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What’s News in Markets: Home Depot Rallies, Target Misses, Meta Pauses
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did Home Depot bounce back in spite of a mixed bag of a quarterly report? And what caused a leadership shakeup at Target? Plus, why is Meta pausin...
DOJ Releases Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Transcript
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Aug. 22. The Justice Department has released interview transcripts of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. And U.S. stocks su...
Fed Signals a Key Policy U-Turn
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Aug 22. Jerome Powell is set to speak at the Jackson Hole symposium this morning, where WSJ editor Quentin Webb says the Federal Rese...
Why More U.S. Companies Are Pulling Back on Hiring
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Aug. 21. More U.S. companies plan to slow hiring in the second half of the year. Wall Street Journal reporter Ray Smith explains why....
What’s News in Markets: Novo Tumbles, Meta Soars, Apple Sells
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is Novo Nordisk losing its lead in the weight-loss market? And what caused Meta’s shares to jump? Plus, why did shoppers rush to buy Apple’s iPhon...
Trump Orders Firing of Statistics Head After Weak July Jobs Report
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Aug. 1. The jobs report, which showed sharply lower revised numbers for May and June, may open the door for the Fed to cut interest r...
What’s News in Earnings: How Logistics Operators Are Navigating Trade War Turmoil
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode for Aug. 1. Logistics companies that deliver the goods you use everyday are grappling with rapid shifts in freight demand due to Preside...
Markets Fall on Trump’s Tariff Bonanza
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Aug 1. As the deadline for many countries to clinch trade agreements expires, President Trump moves to hike levies on scores of count...
As Trade Deal Deadline Looms, Could Trump’s Tariffs Be Deemed Unlawful?
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 31. As President Trump’s deadline approaches for countries to establish trade agreements, an appeals court hears arguments abo...
Flurry of Trade Deals Boosts Markets
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 31. Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for reciprocal tariffs to kick in, the U.S. confirms deals with South Korea, Thailand and Cam...
Two Officials Dissent as Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 30. As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve held rates steady for a fifth straight meeting. But in a rare move, two official...
Tsunami Waves Reach U.S. After Powerful Russia Quake
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 30. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Russia’s Pacific coast, triggering tsunami warnings in Hawaii and California. Plus, th...
Why It’s Taken Until Now for the U.S.’s First Coast-to-Coast Rail Operator
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 29. The merger deal between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create a single company controlling coast-to-coast rail shi...
Famine Unfolding in Gaza, Experts Say
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 29. At least sixteen children under five have died of hunger-related causes since mid-July, according to the UN-supported group ...
What to Make of the U.S.-EU Deal That Averted Trade War
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 28. Business leaders on both sides of the Atlantic welcomed a trade deal between the U.S. and European Union, despite pushback f...
U.S., EU Strike Biggest Trade Deal So Far
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 28. The agreement avoids a damaging trade war with the U.S.’s largest trading partner. WSJ Brussels reporter Kim Mackrael expl...
Is the U.S. Ready for a Nuclear Energy Boom?
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Startups are aiming for an audacious reboot of America’s nuclear energy program. With massive energy demand for data centers and recent executive or...
What’s News in Markets: Meme Stock Frenzy, Chipotle Stumbles, Toyota Rises
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which companies’ shares are under the sway of meme traders this summer? And why did Chipotle’s sales alarm investors? Plus, why did a trade-war de...
Corporate America Is Picking Up the Tab for Trump’s Tariffs
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 25. American corporations have paid much of the additional $55 billion in tariffs that the U.S. has collected this year. WSJ eco...
U.S. Leaves Cease-Fire Talks, as Starvation Grips Gaza
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 25. The latest setback in the Trump administration’s drive to end the war between Israel and Hamas comes amid acute food short...
Trump Visits Fed HQ, Putting Pressure on Powell
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 24. President Donald Trump took a rare step visiting the Federal Reserve. The $2.5-billion renovation to its headquarters has go...
Markets Jump on Hopes of a New E.U. Trade Deal
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 24. Japan’s TOPIX hits a new record high and European markets surge on trade optimism. So are 15% tariffs the new benchmark fo...
President Trump Was Told in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 23. Attorney General Pam Bondi also told the president that the Justice Department had decided to not release more Jeffrey Epste...
U.S. and Japan Reach Trade Deal
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 23. President Trump says that he will set tariffs on the country at 15%. The WSJ’s Jason Douglas says the deal helps Japan’s...
