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WSJ What’s News - Why Rising Global Bond Yields Are Worrying Investors

P.M. Edition for Sept. 3rd. Global bond yields are climbing; yields on U.K. 30-year gilts this week hit their highest level since 1998. WSJ columnist Spencer Jakab explains what this means for investors. Plus, Florida is pushing to repeal all vaccine mandates, a move that would make it the first state to end such rules. And the U.S. now has over 1,100 billionaires, but where do they live, and what industries built their fortunes? WSJ data reporter Inti Pacheco shares what he learned from the data. Alex Ossola hosts. 


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WSJ Minute Briefing - U.S. Stocks Mixed But Tech Rallies

Nasdaq leads the major indexes. Plus: Macy’s shares rally on improved outlook. And Dollar Tree warns of tariff costs. Katherine Sullivan hosts.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - U.S. Job Openings Unexpectedly Fell in July

Plus: Macy’s lifts its full-year outlook after same-store sales grew in the second quarter. And American Bitcoin, a company backed by President Trump's two eldest sons, is set to debut on the Nasdaq today. Alex Ossola hosts.

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WSJ Minute Briefing - Google Avoids Harshest Antitrust Penalties

Plus: The U.S. revokes authorization for TSMC to freely ship key equipment to its main Chinese chip-making site. And, Disney pays a $10 million penalty over allegations it unlawfully collected children’s data to use in targeted advertising. Azhar Sukri hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - Google’s Big Win and Why it’s Good News for Apple

A.M. Edition for Sept. 3. After a 2024 ruling that Google operated a search monopoly, a U.S. district judge rejected a forced spinoff of Chrome and allowed the company to continue paying Apple to be the default search provider on Safari. Plus, GOP lawmakers release more than 30,000 pages of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And in a lavish military parade in Tiananmen Square, Xi Jinping flaunts China’s growing military power and deepening ties to Washington’s adversaries. Azhar Sukri hosts.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - U.S. Stocks Down as Fiscal Worries Fuel Bond Selloff

Concerns over nations’ fiscal outlooks drive bond yield higher. Plus: The marketer of Modelo and Corona predicts lower beer sales. And Kraft Heinz shares decline on news of the company’s breakup. Katherine Sullivan hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - Why Kraft Heinz Is Breaking Up

P.M. Edition for Sept. 2. Kraft Heinz plans to separate its business into two companies, unwinding a decade-old food-industry megamerger. WSJ reporter Jesse Newman joins to discuss why the company is splitting up and what it means for some of consumers’ favorite packaged-food brands. Plus, data centers driving the artificial intelligence boom are making more requests to connect to the U.S. electric grid—even though not all of them may get built. WSJ reporter Jennifer Hiller tells us why that might leave other customers footing the bill. And a federal judge finds the Trump administration’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles was illegal. Alex Ossola hosts.


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