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WSJ What’s News - Trump Denies He’s Planning to Fire Powell

P.M. Edition for July 16. In comments from the White House today, President Trump denied that he was trying to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, though he raised the prospect that Powell could be removed for cause. Plus, big banks like Goldman Sachs have reported bumper earnings for the second quarter. But as Journal reporter AnnaMaria Andriotis tells us, the factors that made the quarter so strong may not continue into the next few months. And Oracle, the software company founded nearly 50 years ago, is striking big deals for artificial intelligence that’s boosting its stock price. WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher joins to discuss what it would take for Oracle to become one of the biggest names in AI. Alex Ossola hosts.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - ASML Shares Slide as Tariff Uncertainty Prompts Growth Warning

Plus: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney admits for the first time that a tariff-free trade deal might not be in the cards for Ottawa. And the Trump administration is planning on making it easier for 401(k) plans to invest in private markets. Azhar Sukri hosts. 


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WSJ What’s News - Trump Effect Starting to Show Up in Economic Data

A.M. Edition for July 16. New economic data is starting to reflect the president's tariff and immigration policies, which are filtering through to price tags and weighing on the job market. Plus, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to help make private-market investments more available to 401(k) plans. And from golf to flattering text messages, WSJ’s chief European political correspondent Bojan Pancevski explains how a charm offensive by EU leaders has helped turn President Trump against Vladimir Putin. Azhar Sukri hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - Dimon Defends Fed Independence as Process to Pick New Fed Chair Begins

P.M. Edition for July 15. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has become the first head of a U.S. financial institution to publicly address the Trump administration’s broadsides against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces that the formal search for Powell’s replacement has begun. Plus, consumer prices rose 2.7% in June from a year earlier. WSJ chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos joins to discuss what this means for the Fed. And Apple strikes a multimillion-dollar deal with the biggest U.S. supplier of rare earth magnets. We hear from WSJ senior reporter Jon Emont about the significance of the deal. Alex Ossola hosts.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - Stock Indexes Close Mixed Amid New Trade Deal and the Search for a Fed Chair

President Trump announced a new trade deal with Indonesia, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the formal search for Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s successor has begun. Plus: Nvidia shares rose after the White House said the company will be able to sell artificial intelligence chips to China. And, MP Materials struck a $500 million deal with Apple. Danny Lewis hosts.


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