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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.

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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#20

Trump’s Team Takes Aim at Bank Regulators

A.M. Edition for Dec. 13. The president-elect’s transition team explores ways to shrink, merge or even [eliminate the top bank watchdogs in Washington] (https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/trump-advisers-bank-regulations-fdic-efa761dc?st=fFKgFf&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Plus, Trump advisers [consider military action against Iran] (https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-iran-plan-nuclear-weapons-def26f1d?st=Wd9jAJ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) to stop its nuclear program. And the WSJ’s [Jared Malsin] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jared-malsin) is in Damascus, where the rebels who toppled the Assad regime are [trying to chart the country’s future] (https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/syria-map-control-factions-civil-war-a5730e6f?st=fLNJiP&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ’s free [What’s News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

7 hrs Ago

13 MINS

13:53

7 hrs Ago

#19

Crypto’s Hope for Trump’s Presidency? Bank Accounts

P.M. Edition for Dec. 12. The cryptocurrency industry is hoping that under the Trump administration their [relationship with banks] (https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/crypto-banks-relationship-trump-administration-414ff706?st=e5NFq3&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) will improve. Wall Street Journal finance reporter [Angel Au-Yeung] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/angel-au-yeung) explains what that could look like. And the failed merger between supermarket operators Kroger and Albertsons will be a hit to their [growing advertising businesses] (https://www.wsj.com/articles/kroger-albertsons-merger-advertising-sales-12544035?st=cpyp8J&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) , says WSJ reporter [Patrick Coffee] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/patrick-coffee) . Plus, [Warner Bros. Discovery restructures] (https://www.wsj.com/business/media/warner-discovery-to-restructure-setting-up-potential-strategic-opportunities-37fabf0f?st=4wyJP2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) into two divisions, which could better position it for deals down the line. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free [What's News newsletter.] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

20 hrs Ago

13 MINS

13:41

20 hrs Ago

#18

Hopes Grow for a Gaza Hostage Deal

A.M. Edition for Dec. 12. Arab meditators say Hamas has [agreed to a pair of Israeli demands] (https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-gaza-palestine-ceasefire-hostage-negotiations-d599e1d1?st=1ihzn8&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) –including handing over a list of hostages it would release under a deal–in a move that could put diplomatic efforts to end their war back on track. WSJ senior Middle East correspondent [Summer Said] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/summer-said) explains why the militant group may be displaying newfound flexibility toward negotiations. Plus, the Biden administration [cracks down on bank overdraft fees] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-administration-cracks-down-on-bank-overdraft-fees-8fb249ee?st=fSDd8E&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . And Switzerland makes [a bumper interest-rate cut] (https://www.wsj.com/articles/swiss-central-bank-cuts-key-rate-reining-in-appreciating-franc-b78cb331?st=ionmPu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) , as investors size up the possibility future cuts cross into negative territory. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ’s free [What’s News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

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#17

Legislators Introduce Bipartisan Bills to Break Up Drug Middlemen

P.M. Edition for Dec. 11. [Bills introduced] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/warren-hawley-health-insurers-pbm-bill-c8cdeb85?st=U1cRnC&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) in the Senate and House seek to break up pharmacy-benefit managers, or PBMs. WSJ reporter [Liz Essley Whyte] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/liz-essley-whyte) explains what that could mean for companies and for consumers. And U.S. inflation [ticked up last month] (https://www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-report-inflation-november-interest-rate-d2520eaa?st=RQFRR3&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Wall Street Journal economics reporter [Harriet Torry] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/harriet-torry) clues us in on what that might mean for the Fed when it meets next week. Plus, FBI Director [Christopher Wray steps down] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/christopher-wray-fbi-director-resigns-69069f42?st=4uz2hM&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free [What's News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

