The dollar weakens after President Trump floats naming a Federal Reserve Chair successor much earlier than expected. Plus: tech and finance sectors rebound from spring’s turbulent market. Julia Carpenter hosts.
Plus: A longtime Elon Musk aide exits Tesla. And, Mark Zuckerberg poaches three researchers from OpenAI to join Meta’s superintelligence efforts. Victoria Craig hosts.
Plus: The U.S. economy contracted more in the first quarter of the year than previously estimated. A Supreme Court ruling makes it easier for states to boot Planned Parenthood clinics from Medicaid. Julia Carpenter hosts.
Plus: Shell denies that it is in takeover talks with UK rival BP. And Nvidia is ruffling the feathers of tech giants Microsoft, Google and Amazon as the company moves into cloud computing. Kate Bullivant hosts.
President Trump reaffirms NATO support and signals openness to aiding Ukraine if Russia resists a ceasefire. In California, lawmakers strike a $321-billion budget deal—hinging on a housing reform vote. A judge rules the state’s FAIR insurance plan illegally limited wildfire smoke claims, opening the door for thousands of homeowners to seek compensation. And Tesla’s new robotaxis draw federal scrutiny after test videos show alarming safety lapses.
A battery that lasts 50% longer, charges faster, and has a near-zero risk of fire…say it ain’t so! WSJ columnist and co-host of the Bold Names podcast, Christopher Mims, says it might actually come to market sooner rather than later thanks to one company’s advancements. Plus: Hackers are targeting the tech-support workers we’ve come to rely on. WSJ reporter Robert McMillan tells us about a newer strategy criminals are deploying to get access to our sensitive information. And how you can protect yourself. Victoria Craig hosts.
Tesla logs another month of steep sales declines in the European Union. Plus: FedEx stock drops after the shipping company said it expects to lose $170 million as a result of tariffs. Julia Carpenter hosts.
Plus: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the FBI is probing the leak of an intelligence report about U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Bumble cuts 30% of its workforce. Ariana Aspuru hosts.