Relief or More Uncertainty? The World Reacts as Trump Extends Tariff Deadline
Tue, 08 Jul 2025
A.M. Edition for July 8. After President Trump announced a three-week extension for countries to str...
U.S. Stocks Fall as Trump Renews Trade Tensions
Mon, 07 Jul 2025
P.M. Edition for July 7. President Trump extended the deadline on so-called reciprocal tariffs to Au...
Trump Opens Key Trade Week With Fresh Tariff Threat
Mon, 07 Jul 2025
A.M. Edition for July 7. President Trump threatens additional 10% tariffs on countries that align wi...
Republicans Triumph as House Passes Trump’s Megabill
Thu, 03 Jul 2025
P.M. Edition for July 3. House Republicans overcame some lawmakers’ resistance to narrowly pass th...
Megabill Set for Final Vote as GOP Holdouts Relent
Thu, 03 Jul 2025
A.M. Edition for July 3. President Trump’s tax-and-spending package is on course for a final House...
Is the U.S. Job Market Weaker Than It Looks?
Wed, 02 Jul 2025
P.M. Edition for July 2. The U.S. has been adding jobs at a respectable clip, though the pace has be...
House GOP Threaten to Sink Trump Megabill
Wed, 02 Jul 2025
A.M. Edition for July 2. A day after its passage in the Senate, House Republicans are lining up to o...
Trump’s Tax and Spending Megabill Goes to House Ahead of July 4 Deadline
Tue, 01 Jul 2025
P.M. Edition for July 1. After an all-night session of dealmaking, Senate Republicans pushed through...
Trump Threatens New Japan Tariffs as Trade Tensions Resurface
Tue, 01 Jul 2025
A.M. Edition for July 1. Senators debate through the night in a marathon effort to pass the GOP’s ...
Megabill’s Fate Uncertain as Senators Continue Marathon Voting
Mon, 30 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 30. Senators have spent hours voting on amendments and procedural motions as R...
Senate Battle Looms Over Trump’s Megabill
Mon, 30 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 30. The Senate is preparing for a vote-a-rama today on the president’s tax-a...
Booz Allen CEO on Silicon Valley’s Turn to Defense Tech: ‘We Need Everybody.’
Sun, 29 Jun 2025
This week we’re bringing you an episode of our podcast Bold Names, where hosts Tim Higgins and Chr...
What’s News in Markets: Occidental Petroleum Wobbles, Tesla Gains, Bumble Soars
Sat, 28 Jun 2025
How did the Middle East conflict affect Occidental Petroleum stock? And what did Tesla’s robotaxi ...
The Supreme Court Limits Judges’ Power Against Trump’s Executive Orders
Fri, 27 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 27. On the back of a case brought about President Trump’s efforts to curtail...
Markets Near Record Highs as U.S., China Sign Trade Deal
Fri, 27 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 27. The White House says the U.S. and China have signed a trade deal struck la...
How The Israel-Iran War Is Reordering the Middle East
Thu, 26 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 26. With a weakened Iran and a strengthened Israel, Middle Eastern countries a...
Trump Weighs Naming Next Fed Chair Early to Undermine Powell
Thu, 26 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 26. The dollar sags on news President Trump could name his pick to replace Fed...
Shell in Early Talks to Acquire BP
Wed, 25 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 25. Talks between Shell and rival BP are in their early stages, according to p...
Iran’s Nuclear Program Only Set Back by Months
Wed, 25 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 25. An initial damage assessment prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency f...
Iran-Israel Cease-Fire Appears to Hold After Trump Scolding
Tue, 24 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 24. Israel says its airports were returning to full activity and it was liftin...
Will Israel and Iran’s Cease-Fire Hold?
Tue, 24 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 24. After a week and a half of fighting, Israel and Iran say they’ve agreed ...
Iran Strikes U.S. Military Base in Qatar. What’s Next?
Mon, 23 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 23. President Trump said the U.S. received advance notice of Iran’s attack a...
Trump Muses About Regime Change in Iran. Could It Happen?
Mon, 23 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 23. As the U.S. investigates how much of Iran’s nuclear program it destroyed...
The U.S. Strikes Iran
Sun, 22 Jun 2025
President Trump has called the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites “a spectacular military succ...
What’s News in Markets: U.S. Steel Deal, SunRun Sinks, 23andMe Slides
Sat, 21 Jun 2025
How did U.S. Steel shares react to White House deal approval? And why did solar stocks slide after S...
Israel-Iran: Can War Be Won With Air Power Alone?
Fri, 20 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 20. Talks between European and Iranian leaders reach an impasse, as Israel say...
Europe Tries to Restart Iran Diplomacy
Fri, 20 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 20. President Trump gives himself two weeks to decide whether to j oin Israel ...