Yesterday

13 MINS

13:44

Yesterday

#16

How Trump’s Agenda Could Fare in Congress

A.M. Edition for Dec. 11. Donald Trump picks [Andrew Ferguson to succeed Lina Khan] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-aims-to-remake-federal-trade-commission-with-two-picks-b9c51649?st=6NJHU7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) as FTC chair, seeking to remake the agency. Plus, Trump pledges to [speed up permitting] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-permit-promise-large-projects-b63ecbae?st=P5mBS2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) for companies investing over $1 billion—and while reform in this area has garnered bipartisan support in recent years, the WSJ’s [Siobhan Hughes] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/siobhan-hughes) says other parts of the president-elect’s agenda could meet resistance in Congress… though we could also see some surprising alliances. And [GM walks away from its Cruise robotaxi program] (https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/general-motors-scraps-cruise-robotaxi-program-ea3298a8?st=RGbBs3&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) after nearly a decade and $10 billion in development. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free [What’s News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

11 Dec 2024

14 MINS

14:07

11 Dec 2024

#15

Customers Are Angry at Health Insurers, Putting Companies on Edge

P.M. Edition for Dec. 10. The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has unleashed hostility online, and it is making [health insurers worried] (https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/uhc-shooter-united-health-insurance-company-reactions-aee8893a?st=AZVRMU&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Wall Street Journal reporter [Anna Wilde Mathews] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/anna-wilde-mathews) explains why people are angry and what executives are doing to protect themselves. And a judge blocks a [$20 billion merger] (https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/kroger-albertsons-merger-blocked-by-court-handing-victory-to-biden-antitrust-enforcers-9707307b?st=9h2KQR&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) between grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons. Plus, now that IPOs have lost their sheen, the heads of young companies are turning to [tender offers] (https://www.wsj.com/business/tender-offers-spacex-stripe-ipos-1926f5b0?st=sEF8V6&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) as a way to reward early employees and investors, says WSJ U.S. capital markets reporter [Corrie Driebusch] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/corrie-driebusch) . Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free [What's News newsletter.] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

10 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:56

10 Dec 2024

#14

Beijing Prepares for Economic Warfare

A.M. Edition for Dec. 10. Sen. Tom Cotton says he sees President-elect Trump’s tariff threats as [designed to get trading partners to the table] (https://www.wsj.com/economy/jason-miller-janet-yellen-michael-dell-and-more-take-the-stage-at-wsj-ceo-council-a56fb2e9?st=WsjfqT&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) –except when it comes to levies on China. And that’s not the only economic danger Beijing’s bracing for: The WSJ’s [Georgi Kantchev] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/georgi-kantchev) says [China is studying Russia’s sanctions-evasion playbook] (https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-is-studying-russias-sanctions-evasion-to-prepare-for-taiwan-conflict-5665f508?st=8MeUVU&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) to prepare for the eventuality of war over Taiwan. Plus, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione is [charged with murder] (https://www.wsj.com/us-news/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-custody-pennsylvania-253f0249?st=2yMVzt&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) in the killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free [What’s News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

10 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:31

10 Dec 2024

#13

Police Arrest Person of Interest in UnitedHealth Executive Shooting

P.M. Edition for Dec. 9. Police have [arrested a 26-year-old man] (https://www.wsj.com/us-news/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-suspect-custody-pennsylvania-253f0249?st=3p4j92&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) in Pennsylvania on firearms charges tied to last week’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. And as [the U.S. scrambles] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-scrambles-to-shape-post-assad-syria-but-has-to-overcome-years-of-disengagement-3601aa7c?st=AC2skK&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) to meet Syria’s new political reality, WSJ national security correspondent Michael Gordon talks us through the options. Plus, Americans are [driving older cars] (https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/americans-used-cars-age-repairs-c3fe7dca?st=e79wGZ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) , but they are also deferring their maintenance, says WSJ global editor of Heard on the Street [Spencer Jakab] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/spencer-jakab) . Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free [What's News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

