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What's News brings you the biggest news of the day, from business and finance to global and political developments that move markets. Get caught up in minutes twice a day on weekdays, then take a step back with our What’s News in Markets wrap-up on Saturday and our What’s News Sunday deep dive.
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Why Amazon Plans to Cut 30,000 Jobs
A.M. Edition for Oct. 28. According to people familiar with the matter, Amazon plans to cut roughly 10% of its corporate workforce, as it seeks to sli...
U.S. and China Signal Trade Progress Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
A.M. Edition for Oct. 27. President Trump touches down in Tokyo, following a busy weekend in Malaysia that included trade agreements with several nati...
Inside the New Era of Emergency Readiness
Between the regularity of extreme weather events, the reality of total blackouts and the increasing threat of war, survival prep is becoming more popu...
What’s News in Markets: AWS Outage, Warner Plans, Earnings Movers
How did Amazon’s stock react to the big internet outage it was behind? And what did investors think of Warner Bros. putting itself up for sale? Plus,...
The Ad That Ended US-Canada Trade Talks
A.M. Edition for Oct. 24. President Trump has abruptly ended all trade negotiations with Canada, after Ontario released an ad featuring Ronald Reagan...
How Washington Just Turned Up the Heat on Putin
A.M. Edition for Oct. 23. In a first for President Trump’s second term, the U.S. is imposing direct sanctions on oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, crippl...
The Price for a U.S. Bailout of Argentina
A.M. Edition for Oct. 22. We’re exclusively reporting that the Trump administration is pushing Argentina to limit China’s influence in the country. Pl...
The Tech Wizardry Needed to Stop Drones
A.M. Edition for Oct. 21. President Trump demolishes part of the White House as he begins construction on his new $250 million ballroom. Plus, WSJ edi...
Apps, Websites Hit by Major Outage at Amazon Web Services
A.M. Edition for Oct. 20. Facebook, Snapchat and Robinhood are just a few of the hundreds of companies affected by the outage overnight. Trump vows to...
An Economy Built on Speculation—for Better and for Worse
From the land mania following the Revolutionary War to the AI craze now, speculation is in the American economy's DNA. These kinds of big bets have sh...
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Watering Down Some Tariffs
P.M. Edition for Oct. 17. In recent weeks, President Trump has been tiptoeing away from some of the tariffs that underpin his signature trade policy,...
Jefferies Faces Questions After First Brands’ Collapse
P.M. Edition for Oct. 16. The auto-parts giant First Brands’ bankruptcy leaves investment bank Jefferies in the harsh spotlight of an accounting scand...
Rising Grocery Prices Are Frustrating Americans
P.M. Edition for Oct. 15. The September inflation data might be postponed, but consumers say they are feeling the squeeze of rising grocery prices now...
Why Wall Street Is Firing on All Cylinders
P.M. Edition for Oct. 14. Major banks including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase exceeded third-quarter profit and revenue forecasts. WSJ banking and...
What Comes Next for the Middle East
P.M. Edition for Oct. 13. After a momentous day in the Middle East, world leaders are looking ahead to the next phase of the cease-fire deal for Israe...
U.S. Stocks Tumble as Trump Threatens Higher Tariffs on China
P.M. Edition for Oct. 10. President Trump responded to recent Chinese actions targeting the U.S. by threatening higher tariffs and export controls on...
The Art of the Peace Deal
A.M. Edition for Oct. 10. President Trump's application of pressure is a key factor in securing a cease fire in Gaza after two years of conflict. WSJ’...
Airport Delays Become a Focus in the Shutdown Fight
P.M. Edition for Oct. 9. As the government shutdown stretches beyond a week, federal employees—including air-traffic controllers—are working without p...
Gaza Hostage Deal Marks First Step on Long Road to Peace
A.M. Edition for Oct. 9. Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of President Trump’s peace plan, with all hostages set to be released and Israeli t...
The Fed Saw Risks Shifting in September, Minutes Reveal
P.M. Edition for Oct. 8. Minutes from the September meeting of the Federal Reserve offered more details about divisions among the governors and how th...
