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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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Trump’s Threats Over Greenland Send Stock Markets Diving
P.M. Edition for Jan. 20. European leaders and U.S. markets were rattled by President Trump’s doubling down on his desire to take over Greenland. Plus...
Davos Braces for Greenland Showdown After Trump Posts
A.M. Edition for Jan. 20. President Trump has agreed to hold a meeting about Greenland at the World Economic Forum - while also reiterating his desire...
How China’s AI Power Threatens Silicon Valley
It’s been one year since Chinese AI developer DeepSeek released an experimental large language model that shocked the tech world with its advanced cap...
What’s News in Markets: Wegovy Pill, Salesforce AI Woes, BlackRock Record
Why are investors buzzing about Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill launch? And how has sentiment turned against software makers like Salesforce? Plus, what dr...
Trump Shakes Up Expectations on Who Will Be the Next Fed Chair
P.M. Edition for Jan. 16. President Trump signaled today that he may keep National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett in his current job. WSJ chi...
Trump Told Attack on Iran Wouldn’t Guarantee Collapse of Regime
P.M. Edition for Jan. 15. As President Trump weighs whether to strike Iran, he’s been advised that a large-scale strike against the country would be u...
Can NATO Troops in Greenland Keep Trump at Bay?
A.M. Edition for Jan. 15. Denmark and several NATO allies are sending troops for military exercises in Greenland, a day after unsuccessful efforts by...
Why U.S. Home Sales Ended 2025 on a High Note
P.M. Edition for Jan. 14. U.S. existing home sales rose 5.1% in December, their biggest gain in two years. Journal reporter Nicole Friedman discusses...
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Says It’s a Bad Idea to Interfere With the Fed
P.M. Edition for Jan. 13. The JPMorgan Chase CEO spoke out today in support of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who is being investigated by the Justice Depar...
Trump Has Been Complaining About Attorney General Pam Bondi
P.M. Edition for Jan. 12. President Trump has complained to aides repeatedly in recent weeks about Pam Bondi, describing her as weak and an ineffectiv...
U.S. Prosecutors Investigate Fed Chair Powell
A.M. Edition for Jan. 12. The Justice Department is threatening Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with a criminal indictment, in what Powell is call...
What to Expect From President Trump’s Domestic Agenda This Year
President Trump had a busy first year of his second term. From upending global trade with tariffs to major domestic efforts on immigration and taxes,...
What’s News in Markets: Defense Stocks Rise, Beer Beats, Pharma Deal
How American oil companies are responding following U.S. action in Venezuela? And why were Constellation investors happy with lower beer sales? Plus,...
Federal Agent Shoots Two People in Portland
A.M. Edition for Jan. 9. Portland police call for calm after two people were shot by U.S. Border Patrol during a traffic stop, in a second incident in...
Traders Bet on Trump’s Next Military Move
A.M. Edition for Jan. 8. Federal and state officials square off over yesterday’s shooting of a 37-year-old woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enf...
Would Denmark Ever Sell Greenland?
A.M. Edition for Jan. 7. We exclusively report that President Trump may be aiming to buy Greenland, and that threatening rhetoric about the island is...
Why Venezuela Bonds Are Rallying After Maduro’s Ouster
P.M. Edition for Jan. 6. Many investors sold off their Venezuelan bonds years ago. WSJ’s Matt Wirz says a long-awaited payout could be in store for th...
Why Latin America Wants Change in Venezuela
A.M. Edition for Jan. 6. Venezuela has a new interim president, but much of Nicolás Maduro’s old guard remains in power. We exclusively report that th...
Trump’s Bet on Reviving Venezuela’s Broken Oil Industry
A.M. Edition for Jan. 5. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is slated to appear in a federal court Monday, facing charges related to cocaine traffick...
Big Questions After Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run’ Venezuela
The U.S. is pledging to run Venezuela until there is a transition of power, after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in an overnight raid. WSJ Washing...
What’s News in Markets: Silver’s Slide, Travel Chaos, Tesla Tanks
Why did precious metals lose their sheen? And how much did holiday snowstorms hit airline stocks? Plus, how is BYD shaking up the EV race? Host France...
