Plus: The Justice Department is looking to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime associate. And Coca-Cola is giving President Trump what he wants: sweetening some of its drinks with cane sugar. Alex Ossola hosts.
High AI costs are pushing more smaller cybersecurity companies to sell. President Trump is expected to deliver a major address about winning the AI race. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
Plus: China confirms it will hold a top-level summit with the European Union in Beijing this week. And, AstraZeneca plans to invest $50 billion in the U.S. by 2030. Kate Bullivant hosts.
A.M. Edition for July 22. Six months in, Stargate has so far failed to complete a single deal for a data center despite the Trump administration’s ambitions. The WSJ’s Eliot Brown says OpenAI is instead finding other partners. Plus, Chinese and European leaders are set to meet in Beijing this week, as the global economy seems to shrug off tariff uncertainties. And why more college graduates are starting their careers in America’s secondary cities. Azhar Sukri hosts.
Airbnb has opened another front in its ongoing competition with the hospitality industry with “services,” a new product line that will offer everything from private chefs to personal trainers for guests—as long as their hosts approve. Plus, WSJ’s Lauren Weber explains why you may just have to accept talking to people while they’re wearing airpods. Patrick Coffee hosts.
Over 100 companies in the S&P 500 are set to report earnings this week. Plus: Verizon shares advanced after the telecommunications giant raised its annual forecast. Danny Lewis hosts.
P.M. Edition for July 21. The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration reached a crescendo today as they met in a federal courtroom in Boston over the government’s cancellation of more than $2 billion of research funding. We hear from WSJ higher education reporter Sara Randazzo about the case, and where it goes from here. Plus, as the valuations of chip companies rise, Heard on the Street writer Asa Fitch says investors are ignoring the looming threat of tariffs on chips. And slumping U.S. EV sales mean that battery makers have capacity to spare, so they’re turning to a new market: energy-storage systems. WSJ autos reporter Chris Otts tells us what the impact of such a pivot might be. Alex Ossola hosts.
Plus: Amazon hiked prices on hundreds of essentials after pledging to keep prices low. And, NASA wrestles with growing dissent over safety direction. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.
Plus: China confirms that it’s blocking a Wells Fargo banker from leaving the country. And Subway names a former Burger King executive as its new CEO. Alex Ossola hosts.
Plus: SS&C Technologies is set to buy Calastone from Carlyle for about $1 billion. Microsoft alerts firms to server software attacks. Ariana Aspuru hosts.