09 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:21

09 Dec 2024

#12

Assad’s Fall Marks a New Era for Syria

A.M. Edition for Dec. 9. The WSJ’s [Jared Malsin] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jared-malsin) details how Syrian rebels ended 50 years of Assad rule in [a remarkable 11-day blitz] (https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/how-syria-rebels-ousted-assad-1b09d28d?mod=middle-east_news_article_pos3?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) , and discusses what’s next for the country–and how this [realigns power dynamics] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-scrambles-to-shape-post-assad-syria-but-has-to-overcome-years-of-disengagement-3601aa7c?mod=middle-east_news_article_pos2?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) in the Middle East. Plus, Donald Trump prepares [a day-one executive order] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-battle-0900a291?mod=hp_lead_pos8?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) to curtail automatic citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. And [Omnicom and Interpublic near a merger] (https://www.wsj.com/business/media/advertising-firms-omnicom-and-interpublic-nearing-merger-that-would-reshape-industry-a2dd2286?st=oYJcSG&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) that would create the world’s largest ad firm. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free [What’s News newsletter.] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

09 Dec 2024

14 MINS

14:07

09 Dec 2024

#11

Can RFK Jr. Transform the Healthcare Status Quo?

President-elect Donald Trump has embraced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” platform and nominated him to be his health and human services secretary. WSJ reporter [Liz Essley Whyte] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/liz-essley-whyte) and health business editor [Jonathan Rockoff] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jonathan-d-rockoffhttps://www.wsj.com/news/author/jonathan-d-rockoff) discuss RFK Jr.’s views and how they gained traction, the changes a Trump administration might try to implement to health and food policy, and the hurdles it will have to overcome. Luke Vargas hosts.Further Reading:  [How Science Lost America’s Trust and Surrendered Health Policy to Skeptics] (https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/kennedy-trump-vaccines-covid-skeptics-cfdef1bd?st=6Tpjpg&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) [Not All Trump 2.0 Regulatory Initiatives Will Survive—Here’s Why] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/not-all-trump-2-0-regulatory-initiatives-will-surviveheres-why-aab33ab3?st=LUaV1C&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) [Trump Wants RFK Jr. to ‘Go Wild’ on Healthcare. Investors Need Not Panic.] (Trump%20Wants%20RFK%20Jr.%20to%20%E2%80%98Go%20Wild%E2%80%99%20on%20Healthcare.%20Investors%20Need%20Not%20Panic.) [How Froot Loops Landed at the Center of U.S. Food Politics] (How%20Froot%20Loops%20Landed%20at%20the%20Center%20of%20U.S.%20Food%20Politics) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

08 Dec 2024

14 MINS

14:21

08 Dec 2024

#10

What’s News in Markets: Salesforce AI Boost, New Five Below CEO, American’s Card Deal

How are AI agents lifting Salesforce’s business? And how did investors react to a new CEO at discount retailer Five Below? Plus, why did investors like American Airlines landing a new credit-card deal? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free [Markets A.M. newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/markets-am?mod=WSJ_YMBPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

07 Dec 2024

05 MINS

05:35

07 Dec 2024

#9

What’s Next for TikTok After Court Upholds U.S. Ban

P.M. Edition for Dec. 6. WSJ reporter [Jacob Gershman] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jacob-gershman) explains why [TikTok has few options] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/tik-tok-congress-ban-court-ruling-1f0d6837?st=Lnq1A6&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) after a U.S. federal appeals court paved the way for a ban. And the U.S. added [more than 227,000 jobs] (https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/jobs-report-november-unemployment-economy-3088b8cc?st=bfxzsP&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) in November. Journal economics reporter [Justin Lahart] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/justin-lahart) explains what that could mean for the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate-cut decision. Plus, [the three major indexes have been riding high] (https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/stock-market-overvalued-forecasts-2025-e073e1d4?st=cth1ba&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) this year. Senior markets columnist [James Mackintosh] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/james-mackintosh) tells us what markets might look like in 2025. Tracie Hunte hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free [What's News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