Musk Taps Into Private Credit to Fund AI Ambitions
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 22. To keep his company competitive in a wild and costly AI battle, Elon Musk is seeking up to $12 billion for xAI as it looks t...
U.S.’ $500 Billion AI Project Struggles to Launch
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 22. Six months in, Stargate has so far failed to complete a single deal for a data center despite the Trump administration’s a...
Harvard, Trump Administration Face Off in Court Over Research Funding
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 21. The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration reached a crescendo today as they met in a federal courtr...
Europe Gears Up for U.S. Trade Fight
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 21. The European Union is changing its tune as trade talks with the U.S. take a turn for the worse. WSJ editor Dan Michaels expl...
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee on Tariffs, Inflation and AI
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re bringing you an episode of our podcast WSJ’s Take On the Week, where co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Te...
What’s News in Markets: Bank Earnings, Nvidia Gains, MP Materials Deal
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why were bank stocks down if bank earnings were strong? And how is Nvidia back in business in China? Plus, which company did MP Materials strike a dea...
Trump Calls for Release of ‘Pertinent’ Material From Epstein Grand Jury
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 18. President Trump has called for the release of grand jury material related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jef...
Congress Cancels $9 Billion in Foreign Aid and Public Broadcasting Funding
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 18. The House follows the Senate in overcoming Republican opposition to pass measures rescinding public media and foreign aid fu...
The Office Renovation at the Heart of Trump’s Campaign Against Powell
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 17. Legal experts are dubious that President Trump could remove Fed Chair Jerome Powell—though the president has said he isn’...
Trump Floats Blanket Tariff Rate of 10% or 15% for 150 Countries
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 17. The dollar rises on President Trump’s latest tariff threat to notify as many as 150 nations about unilateral levies. Plus,...
Trump Denies He’s Planning to Fire Powell
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 16. In comments from the White House today, President Trump denied that he was trying to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powel...
Trump Effect Starting to Show Up in Economic Data
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 16. New economic data is starting to reflect the president's tariff and immigration policies, which are filtering through to pri...
Dimon Defends Fed Independence as Process to Pick New Fed Chair Begins
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 15. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has become the first head of a U.S. financial institution to publicly address the Trump admin...
Nvidia to Resume AI Chip Sales to China
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 15. Nvidia says it’s received assurances it can sell its H20 AI chips in China, days after CEO Jensen Huang met President Trum...
Why Jamie Dimon Says Private Credit Is Dangerous But Still Invests in It
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 14. Private credit may be Wall Street’s hottest trend, but JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has said that it’s a recipe for a ...
Why Women Are Falling Behind Amid the Return to Office
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 14. Employers are pushing for more workers to return to the office, but surveys find that many women are still remote working....
Robinhood Goes All In on Crypto
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With President Trump eager to promote the U.S. as the “crypto capital of the world,” the industry has the wind at its back, and online brokerage...
Tesla Turmoil, WK Kellogg Gains, MP Materials Soars
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why did the latest back-and-forth between President Trump and Elon Musk affect Tesla shares? And what food-industry deal news gave WK Kellogg a bump? ...
Kraft Heinz Is Planning a Breakup
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 11. A decade after their infamous merger, Kraft Heinz is looking to split its grocery business from its faster-growing sauces an...
Why Markets Seem Unfazed by Tariff News
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 11. The flurry of tariff announcements continue as President Trump threatens to slap 35% tariffs on imports from Canada, however...
Inside Wall Street’s Recruitment Wars
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 10. Private-equity firms are using increasingly aggressive recruitment tactics to hire recent college graduates working at big b...
Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on Brazil
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 10. President Trump justifies a new tariff threat on Brazilian goods by citing the country’s ‘witch-hunt’ against former B...
What Linda Yaccarino’s Departure Means for X
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 9. After about two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social-media platform, Linda Yaccarino has stepped down as the CEO of X. W...
Trump Calls Out Putin Over Ukraine
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 9. As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine, President Trump is losing his patience with Vladimir Putin. Journal corresponde...
Copper Prices Hit Record High as Trump Unveils 50% Tariffs
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 8. During a cabinet meeting today, President Trump announced a 50% tariff on copper and threatened the European Union with steep...
Relief or More Uncertainty? The World Reacts as Trump Extends Tariff Deadline
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 8. After President Trump announced a three-week extension for countries to strike trade deals or face new tariffs, WSJ senior re...