Iran Slows Its Missile Launches as Israel Dominates Air Space
Wed, 18 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 18. As President Trump weighs whether to strike Iran, Israel says that its con...
How a U.S. Bomb Could Cripple Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
Wed, 18 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 18. Israel hits a nuclear facility in Iran’s capital, even as its ultimate t...
Israel’s Case for Its War With Iran
Tue, 17 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 17. President Trump has called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as h...
President Trump Exits G7 Early
Tue, 17 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 17. Trump left the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early after signing o...
Battered Iran Signals It Wants End to Conflict With Israel
Mon, 16 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 16. Iran has been sending messages to Israel and the U.S. signaling that it se...
Suspect Arrested in Killing of Minnesota Lawmaker
Mon, 16 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 16. The man suspected of shooting a pair of Democratic state lawmakers in Minn...
Could Bringing AI Into the Physical World Make It Profitable?
Sun, 15 Jun 2025
As businesses are adopting artificial intelligence and beginning to figure out how it will make them...
What’s News in Markets: Warner Bros. Discovery Breakup, Smucker Sinks, Boeing Woes
Sat, 14 Jun 2025
What did investors make of Warner Bros. Discovery’s split? And what soured J.M. Smucker’s quarte...
Where the Middle East Conflict Leaves Trump’s Foreign Policy
Fri, 13 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 13. Iran sends dozens of ballistic missiles to Israel in retaliation for Israe...
Israel Launches Major Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Sites
Fri, 13 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 13. Israel launches a wide-ranging attack on Iran’s nuclear program and mili...
One Survivor, Hundreds Dead in Air India Plane Crash
Thu, 12 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 12. Details emerge from the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash today that k...
Boeing 787 Bound for London Crashes in India
Thu, 12 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 12. A London-bound Air India passenger jet crashes in the western Indian city ...
How China’s Rare-Earths Control Defined Tentative Trade Deal With U.S.
Wed, 11 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 11. China’s lock over rare-earth magnet exports helped bring the U.S. back t...
U.S. and China Agree to ‘Framework’ for Trade Deal
Wed, 11 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 11. Negotiators wrap up two days of trade talks in London. Plus, California Go...
World Bank Says U.S. Economic Growth to Halve This Year
Tue, 10 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 10. A new report out from the World Bank says that the U.S. economy this year ...
ICE Protests Spread to San Francisco
Tue, 10 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 10. Protests against President Trump’s immigration policies spread beyond Lo...
Hundreds of Marines Are Deploying to Los Angeles Area
Mon, 09 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 9. Roughly 500 Marines are deploying to the L.A. area in the wake of protests ...
National Guard Deploys to L.A. as Protests Continue
Mon, 09 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 9. President Trump orders the National Guard to protect federal agents and pro...
Can the U.S. Catch Up in the Critical Minerals Race?
Sun, 08 Jun 2025
The U.S. is already scrambling to catch up with its number-one rival, China, in the race to secure c...
What’s News in Markets: Tesla Turmoil, Steelmaker Rallies, Dollar General Gains
Sat, 07 Jun 2025
How much did a fight between Elon Musk and President Trump hurt Tesla shares? And why did tariff new...
Why Musk Picked This Fight With Trump
Fri, 06 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 6. As the dust settles from the blowup between President Trump and billionaire...
What Trump and Musk Stand to Lose as Their Partnership Crumbles
Fri, 06 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 6. After a public falling out between the president and the world’s richest ...
The Trump-Musk Alliance Unravels in Real Time
Thu, 05 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 5. President Trump and Elon Musk traded barbs today as Trump threatened to ...
Trump Bars U.S. Travel for Citizens of 12 Countries
Thu, 05 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 5. President Trump is reinstating a controversial immigration policy from his ...
Why Americans Are Turning to Discount Stores
Wed, 04 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 4. Dollar General and Dollar Tree have reported bumper first-quarter earnings....
U.S. Doubles Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to 50%
Wed, 04 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 4. President Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum jumped overnight...
Why Wall Street Is Raising the Alarm Over U.S. Debt
Tue, 03 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 3. As the U.S. debt grows—and with the “big, beautiful” spending bill se...
OECD Slashes U.S. Growth Forecast
Tue, 03 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 3. The OECD is warning the U.S. and global economies are likely to face slowin...
Elon Musk Returns to Business. How Much Should Tesla Pay Him?
Mon, 02 Jun 2025
P.M. Edition for June 2. Taser’s boss topped the highest-paid CEOs list this year, while Elon Musk...
What’s News in Earnings: Retailers Scramble to Respond to Tariffs
Mon, 02 Jun 2025
Bonus Episode for June 2. President Trump’s tariffs plans pose an enormous challenge for U.S. reta...
China Accuses U.S. of Undermining Trade Truce
Mon, 02 Jun 2025
A.M. Edition for June 2. Beijing points to recent export controls on AI chips and a crackdown on stu...
