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Escalating Middle East conflict pushes stocks lower and oil prices higher. Plus: Target shares rise as investors anticipate a turnaround plan from the company. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
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Plus: Goldman Sachs report predicts artificial intelligence will displace 6% of the US workforce. And Verizon has discussed revising or exiting its NFL partnership as part of a company-wide push to reduce costs. Danny Lewis hosts.
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Plus: U.S. stocks slide as the conflict widens in the Middle East. And Target’s new CEO has a plan to turn the company around. The retailer reported another sluggish quarter of sales today. Alex Ossola hosts.
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Plus: Elliott Investment Management invests $1 billion in Pinterest. And Ziff Davis has struck a $1.2 billion deal to sell its connectivity division to Accenture. Danny Lewis hosts.
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Plus: The first flights have begun taking off from Dubai even as airspaces remain shut in large parts of the Middle East. And how the escalating conflict is raising the spectre of higher inflation. Daniel Bach hosts.
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Over the weekend, the United States and Israel attacked Iran, killing the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Since then, over 500 Iranians, four U.S. soldiers, and at least 11 Israelis have been killed, according to reports. Iran has retaliated by striking at least six U.S. military facilities across the Middle East and attacking luxury hotels and airports in Dubai. President Trump says the U.S. military will continue to attack Iran for four to five weeks, if necessary. And, already the war is having dramatic effects on global markets, with oil and gas prices surging nearly 10%. However, about 20% of the world's oil supply flows through the Strait of Hormuz, where tanker traffic has effectively been shut down. In business, compounding factors are driving car insurance prices up in California, and Coco Robotics introduced Coco 2, an upgraded version of its autonomous food delivery robot. Read more at https://LATimes.com.
Last year, roughly 40 data centers in Virginia suddenly dropped off the power grid, threatening to crash the system. A WSJ exclusive from reporter Katherine Blunt details this growing threat to power grids as companies across the country build infrastructure to power the AI boom. Plus, WSJ reporter Sean McLain joins to discuss Amazon’s strategy for catching up in the AI race. Peter Champelli hosts.
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Oil prices leapt and defense stocks saw a boost. Plus: United Airlines stocks dip after cancelling all flights to the region. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
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