U.S. Stocks Fall as Trump Renews Trade Tensions
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 7. President Trump extended the deadline on so-called reciprocal tariffs to Aug. 1 while announcing 25% tariffs on goods from Ja...
Trump Opens Key Trade Week With Fresh Tariff Threat
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 7. President Trump threatens additional 10% tariffs on countries that align with the Brics group of emerging economies. WSJ depu...
Republicans Triumph as House Passes Trump’s Megabill
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 3. House Republicans overcame some lawmakers’ resistance to narrowly pass the tax-and-spending bill ahead of President Trump’...
Megabill Set for Final Vote as GOP Holdouts Relent
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 3. President Trump’s tax-and-spending package is on course for a final House vote after Republican leaders overcome resistance...
Is the U.S. Job Market Weaker Than It Looks?
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 2. The U.S. has been adding jobs at a respectable clip, though the pace has been slowing. But WSJ economics reporter Justin Laha...
House GOP Threaten to Sink Trump Megabill
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 2. A day after its passage in the Senate, House Republicans are lining up to oppose the president’s “big, beautiful bill,”...
Trump’s Tax and Spending Megabill Goes to House Ahead of July 4 Deadline
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for July 1. After an all-night session of dealmaking, Senate Republicans pushed through the bill, which addresses many of President Trump...
Trump Threatens New Japan Tariffs as Trade Tensions Resurface
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for July 1. Senators debate through the night in a marathon effort to pass the GOP’s megabill. Plus, President Trump threatens new tari...
Megabill’s Fate Uncertain as Senators Continue Marathon Voting
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 30. Senators have spent hours voting on amendments and procedural motions as Republicans race to pass President Trump’s “big...
Senate Battle Looms Over Trump’s Megabill
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 30. The Senate is preparing for a vote-a-rama today on the president’s tax-and-spending legislation after it cleared a procedu...
Booz Allen CEO on Silicon Valley’s Turn to Defense Tech: ‘We Need Everybody.’
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re bringing you an episode of our podcast Bold Names, where hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims interview leaders of the bold-named ...
What’s News in Markets: Occidental Petroleum Wobbles, Tesla Gains, Bumble Soars
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the Middle East conflict affect Occidental Petroleum stock? And what did Tesla’s robotaxi launch mean for its shares? Plus, why investors ch...
The Supreme Court Limits Judges’ Power Against Trump’s Executive Orders
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 27. On the back of a case brought about President Trump’s efforts to curtail birthright citizenship, the U.S. Supreme Court na...
Markets Near Record Highs as U.S., China Sign Trade Deal
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 27. The White House says the U.S. and China have signed a trade deal struck last month, with China agreeing to speed up delivery...
How The Israel-Iran War Is Reordering the Middle East
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 26. With a weakened Iran and a strengthened Israel, Middle Eastern countries are re-evaluating their diplomatic ties. We hear fr...
Trump Weighs Naming Next Fed Chair Early to Undermine Powell
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 26. The dollar sags on news President Trump could name his pick to replace Fed chair Jerome Powell almost a year before his term...
Shell in Early Talks to Acquire BP
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 25. Talks between Shell and rival BP are in their early stages, according to people familiar with the matter, but a tie-up would...
Iran’s Nuclear Program Only Set Back by Months
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 25. An initial damage assessment prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency finds that weekend strikes by the U.S. on Iran’s ...
Iran-Israel Cease-Fire Appears to Hold After Trump Scolding
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 24. Israel says its airports were returning to full activity and it was lifting restrictions on civilian movements, after Presid...
Will Israel and Iran’s Cease-Fire Hold?
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 24. After a week and a half of fighting, Israel and Iran say they’ve agreed to a cease-fire. Journal deputy Middle East bureau...
Iran Strikes U.S. Military Base in Qatar. What’s Next?
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 23. President Trump said the U.S. received advance notice of Iran’s attack and thatno Americans were harmed and little damage ...
Trump Muses About Regime Change in Iran. Could It Happen?
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 23. As the U.S. investigates how much of Iran’s nuclear program it destroyed in weekend strikes, the WSJ’s Sudarsan Raghavan...
The U.S. Strikes Iran
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has called the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites “a spectacular military success,' while Iran was quick to respond with a barra...
What’s News in Markets: U.S. Steel Deal, SunRun Sinks, 23andMe Slides
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did U.S. Steel shares react to White House deal approval? And why did solar stocks slide after Senate revisions to the big budget bill? Plus, what...
Israel-Iran: Can War Be Won With Air Power Alone?
