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WSJ What’s News - 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 chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos discusses where that leaves the contest for the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Plus, OpenAI will start testing ads in ChatGPT as it seeks new sources of revenue. And earlier this week Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said that Americans can save money if they eat according to the government’s new dietary guidelines, including having dinner for $3. Journal reporter Jared Mitovich tried it out for himself. Alex Ossola hosts.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - Stocks Edge Down on Fed Chair Uncertainty

Plus: Micron Technology shares jump as semiconductor stocks rally. And Novo Nordisk stock rises after seeing positive uptake of its weight loss pill. Katherine Sullivan hosts.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - China and Canada Establish A New Trade Partnership

Plus: U.K. regulators approve a higher dose of Wegovy. And FedEx secures financing ahead of the spin-off of its trucking division. Anthony Bansie hosts.

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WSJ Minute Briefing - Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Gives Trump Her Nobel Peace Prize

Plus: The Trump administration proposes an emergency auction where tech companies would bid to have new power plants built. And a federal judge rules work can resume on a massive wind project off Long Island. Luke Vargas hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - Trump to Push Big Tech to Fund New Power Plants

A.M. Edition for Jan. 16. The White House is set to call for an emergency auction in which tech companies can bid to build new power plants. The unprecedented federal intervention comes as local communities push back on new data centers over their effect on electricity costs. Plus, Journal Asia political editor Peter Saidel breaks down Canada’s embrace of China amid rocky relations with Washington. And the Trump administration’s futile campaign to get people to dress better on planes. Luke Vargas hosts. 


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WSJ Tech News Briefing - TSMC’s Big Bet on America

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world’s largest fabricator of advanced computing processors, is planning a major US expansion as part of a new trade deal. WSJ’s Amrith Ramkumar joins us to talk about what role geopolitical tensions with China are playing in the shift. Plus, the Wikimedia Foundation’s Chief Product and Technology Officer talks about how Wikipedia is transforming itself for the age of generative AI. Isabelle Bousquette hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - 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 unlikely to make the regime fall, U.S. officials said. WSJ national security reporter Alex Ward says that doesn’t mean that military action is off the table. Plus, an Arizona mine that became the first new source of U.S. copper in decades has a new big customer: Amazon. Journal reporter Ryan Dezember discusses what’s going on in the U.S. copper industry. And there’s new charges in the basketball betting scandal that is now one of the most sprawling gambling cases in the history of American sports. Alex Ossola hosts.


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