The Military-Industrial Battle Between the U.S. and China
Sun, 01 Jun 2025
Modern warfare is a contest of industrial might. China has spent decades assembling an industrial ba...
What’s News in Markets: Temu’s Pressures, Nvidia Delivers, Beautiful E.l.f.
Sat, 31 May 2025
What drove Temu’s profit down? And why doesn't Nvidia seem to need China to sell? Plus, how E.l.f....
Elon Musk Leaves DOGE, but Will Keep Advising Trump
Fri, 30 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 30. President Trump says farewell to Elon Musk as the billionaire returns to th...
Google’s Future Awaits Ruling in Landmark Antitrust Case
Fri, 30 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 30. Lawyers for the Justice Department and Google prepare to make closing argum...
U.S. Tariffs Stay in Place as Appeals Court Puts On Hold Earlier Ruling
Thu, 29 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 29. A federal court has temporarily put on hold a ruling that voided President ...
Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs
Thu, 29 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 29. A U.S. federal trade court has ruled President Trump lacked the authority t...
What Immigrant Workers’ Loss of Legal Status Mean for Their Employers
Wed, 28 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 28. As the Trump administration has threatened to roll back temporary legal pro...
U.S. Pauses Visa Interviews for Foreign Students
Wed, 28 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 28. In a State Department cable signed by Marco Rubio, the Trump Administration...
Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Riles Nuclear-Armed Rivals
Tue, 27 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 27. China, Russia and North Korea claim the missile-defense project is driving ...
EU Gets Tariff Deadline Extension
Tue, 27 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 27. President Trump gives the European Union a reprieve on his threat to impose...
What’s News in Markets: iPhone Tariffs, Target Backlash, Ross Stores Trade Woes
Sat, 24 May 2025
How did Trump’s latest threats hurt Apple? And how did a DEI boycott affect Target’s latest quar...
President Trump Threatens New Tariffs on the EU and Smartphones
Fri, 23 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 23. In posts on social media and statements from the Oval Office today, Preside...
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Firing Fed Chair
Fri, 23 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 23. While the court said President Trump can remove independent agency leaders,...
What’s in President Trump’s Tax Bill as it Heads to the Senate
Thu, 22 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 22. The House passed President Trump’s sprawling tax-and-spending bill, after...
Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Shot Dead in Washington D.C.
Thu, 22 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 22. A man shouting “Free Palestine” fired shots near a Jewish museum in the...
Boycott Over Diversity Dents Target’s Sales
Wed, 21 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 21. In its first quarter earnings reported today, Target’s sales declined mor...
Why A Surge in Bond Yields Matters to Trump, Investors and You
Wed, 21 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 21. House GOP leaders and Republicans from high-tax states appear to be nearing...
Google Adds AI to Its Search, Taking Aim at Chatbot Challengers
Tue, 20 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 20. Google is adding an AI chatbot feature to its iconic search page, allowing ...
Big, Beautiful Bill Nears Tense House Vote
Tue, 20 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 20. Republican leaders plan to meet with President Trump Tuesday morning in ord...
House Republicans Face Difficult Trade-Offs to Pass Tax Bill
Mon, 19 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 19. To meet their self-imposed deadline of Memorial Day, House Republicans are ...
Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Mon, 19 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 19. Former President Joe Biden and his family are reviewing treatment options w...
Boycotting Target, Part 1: How It Doubled Down on DEI, Then Backed Off
Sun, 18 May 2025
Many U.S. shoppers know Target as a place to get everyday items like groceries and paper towels, as ...
Boycotting Target, Part 2: Is Its Business Paying a Price?
Sun, 18 May 2025
After Target rolled back its goals around diversity, equity and inclusion, several organizers across...
What’s News in Markets: Trade Truce Winners, UnitedHealth Slides, Foot Locker Deal Bounce
Sat, 17 May 2025
Which companies got a boost from the trade truce between the U.S. and China? And how did UnitedHealt...
Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Falls for Fifth Straight Month
Fri, 16 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 16. The University of Michigan’s preliminary consumer-sentiment index fell to...
Trump’s Bromance Diplomacy With Arab Leaders
Fri, 16 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 16. We’ll get the latest from White House reporter Alex Leary in the United A...
Walmart to Raise Prices Due to Tariffs, Setting the Tone for Other Retailers
Thu, 15 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 15. The retail giant plans to raise prices this month and early this summer, wh...
Trump Claims Progress in India Trade Talks
Thu, 15 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 15. President Trump claims India has offered to charge no tariffs on U.S. goods...
Trump’s Clash With the Library of Congress Sets Up Constitutional Fight
Wed, 14 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 14. The U.S. president has fired the librarian of Congress and is seeking to in...
Tariffs Are About to Separate Retail’s Winners and Losers
Wed, 14 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 14. We head to a gathering of top global retailers to hear why this week’s 90...
