WSJ What’s News
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Musk’s Politics Dent Tesla’s Appeal
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Mar. 7. The WSJ’s Becky Peterson reports the CEO’s alliance with Donald Trump is putting off some core buyers of electric vehicle...
U.S. Stocks Tumble as Trump Delays Tariffs on Canada, Mexico
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Mar. 6. Markets dipped and Nasdaq closed in correction territory. WSJ markets reporter Sam Goldfarb talks about what’s got investor...
What’s News in Earnings: Big Retailers Start to Worry
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode for Mar. 6. When consumers feel uncertain about the economy, retailers tend to get nervous too. Big companies like Walmart, Target and B...
Trump Spurs European Race to Rearm
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Mar. 6. EU leaders convene for emergency security talks, headlined by a German U-turn on fiscal prudence that could prompt a massive ...
U.S. Tariffs Test Allies’ Trust
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Mar. 5. President Trump has granted some automakers an exemption from the 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada. WSJ senior mar...
Trump Defends Tariffs, Budget Cuts in No-Apologies Address
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Mar. 5. After a volatile day of trading as U.S. tariffs kicked in, President Trump previews further trade action while acknowledging ...
Markets Rattled as U.S. Tariffs Go Into Effect
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Mar. 4. Markets closed lower as investors reckoned with President Trump’s new tariffs on Mexico and Canada and those countries’ r...
Tariffs Thrust U.S. Economy Into Uncertain Waters
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Mar. 4. WSJ finance editor Alex Frangos explains how investors are reckoning with President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and C...
Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Go Into Effect at Midnight, Trump Says
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Mar. 3. The president says there is “no room left” to negotiate the tariffs before they take effect at midnight. WSJ reporter Vip...
Can Europe Broker a Peace Plan for Ukraine?
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Mar. 3. European leaders scramble to patch up differences between Kyiv and Washington following Friday’s public clash between Presi...
China Reins In Its Infrastructure Strategy But Not Its Global Ambition
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The early years of the Belt and Road Initiative left China with tens of billions of dollars in soured loans, making it a costly way of building global...
What’s News in Markets: Home Depot Delivers, Nvidia Wobbles
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What drove gains at Home Depot in the past quarter? And what made investors nervous about Nvidia’s latest results? Host Francesca Fontana discusses ...
Future Uncertain for Ukraine After Trump-Zelensky Meeting Implodes
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Feb. 28. What started as a polite meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky grew contentious ...
Negotiators Race to Extend Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Feb. 28. WSJ correspondent Summer Said reports that mediators are hoping to extend a Gaza cease-fire expiring this weekend, even as H...
Student-Loan Borrowers Hit by Steep Drop in Credit Scores
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Feb. 27. A pandemic-era freeze on federal student loans has been lifted, but many borrowers haven’t resumed their payments. WSJ per...
Microsoft Urges Trump to Loosen Export Rules on AI Chips
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Feb. 27. Microsoft is pushing the Trump administration to ease proposed export curbs on a group of U.S. allies, warning they could tu...
Why New AI Data Centers May Not Bring a Jobs Bonanza
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Feb. 26. As new data centers to power artificial intelligence pop up across the U.S., tech leaders and politicians have promised a hi...
Inside the U.S.-Ukraine Mineral-Rights Deal
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Feb. 26. WSJ foreign correspondent Ian Lovett explains how Washington and Kyiv bridged differences over security guarantees and futur...
DOGE’s Next Target: Government Office Space
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Feb. 25. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is looking to end or consolidate nearly 100 leases for government agency o...
Trump Wants a Quick Ukraine Deal. Putin Has Other Ideas.
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Feb. 25. The U.S. wins backing for a United Nations resolution that doesn’t blame Russia for the Ukraine war. And while President T...
U.S. Economic Growth Relies on Rich Americans More Than Ever
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
P.M. Edition for Feb. 24. While many Americans pulled back their spending due to inflation, the top 10% of earners increased theirs. WSJ reporter Rach...
German Vote Boosts Europe’s Centrists
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.M. Edition for Feb. 24. Markets signal relief after conservative Friedrich Merz’s victory. WSJ Berlin bureau chief Bertrand Benoit says Merz wants...
How China’s Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Bet Undercuts U.S. Dominance
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In great-power rivalries, it matters who's on your side. Twelve years since launching its Belt and Road infrastructure project, Beijing has funneled a...
What’s News in Markets: Intel Spikes, Walmart Slides, Bumble Fumbles
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What drove Intel shares higher? And why did Walmart shares tumble after its earnings report? Plus, how do investors see online-dating company Bumble’...