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Plus: TikTok finalizes a deal allowing it to keep operating in the U.S. And gold hits a new record with prices nearing $5,000 an ounce. Luke Vargas hosts.
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President Trump signs his Board of Peace charter at Davos on Thursday. Also, two updates about ongoing ICE operations. First, ICE is targeting immigrants in what DHS officials are calling "Operation Catch of the Day" in Maine, though state officials there are pushing back on this plan. Meanwhile, California senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff toured, for a second time, California's most recent ICE facility on the books. The detention center is a former prison, and immigrants in a federal class action lawsuit accused DHS of sewage water in showers and foul drinking water. In business, Kim Kardashian's brand Skims pays $200,000 dollars to settle fraud allegations in New Jersey, and Speedo moves its headquarters from Orange County to Long Beach ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Read more at LATimes.com
Automaker BYD is the leader in a group of Chinese car companies whose global exports have risen beyond expectations, with BYD replacing Tesla as the world’s biggest electric vehicle seller. WSJ’s Stephen Wilmot explains the political challenges that could slow BYD’s growth. Plus, WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen discusses Google’s new AI email rollouts — including features that attempt to summarize Gmail inboxes and write responses. Peter Champelli hosts.
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Plus: Intel predicts further losses next quarter in after-hours earnings report. And Abbott Laboratories stock fell after missing sales expectations. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
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Plus: Shares of crypto-infrastructure firm BitGo pop 25% in NYSE debut. And Autodesk will cut 1,000 jobs. Julie Chang hosts.
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Plus: Higher prices boost Procter & Gamble’s revenue in its latest quarter. And colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.
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Correction: More than 1.2 million people under age 50 died of cancer in the U.S. from 1990 through 2023. An earlier version of this podcast incorrectly said the figure applied only to colorectal cancer. (Corrected Jan. 22)
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Plus: Ubisoft Entertainment shares plunge after major structural overhaul announcement. And Elon Musk takes the stage at Davos. Julie Chang hosts.
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Plus: Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to visit Minnesota today to meet with local leaders and community members. And our annual airline rankings are out - Delta has finally been pipped off the top spot. Luke Vargas hosts.
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President Trump spoke at Davos on Wednesday morning, reaffirming his desire to take over Greenland, which has been an autonomous territory of Denmark for more than 300 years; world leaders, though, are pushing back on Trump's plan. Meanwhile, one of the biggest stories in Hollywood just took another turn. Netflix is amending its $72 billion bid of Warner Brothers Discovery to pay the full amount in cash rather than a mix of cash and stock. And for months, people living in Hancock Park in the Wilshire area of Los Angeles say their neighborhood has been left in the dark after copper thieves stripped wiring from streetlights, leaving them in the dark. Why are people stealing copper? Well, the metal is a hot commodity. In business, a shop on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles is selling thrifted clothes and beauty items from influencers to combat fast fashion, and California Governor Gavin Newsom announces that the state reached its clean air vehicle goals last year, which were set in 2010 by then Governor Jerry Brown. Read more at LATimes.com.