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 20. Talks between European and Iranian leaders reach an impasse, as Israel says it’s prepared for a protracted conflict. The w...
Europe Tries to Restart Iran Diplomacy
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 20. President Trump gives himself two weeks to decide whether to j oin Israel in attacking Iran. WSJ foreign correspondent Sune ...
Iran Slows Its Missile Launches as Israel Dominates Air Space
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 18. As President Trump weighs whether to strike Iran, Israel says that its control over the skies has enabled it to repel most I...
How a U.S. Bomb Could Cripple Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 18. Israel hits a nuclear facility in Iran’s capital, even as its ultimate target remains just out of reach. WSJ Middle East c...
Israel’s Case for Its War With Iran
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 17. President Trump has called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as he considers a range of options, including a potent...
President Trump Exits G7 Early
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 17. Trump left the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early after signing onto a joint statement that calls for peace and sta...
Battered Iran Signals It Wants End to Conflict With Israel
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 16. Iran has been sending messages to Israel and the U.S. signaling that it seeks an end to hostilities and new talks over its n...
Suspect Arrested in Killing of Minnesota Lawmaker
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 16. The man suspected of shooting a pair of Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota is arrested after a sprawling two-day search...
Could Bringing AI Into the Physical World Make It Profitable?
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As businesses are adopting artificial intelligence and beginning to figure out how it will make them money, developers are already working on ways to ...
What’s News in Markets: Warner Bros. Discovery Breakup, Smucker Sinks, Boeing Woes
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What did investors make of Warner Bros. Discovery’s split? And what soured J.M. Smucker’s quarter? Plus, how did a deadly plane crash in India aff...
Where the Middle East Conflict Leaves Trump’s Foreign Policy
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 13. Iran sends dozens of ballistic missiles to Israel in retaliation for Israel’s ongoing attacks against Iran’s nuclear pro...
Israel Launches Major Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Sites
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 13. Israel launches a wide-ranging attack on Iran’s nuclear program and military leadership, killing the head of the Islamic R...
One Survivor, Hundreds Dead in Air India Plane Crash
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 12. Details emerge from the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash today that killed hundreds. The incident is putting Boeing and...
Boeing 787 Bound for London Crashes in India
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 12. A London-bound Air India passenger jet crashes in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Plus, Iran moves to expand its nucle...
How China’s Rare-Earths Control Defined Tentative Trade Deal With U.S.
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 11. China’s lock over rare-earth magnet exports helped bring the U.S. back to the bargaining table over trade. WSJ economic po...
U.S. and China Agree to ‘Framework’ for Trade Deal
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 11. Negotiators wrap up two days of trade talks in London. Plus, California Governor Gavin Newsom accuses President Trump of “...
World Bank Says U.S. Economic Growth to Halve This Year
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 10. A new report out from the World Bank says that the U.S. economy this year will slow to half of its 2024 growth rate, with gl...
ICE Protests Spread to San Francisco
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 10. Protests against President Trump’s immigration policies spread beyond Los Angeles. Plus, WSJ reporter Ed Ballard breaks do...
Hundreds of Marines Are Deploying to Los Angeles Area
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 9. Roughly 500 Marines are deploying to the L.A. area in the wake of protests over immigration. Plus, dozens of companies with n...
National Guard Deploys to L.A. as Protests Continue
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 9. President Trump orders the National Guard to protect federal agents and property in Los Angeles as protests stretch into thei...
Can the U.S. Catch Up in the Critical Minerals Race?
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. is already scrambling to catch up with its number-one rival, China, in the race to secure critical materials. But can the Trump administratio...
What’s News in Markets: Tesla Turmoil, Steelmaker Rallies, Dollar General Gains
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How much did a fight between Elon Musk and President Trump hurt Tesla shares? And why did tariff news lift steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs? Plus, what typ...
Why Musk Picked This Fight With Trump
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 6. As the dust settles from the blowup between President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, Republicans choose sides even as some ...
What Trump and Musk Stand to Lose as Their Partnership Crumbles
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 6. After a public falling out between the president and the world’s richest man, the Journal’s Damian Paletta and Caitlin Mc...
The Trump-Musk Alliance Unravels in Real Time
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for June 5. President Trump and Elon Musk traded barbs today as Trump threatened to eliminate government subsidies and contracts for M...
Trump Bars U.S. Travel for Citizens of 12 Countries
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for June 5. President Trump is reinstating a controversial immigration policy from his first term, banning travel to the U.S. from a host...