06 Dec 2024

12 MINS

12:51

06 Dec 2024

#8

OPEC Divisions Deepen Ahead of Looming Oil Glut

A.M. Edition for Dec. 6. Members of the Saudi-led OPEC cartel and other major oil producers are [increasingly at odds] (https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/saudi-arabia-oil-market-control-a9330cfc?st=axeQDd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) over their future production plans ahead of political change in Washington. WSJ correspondent [Benoit Faucon] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/benoit-faucon) details their difficult choice between continuing to defend prices or fighting to take back market share. Plus, Donald Trump [picks former Georgia Senator David Purdue] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-to-nominate-former-georgia-senator-david-perdue-as-ambassador-to-china-d2b112d2?st=4miG3N&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) as his nominee for ambassador to China. And Parisians prepare to celebrate the [reopening of Notre Dame] (https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/notre-dame-restoration-reopening-paris-france-macron-602c0c32?st=Gezur3&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free [What’s News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

06 Dec 2024

14 MINS

14:02

06 Dec 2024

#7

How Musk and Ramaswamy Plan to Cut Trillions With DOGE

P.M. Edition for Dec. 5. WSJ White House reporter [Ken Thomas] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/ken-thomas) talks about the ways Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have suggested [trimming the federal government] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/doge-government-efficiency-ideas-musk-ramaswamy-3b554b97?st=ccKNds&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) with the Department of Government Efficiency. And as [the NYPD continues its search] (https://www.wsj.com/us-news/manhunt-for-suspect-in-unitedhealth-executives-killing-enters-second-day-fcad430c?st=CRT23B&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) for the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, WSJ reporter [Chip Cutter] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/chip-cutter) says corporate America is [rethinking how it approaches security] (https://www.wsj.com/business/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-corporate-security-ca9cd820?st=8b1R5P&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Plus, a Texas federal judge has [rejected Boeing’s guilty plea] (https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/judge-rejects-boeing-guilty-plea-deal-in-737-max-criminal-case-1717bcc3?st=mrbLuB&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) relating to two deadly crashes of its 737 MAX airplanes because of DEI requirements for an outside monitor. Tracie Hunte hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free [What's News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

05 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:54

05 Dec 2024

#6

How Trump’s Policies Could Ripple Through the Housing Market

A.M. Edition for Dec. 5. Home builders are warning that Donald Trump’s pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants and introduce new tariffs on U.S. imports could have a chilling effect on the industry. The WSJ’s [Elizabeth Findell] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/elizabeth-findell) says this [could push up already-elevated housing costs] (https://www.wsj.com/economy/trump-immigration-deportation-policy-construction-impact-b8db1120?st=uFNax3&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Plus, Pete Hegseth says he’s “ [not going anywhere] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/hegseth-encounters-critical-24-hours-in-faltering-bid-to-lead-pentagon-2c193fee?st=cTVvt2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) ” as he fights to salvage his bid to become Trump’s defense secretary. And [Bitcoin smashes the $100,000 ceiling] (https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/bitcoin-price-hits-100000-8ec230a2?st=GJirxm&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) thanks to hopes of a crypto-friendly Washington. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free [What’s News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

05 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:18

05 Dec 2024

#5

UnitedHealth Executive Brian Thompson Gunned Down in New York City

P.M. Edition for Dec. 4. The New York Police Department is on the hunt for the suspect who shot and [killed the CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance unit] (https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/unitedhealthcare-ceo-brian-thomspon-shot-killed-c0358c5e?st=JyippX&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . WSJ reporter [Anna Wilde Mathews] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/anna-wilde-mathews) discusses [who Thompson was] (https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/who-is-brian-thompson-united-healthcare-ceo-shot-cc02476c?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) and his impact on the company. And the French government of Emmanuel Macron has [collapsed after a no-confidence vote] (https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/france-barnier-no-confidence-vote-90a4e933?st=3vhZSP&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Plus, Heard on the Street columnist [Jonathan Weil] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jonathan-weil) on whether President-elect Donald Trump would [bail out banks were they to fail] (https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/what-trumps-views-on-too-big-to-fail-mean-for-your-bank-account-e7bfe9ee?st=wHn1TR&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) during his next term. Tracie Hunte hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free [What's News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

