelan Oil
Thu, 20 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 20. President Trump is weighing a plan to extend Chevron's license to pump oil...
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Dims Economic Outlook
Wed, 19 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 19. The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, as expected, continuing it...
Two Rulings Deal Blow to Key Trump Policies
Wed, 19 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 19. A federal judge in Maryland ruled that the Department of Government Effici...
Why No One Is Happy About Morgan Stanley’s DEI Efforts
Tue, 18 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 18. In 2020, Morgan Stanley went big on DEI efforts; now, after criticism from...
Renewed Israeli Strikes Kill Hundreds in Gaza
Tue, 18 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 18. Israel has launched a series of attacks against Hamas targets across Gaza,...
How a Secret Mortgage Blacklist Is Making It Hard for Condo Owners to Sell
Mon, 17 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 17. Condo sales are falling through when would-be buyers find that the propert...
Trump and Putin to Hold Ceasefire Talks
Mon, 17 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 17. President Trump says he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin o...
Palmer Luckey's 'I Told You So' Tour: AI Weapons and Vindication
Sun, 16 Mar 2025
This week, we’re bringing you an episode of Bold Names, which presents conversations with the lead...
What’s News in Markets: Trump’s Tesla, Trade-War Hiccups, Low-Flying Shares
Sat, 15 Mar 2025
What a visit to the White House did for Tesla’s stock. And how American whiskey found itself at th...
Grocers Try to Hold Prices Steady as Tariffs Threaten Produce
Fri, 14 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 14. Much of the fresh produce that Americans expect year-round is imported fro...
Does Europe Have What it Would Take to Fight Russia?
Fri, 14 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 14. Democrats clear the way for the Republican funding bill, ending the threat...
Consumers Pull Back Spending, From Luxury Goods to Convenience Stores
Thu, 13 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 13. Low- and high-income consumers alike are spending less, and that’s havin...
China’s Power Tactics are Blurring the Lines Between War and Peace
Thu, 13 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 13. Democrats signal they will block a Republican plan to avert a government ...
Trump’s Economic Messaging Spooks CEOs. Why Are They Keeping Quiet?
Wed, 12 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 12. President Trump’s stop-and-start trade policy is prompting executives to...
Why Trump’s Tariffs Will Push Up U.S. Steel Prices
Wed, 12 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 12. As American tariffs on imported steel and aluminum take effect, BCG’s Ni...
The Long Journey Home for Migrants Turned Away From the U.S.
Tue, 11 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 11. New policies effectively closing the U.S.’s southern border are pushing ...
Musk Admits ‘Difficulty’ Running Businesses Amid DOGE Work
Tue, 11 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 11. Tesla stock fell 15% on Monday in its worst trading day since 2020, as Elo...
Markets Plummet as Concerns Around U.S. Recession Grow
Mon, 10 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 10. Stocks fell after President Trump’s refusal yesterday to rule out a rece...
Democrats Can’t Agree How to Fight Back
Mon, 10 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 10. The WSJ’s Aaron Zitner says the Democratic Party is split between progre...
China Has Been Building Influence for Years. How Will Trump Respond?
Sun, 09 Mar 2025
While China has spent the past 12 years growing its friend circle through its $1 trillion Belt and R...
What’s News in Markets: Tariffs Whipsaw, Gap’s Bump, Target Prices
Sat, 08 Mar 2025
What made Target’s stock wobble and Gap’s surge? And how are automakers faring in the wake of Tr...
Goods From Canada, Mexico Still Exposed to U.S. Tariffs, Despite Pause
Fri, 07 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 7. Despite Thursday's pause on tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico many pr...
Musk’s Politics Dent Tesla’s Appeal
Fri, 07 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 7. The WSJ’s Becky Peterson reports the CEO’s alliance with Donald Trump i...
U.S. Stocks Tumble as Trump Delays Tariffs on Canada, Mexico
Thu, 06 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 6. Markets dipped and Nasdaq closed in correction territory. WSJ markets repor...