Trump Says U.S. Strikes in Nigeria Were to Protect Christians
P.M. Edition for Dec. 26. President Trump says the U.S. launched strikes on Islamic State targets in Nigeria to protect Christians–but Nigeria disagre...
The Tyson Plant That Shaped This Nebraska Town Is Closing. What Comes Next?
P.M. Edition for Dec. 23. When Tyson Foods announced that it was closing its meatpacking plant in Lexington, Nebraska, it sent the city into a crisis....
The U.S. Oil Blockade of Venezuela Is Pushing Cuba Toward Collapse
A.M. Edition for Dec. 23. Cuba was already suffering from food shortages and blackouts. Now the U.S. oil blockade of Venezuela means the Communist isl...
What’s Next in the Fight Over Healthcare Subsidies
A.M. Edition for Dec. 22. Congress breaks for the holidays without renewing enhanced ACA subsidies. The WSJ’s Sabrina Sidiqui explains what could brea...
The Struggle to Keep America’s Workers Safe
For over 100 years, keeping Americans safe on the job has challenged the country's free-market economy. Businesses often preferred to regulate their w...
What’s News in Markets: Memory Chips, Corporate Drama, Mega IPO
What did Micron’s earnings tell us about the AI boom? And what’s behind the corporate drama at Warner Bros. Discovery and Lululemon? Plus, does Medlin...
DOJ Releases First Batch of Jeffrey Epstein Files
P.M. Edition for Dec. 19. The Justice Department releases the first batch of files tied to its investigation of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. hom...
EU Backs $105 Billion Ukraine Loan
A.M. Edition for Dec. 19. Europe throws Kyiv a fiscal lifeline in a move officials say could give Kyiv more leverage in negotiations over ending the w...
Why Economists Are Urging Caution About November’s Inflation Report
P.M. Edition for Dec. 18. Inflation eased to 2.7% in November, lower than economists expected. WSJ’s Chao Deng explains why they are taking the report...
Frustrated Republican Centrists Join Democrats to Force ACA Vote
P.M. Edition for Dec. 17. Some frustrated Republicans have bucked leadership and sided with House Democrats to force a vote on extending expiring heal...
Trump Takes Aim at Venezuela’s Maduro With Tanker Blockade
A.M. Edition for Dec. 17. President Trump orders a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. Plus, W...
U.S. Unemployment Rises to Highest Level Since 2021
P.M. Edition for Dec. 16. A long-awaited government report on jobs adds to questions about the economy’s strength. Watch the WSJ Q&A for more takeaway...
Delayed U.S. Jobs Data to Fill In Labor Market Blanks
A.M. Edition for Dec. 16. Investors will get a closer look at the U.S. employment picture with the release of two months’ worth of data that was delay...
Ford Pulls Back From EV Plans After $19.5 Billion Hit
P.M. Edition for Dec. 15. Ford expects to take about $19.5 billion in charges as it retrenches from electric vehicles. WSJ’s Rebecca Picciotti unpacks...
Australia Confronts Rising Antisemitic Violence After Shooting
A.M. Edition for Dec. 15. Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese is vowing tougher gun laws after a father and son targeted a Hanukkah celebratio...
Inside China’s Pursuit of Tech Dominance–and What It Means for the U.S.
The world’s second-biggest economy has been making major inroads on the technology front from artificial intelligence to autonomous driving. China’s a...
What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound
What’s ailing Campbell’s soup? And why are investors jumpy again about AI? Plus, is Lululemon on the verge of making a comeback? Host Francesca Fontan...
Washington Tightens the Screws on Venezuela’s Maduro
A.M. Edition for Dec. 12. The U.S. is ramping up efforts to force Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro from power, by sanctioning his family members and oil tan...
America’s Business-Heavy Postwar Vision for Ukraine Triggers Clash with Europe
A.M. Edition for Dec. 11. The U.S. proposals have sparked an intense battle at the negotiating table, with WSJ security correspondent Benoit Faucon sa...