04 Dec 2024

14 MINS

14:01

04 Dec 2024

#4

Turmoil in Seoul: What We Know

A.M. Edition for Dec. 4. A day after declaring martial law, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing [the prospect of impeachment] (https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/south-korea-moves-to-impeach-president-who-declared-martial-law-0b7db387?st=aL1qYr&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . The WSJ’s [Timothy Martin] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/timothy-w-martin) helps us make sense of a historic 24 hours. Plus, with Donald Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth to run the Pentagon facing mounting scrutiny, the president-elect [mulls replacing him] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-mulls-replacing-pete-hegseth-with-florida-gov-ron-desantis-8f682ad2?st=RxuZzw&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) with Gov. Ron DeSantis. And Marine Le Pen [prepares to square off] (https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/le-pen-squares-off-with-french-government-and-markets-in-budget-showdown-ce0f02a6?st=Az5VUi&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) with France’s government and markets in a no-confidence vote today. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free [What’s News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

04 Dec 2024

12 MINS

12:29

04 Dec 2024

#3

South Korean President Drops Martial-Law Order After Opposition Backlash

P.M. Edition for Dec. 3. [Political turmoil in South Korea] (https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/south-koreas-president-declares-martial-law-citing-threat-of-pro-north-korean-forces-a1fdc738?st=xTcnvq&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) after the country’s president declared and then lifted a martial-law order. And WSJ White House reporter [Annie Linskey] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/annie-linskey) on how U.S. President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden [undercuts the Democrats’ fight] (https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-pardon-threatens-his-legacyand-democrats-fight-against-trump-7a40a140?st=Bywg48&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) against President-elect Donald Trump. Plus, WSJ reporter [Esther Fung] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/esther-fung) on what [Trump’s looming tariffs] (https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/the-railroad-on-the-wrong-side-of-trumps-tariffs-51d1a1bc?st=bfZcwe&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) might mean for a railroad connecting the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Tracie Hunte hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free [What's News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

03 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:56

03 Dec 2024

#2

Zelensky Floats Peace Deal in Exchange for NATO Membership

A.M. Edition for Dec. 3. Ukraine’s president [shifts his rhetoric] (https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-zelensky-russia-war-comments-nato-1b40c55d?st=b3XHoQ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) about what it would take to end the war with Russia, but the WSJ’s [Laurence Norman] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/laurence-norman) says NATO is unlikely to offer Kyiv what it wants. Plus, a judge rejects Elon Musk’s multi-billion dollar Tesla pay package for a second time. And the WSJ’s [Chun Han Wong] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/chunhan-wong) explains how China’s Politburo is prescribing [fewer meetings and less busywork] (https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-xi-stimulate-growth-busy-work-67bf4b4f?st=oYdDmw&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) to save the economy. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free [What’s News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

03 Dec 2024

12 MINS

12:32

03 Dec 2024

#1

Why Elon Musk’s Rivals Worry About His Power in the Trump Administration

P.M. Edition for Dec. 2. WSJ reporter [Keach Hagey] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/keach-hagey) discusses how Elon Musk's ascent to power alongside President-elect Donald Trump [could threaten his business rivals] (https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-business-rivals-altman-openai-f5fccd36?st=PSELm5&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . And manufacturing reporter [Bob Tita] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author/bob-tita) explains why U.S. steelmakers [want Trump to levy more tariffs] (https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/u-s-steelmakers-to-trump-bring-on-more-tariffs-d9f3f3db?st=g4Uhbi&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) on international competitors. Plus, [Intel’s CEO resigns] (https://www.wsj.com/tech/intel-ceo-gelsinger-retires-leaves-board-cb2478e6?st=96KaqA&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink) after struggling to turn the chip maker around. Tracie Hunte hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free [What's News newsletter] (https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

02 Dec 2024

13 MINS

13:55

02 Dec 2024