What’s News in Earnings: Big Retailers Start to Worry
Thu, 06 Mar 2025
Bonus Episode for Mar. 6. When consumers feel uncertain about the economy, retailers tend to get ner...
Trump Spurs European Race to Rearm
Thu, 06 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 6. EU leaders convene for emergency security talks, headlined by a German U-tu...
U.S. Tariffs Test Allies’ Trust
Wed, 05 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 5. President Trump has granted some automakers an exemption from the 25% tarif...
Trump Defends Tariffs, Budget Cuts in No-Apologies Address
Wed, 05 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 5. After a volatile day of trading as U.S. tariffs kicked in, President Trump ...
Markets Rattled as U.S. Tariffs Go Into Effect
Tue, 04 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 4. Markets closed lower as investors reckoned with President Trump’s new tar...
Tariffs Thrust U.S. Economy Into Uncertain Waters
Tue, 04 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 4. WSJ finance editor Alex Frangos explains how investors are reckoning with P...
Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Go Into Effect at Midnight, Trump Says
Mon, 03 Mar 2025
P.M. Edition for Mar. 3. The president says there is “no room left” to negotiate the tariffs bef...
Can Europe Broker a Peace Plan for Ukraine?
Mon, 03 Mar 2025
A.M. Edition for Mar. 3. European leaders scramble to patch up differences between Kyiv and Washingt...
China Reins In Its Infrastructure Strategy But Not Its Global Ambition
Sun, 02 Mar 2025
The early years of the Belt and Road Initiative left China with tens of billions of dollars in soure...
What’s News in Markets: Home Depot Delivers, Nvidia Wobbles
Sat, 01 Mar 2025
What drove gains at Home Depot in the past quarter? And what made investors nervous about Nvidia’s...
Future Uncertain for Ukraine After Trump-Zelensky Meeting Implodes
Fri, 28 Feb 2025
P.M. Edition for Feb. 28. What started as a polite meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrain...
Negotiators Race to Extend Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire
Fri, 28 Feb 2025
A.M. Edition for Feb. 28. WSJ correspondent Summer Said reports that mediators are hoping to extend ...
Student-Loan Borrowers Hit by Steep Drop in Credit Scores
Thu, 27 Feb 2025
P.M. Edition for Feb. 27. A pandemic-era freeze on federal student loans has been lifted, but many b...
Microsoft Urges Trump to Loosen Export Rules on AI Chips
Thu, 27 Feb 2025
A.M. Edition for Feb. 27. Microsoft is pushing the Trump administration to ease proposed export curb...
Why New AI Data Centers May Not Bring a Jobs Bonanza
Wed, 26 Feb 2025
P.M. Edition for Feb. 26. As new data centers to power artificial intelligence pop up across the U.S...
Inside the U.S.-Ukraine Mineral-Rights Deal
Wed, 26 Feb 2025
A.M. Edition for Feb. 26. WSJ foreign correspondent Ian Lovett explains how Washington and Kyiv brid...
DOGE’s Next Target: Government Office Space
Tue, 25 Feb 2025
P.M. Edition for Feb. 25. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is looking to end or con...
Trump Wants a Quick Ukraine Deal. Putin Has Other Ideas.
Tue, 25 Feb 2025
A.M. Edition for Feb. 25. The U.S. wins backing for a United Nations resolution that doesn’t blame...
U.S. Economic Growth Relies on Rich Americans More Than Ever
Mon, 24 Feb 2025
P.M. Edition for Feb. 24. While many Americans pulled back their spending due to inflation, the top ...
German Vote Boosts Europe’s Centrists
Mon, 24 Feb 2025
A.M. Edition for Feb. 24. Markets signal relief after conservative Friedrich Merz’s victory. WSJ B...
How China’s Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Bet Undercuts U.S. Dominance
Sun, 23 Feb 2025
In great-power rivalries, it matters who's on your side. Twelve years since launching its Belt and R...
What’s News in Markets: Intel Spikes, Walmart Slides, Bumble Fumbles
Sat, 22 Feb 2025
What drove Intel shares higher? And why did Walmart shares tumble after its earnings report? Plus, h...