Companies Turn to Foreign-Trade Zones to Shelter From U.S. Tariffs
Tue, 13 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 13. Companies seek to access foreign-trade zones as they navigate rising U.S. t...
Trump Kicks Off Mideast Trip Built Around Deals
Tue, 13 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 13. President Trump landed in Riyadh this morning, his first stop on a regional...
Nasdaq Enters Bull Market After U.S.-China Temporarily Slash Tariffs
Mon, 12 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 12. U.S. stocks rallied today—with the Nasdaq entering a bull market, closi...
Stocks Surge as U.S. and China Slash Tariffs
Mon, 12 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 12. Washington and Beijing take a major step toward thawing their trade conflic...
70,000 Bets a Minute: How FanDuel’s Parent Is Winning at Sports Gambling
Sun, 11 May 2025
This week, we’re bringing you an episode of Bold Names, which presents conversations with the lead...
What’s News in Markets: Disney Shines, Cleveland-Cliffs Slides, Boeing Climbs
Sat, 10 May 2025
Why did Disney’s Middle East expansion wow investors? And how is steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs slowi...
Trump Floats Lower China Tariff Ahead of Trade Talks
Fri, 09 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 9. In a social-media post, President Trump said lowering tariffs on Chinese goo...
Europe’s Dawning Terror Threat? Young Online Radicals
Fri, 09 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 9. Chinese exports to the U.S. plunged in April as the Trump administration’s...
First American Pope Elected to Lead Catholic Church
Thu, 08 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 8. Who is Robert Francis Prevost, the Catholic Church’s 267th pontiff? WSJ re...
U.S., U.K. to Unveil Trade-Deal Framework
Thu, 08 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 8. In a first since President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcemen...
Fed Warns of Increased Uncertainty, Holds Rates
Wed, 07 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 7. Despite political pressure from President Trump, the Federal Reserve kept in...
What’s News in Earnings: How Car Companies Are Prepping for Tariffs
Wed, 07 May 2025
Bonus Episode for May 7. Big automakers are bracing for tariffs. General Motors, Ford, Stellantis an...
India Strikes Pakistan, Escalating Kashmir Standoff
Wed, 07 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 7. India says it conducted military strikes on sites in Pakistan in retaliation...
What It Would Take to Fix U.S. Air-Traffic Control
Tue, 06 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 6. A series of tech problems has exposed cracks in U.S. air-traffic control sys...
Political Crisis in Germany as Merz Fails to Win First Vote as Chancellor
Tue, 06 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 6. Germany enters a period of political uncertainty as Friedrich Merz, winner o...
Warren Buffett Is Stepping Down. What’s Next for Berkshire Hathaway?
Mon, 05 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 5. The Oracle of Omaha’s move after a 60-year run will be a moment of reckon...
What’s News in Earnings: Consumer Shakiness Worries Food and Drink Companies
Mon, 05 May 2025
Bonus Episode for May 5. Consumers are in belt-tightening mode. Many are buying less, reconsidering ...
Cocaine Trade Hits Record High as Smugglers Go Global
Mon, 05 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 5. Warren Buffett marks the calendar for his departure from Berkshire Hathaway,...
Goldman Vice Chairman and Former Fed Official Kaplan on Rate-Cut Dilemma
Sun, 04 May 2025
Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates this year? How is Fed Chair Jerome Powell and central ba...
What’s News in Markets: Nvidia’s China Rival, Tariff Tech Effect, McDonald’s Slips
Sat, 03 May 2025
How do a Chinese company’s AI chip efforts affect Nvidia? And what’s the trade-war takeaway from...
What’s Behind President Trump’s Trade Agenda
Fri, 02 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 2. President Trump wants to establish near absolute American power over global ...
China, EU Signal Desire to Cool Trade Fight
Fri, 02 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 2. The EU floats buying more than $50 billion in American goods to address U.S....
Trump Ejects National Security Adviser Mike Waltz
Thu, 01 May 2025
P.M. Edition for May 1. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will fill the role on an interim basis. Presi...
U.S. Inks Long-Awaited Minerals Deal With Ukraine
Thu, 01 May 2025
A.M. Edition for May 1. After months of negotiations, several false starts, and a testy White House ...
U.S. Economy Shrank as Trade Turmoil Began to Hit
Wed, 30 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 30. New data out today showed that the U.S. gross domestic product fell in it...
Chinese Manufacturing Tumbles as Tariffs Bite
Wed, 30 Apr 2025
A.M. Edition for April 30. Chinese export orders and factory activity plummet as trade war damage be...
U.S. Retail Giants Have Kept Prices Low. But How Long Can It Last?
Tue, 29 Apr 2025
P.M. Edition for April 29. In the face of rising tariffs, the country’s biggest retailers are tryi...
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...