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One person is dead and another missing after a massive explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh, prompting urgent rescue efforts and a shelter-in-place order. In Gaza, a strike on a journalists’ tent killed seven, including prominent Al Jazeera reporter Anas Al-Sharif, drawing international condemnation. Disney reports strong streaming growth despite theatrical losses, with plans to merge Disney+ and Hulu next year. And in California, wildfire survivors accuse the state’s last-resort insurer of illegally denying smoke damage claims, prompting state intervention.

President Trump has proposed sweeping tariffs on chips, while offering an exemption: companies that invest in manufacturing in the U.S. won’t have to pay. It’s an attempt to incentivize more chip production in the U.S., but WSJ Heard on the Street writer Asa Fitch notes that key chip-making companies already have invested in U.S. factories. Plus, Disney is in a difficult bind when it comes to AI. The WSJ’s Jessica Toonkel takes us inside the company’s thinking. Peter Champelli hosts.

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Donald Trump reportedly delayed by 90 days tariffs that were due to hit exports from China.

Plus: President Trump posts on social media that there would be no new tariffs on gold. Cryptocurrency-linked stocks Coinbase and MicroStrategy rise with bitcoin's price. Anthony Bansie hosts.

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Plus: Ford announces plans to overhaul Kentucky factory to launch $30,000 electric pickup. And Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology suspends major mining project. Julie Chang hosts.

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 Plus: Ford is investing $2 billion in a Kentucky factory to build an affordable an electric pickup. And Paramount has struck a deal with TKO Group for exclusive rights to all Ultimate Fighting Championship matches starting next year. Alex Ossola hosts.

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Plus: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to visit the White House today. And video-sharing site Rumble plans to buy AI cloud-computing group Northern Data. Julie Chang hosts.

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Plus: A critic of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a leading candidate to head the government agency. And, U.S. companies are buying back their shares at a record pace this year. Azhar Sukri hosts.

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Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, defended his plan to occupy Gaza City, saying at a press conference that the expansion was “the best way to end the war”.

Turkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, urged Muslim countries to condemn Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City, during a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart