WSJ Minute Briefing - U.S. Conducting Rescue Operation After Jet Shot Down Over Iran

Plus: President Trump is seeking an unprecedented $1.5 trillion in defense spending in the next fiscal year. And the U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, blowing past expectations. Alex Ossola hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - Iran Prepares for U.S. Ground Invasion

A.M. Edition for April 3. Tehran is responding to the threat of possible U.S. military action on its soil by stepping up defenses around its biggest oil port and launching a mass recruitment drive reminiscent of its 1980s war with Iraq. Plus, WSJ reporter Hannah Erin Lang discusses how investing platform Public hopes to gain more users by offering AI agents that can help put their brokerage accounts on autopilot. And WSJ data reporter Inti Pacheco breaks down how tariffs, bad weather and commodities trading is making coffee more expensive. Luke Vargas hosts.


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WSJ Tech News Briefing - Meet Max, Russia’s Super-App

The Kremlin has long tried to rein in the influence of Western platforms in Russia. Now, that goal may be within reach thanks to a super-app called Max. WSJ correspondent Matthew Luxmoore tells us how the app could help cement state control over the digital lives of millions of Russians. Plus, WSJ reporter Will Parker tells us about a landmark bill in Maine that could put a pause of new data center construction projects. Julie Chang hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi

P.M. Edition for April 2. Bondi’s ouster caps a tumultuous tenure as head of the Justice Department. Journal reporter Ryan Barber discusses why she’s been pushed out, and who will replace her. Plus, Blue Owl—the poster child for private credit—is the latest fund to limit redemptions as investors seek to pull their money. We hear from WSJ credit reporter Matt Wirz about what this means for investors in the long and short term. And despite positive recent sales numbers from Tesla and Rivian, EV sales in the U.S. more broadly aren’t rising. As big U.S. automakers have scrapped their more ambitious EV plans, dozens of EV-parts factories are sitting empty or barely used. Journal autos reporter Sharon Terlep recently visited one of these factories and tells us about what amounts to a whole new Rust Belt. Alex Ossola hosts.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - Stocks Recover From Steep Sell Off Following Trump’s Iran Address

Stocks opened lower after Trump vowed to hit Iran “extremely hard”. Plus: Shares in Delta and United airlines drop as investors worry about the price of jet fuel. Katherine Sullivan hosts.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - European Leaders Discuss Reopening Strait of Hormuz

Plus: Investors in two of Blue Owl Capital’s biggest private-credit funds asked to pull out roughly $5.4 billion in the first quarter. And Tesla and Rivian report sales growth. Imani Moise hosts.


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