Plus: SpaceX completes a successful Starship test launch, after previous setbacks for Elon Musk’s rockets. And, Exxon Mobil held secret talks to resume working in Russia. Azhar Sukri hosts.
The Federal Reserve defends governor Lisa Cook after President Trump said he would fire her. Plus: Trump Media gets a crypto boost. And EchoStar’s stock surges after a spectrum license sale to AT&T. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
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P.M. Edition for Aug. 26. Big food companies were already reeling from shifting consumer preferences. Now, the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda has further shaken them. Jesse Newman, who covers food for the WSJ, describes what kinds of pressures these companies are under, and how they are responding. Plus, corn farmers in the U.S. Midwest are preparing to harvest what may be a record-sized crop this year. But as reporter Kirk Maltais discusses, that may not be the good news that it seems. And Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker has pushed back against President Trump’s plan to send federal troops to Chicago. We hear from Chicago-based national affairs reporter Joe Barrett about what’s going on in the city. Alex Ossola hosts.
Plus: Trump’s media company launches a new business to buy and hold niche crypto coin CRO. And new research shows AI is limiting some young Americans’ job prospects. Julie Chang hosts.
Plus: American consumers’ confidence edges slightly lower in August. Norway's sovereign-wealth fund divests from Caterpillar over Israel’s bulldozer use in Gaza. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.
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Plus: Aerospace telecom-equipment maker Filtronic signs its largest deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. And AT&T agrees to buy spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $23 billion in cash. Anthony Bansie hosts.
Plus: a senior Chinese trade negotiator heads to Washington as talks resume despite simmering tensions. And, President Trump threatens higher tariffs and export curbs on countries that tax or regulate U.S. tech firms. Azhar Sukri hosts.
A.M. Edition for Aug 26. President Trump says he’s removing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, escalating his campaign against the central bank. The WSJ’s Alex Frangos helps us make sense of whether he actually has the authority to fire Cook, and what this means for the Fed’s independence. Plus, U.S.-China trade talks are set to resume this week. And WSJ correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov reports that Russia faces a fuel crunch, as Ukraine steps up its drone attacks on the country’s refineries. Azhar Sukri hosts.
Has Amazon finally cracked the code for the online-grocery business? WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher tells us what the e-commerce giant is doing and how it stacks up against competitors. Then, while some dating apps have lost their charm, Raya has a long waitlist of interested users. WSJ Style News desk reporter Lane Florsheim explains its appeal. Julie Chang hosts.