Shutdown Pain Spreads Across America
A.M. Edition for Oct. 8. The federal shutdown enters its second week, with strain spreading across the U.S. A new Trump administration memo casts doub...
Gold Hits New Record as Investors Worry About U.S. Economic Outlook
P.M. Edition for Oct. 7. Gold prices soared to $4,000 a troy ounce for the first time, topping off an investor rush for the precious metal this year t...
Trump Signals Openness to Healthcare Talks to End Shutdown
A.M. Edition for Oct. 7. Trump suggests he is open to talks on healthcare, signaling that there may be a way to break the impasse on the government sh...
How the Massive OpenAI and AMD Deal Challenges Nvidia’s Dominance
P.M. Edition for Oct. 6. OpenAI and Advanced Micro Devices announced a multibillion-dollar partnership to collaborate on AI data centers, sending AMD’...
Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Kick Off in Egypt
A.M. Edition for Oct. 6. Peace talks to end the war in Gaza are underway in Cairo, Egypt. WSJ’s Anat Peled explains the key elements of the proposed d...
How Drones Are Changing the Business of War
Drones have been in the headlines a lot lately. On Friday, we reported that Munich saw the latest in a string of airport closures after drones were de...
What’s News in Markets: EA’s Goodbye, TrumpRx, FICO Tweak
What do investors think of Electronic Arts saying game over to the public markets? And how did Pfizer do amid pharma stocks’ TrumpRX-fueled rally? Plu...
Senate Democrats Block Spending Bill, Extending Shutdown Into the Weekend
P.M. Edition for Oct. 3. Senate Democrats again rejected a stopgap spending bill. Plus, Hamas responded to Trump’s peace plan, saying it was ready to...
It’s Jobs Friday, But Without the Data
A.M. Edition for Oct. 3. The government shutdown means the Bureau of Labor Statistics isn’t issuing its monthly jobs report, but WSJ’s Justin Lahart e...
A Terrorist Attack at a British Synagogue Leaves Two Dead, Several Injured
P.M. Edition for Oct. 2. A terrorist incident in Manchester during the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur killed two people and injured several others, rat...
Trump Targets Colleges Again With Sweeping Funding Agreement
A.M. Edition for Oct. 2. The Trump administration has invited nine initial schools to join a ‘compact’ banning use of race or sex in admissions, freez...
What Would It Take to Reopen the U.S. Government?
P.M. Edition for Oct. 1. As hundreds of thousands of government workers receive furlough notices, lawmakers take to press conferences to point fingers...
With a Deal Unlikely, Government Shutdown Looms
P.M. Edition for Sept. 30. With just a few hours to go and no last-minute deal emerging, the federal government is likely to shut down starting at 12:...
Trump Goes After China’s Tech Sector by Expanding Trade Blacklist
P.M. Edition for Sept. 29. The Trump administration is cracking down on companies that it says pose national-security risks by adding them to an expan...
It’s Trump vs. Portland, Again
A.M. Edition for Sept. 29. We take a closer look at how successful the Trump administration's deportation efforts have been, even as protests at ICE f...
Are Trump’s Lethal Attacks on Drug Boats Legal?
In the past month, the Trump administration has ordered a trio of military attacks against boats suspected to be transporting drugs from South America...
What’s News in Markets: CarMax Woes, Intel Soars, Tylenol Pressure
Why did CarMax’s earnings spook investors? And how has Intel stock gained 46% this month? Plus, what’s driving a sharp selloff in Kenvue shares? Host...
Regulators Scale Back Obstacles for Boeing
P.M. Edition for Sept. 26. Six years after two deadly crashes of its 737 MAX jets, Boeing has regained authority from the Federal Aviation Administrat...
Trump Declares 100% Tariffs on Pharma Firms Not Building U.S. Plants
A.M. Edition for Sept. 26. President Trump unveils new levies on branded or patented drugs from pharmaceutical companies that aren't building manufact...
Musk’s xAI Joins the Race for a Foothold in the U.S. Government
P.M. Edition for Sept. 25. Elon Musk’s xAI is the latest tech company to make its models available to federal agencies. WSJ tech policy reporter Amrit...