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President Trump criticized Fed Chair Jerome Powell and renewed calls for an interest-rate cut. Plus: Toy maker Hasbro laid off 3% of its workforce. La-Z-Boy reported mixed quarterly results. And, shares in the stablecoin issuer Circle rallied after the Senate passed the Genius Act. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.
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Plus: More than $90 million is drained from Iran’s biggest crypto exchange. And, Texas Instruments to invest $60 billion in made-in-America production. Victoria Craig hosts.
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Plus: President Trump renews calls for an interest-rate cut, before the Federal Reserve's policy-setting council makes its decision today. And the Supreme Court upholds Tennessee's ban on gender-transition treatments for minors.
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Plus: The Trump administration is fighting back against a court order blocking its deployment of California’s National Guard. And Amazon’s Amazon CEO says that AI will lead to a smaller workforce. Kate Bullivant hosts.
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AI scammers are siphoning off millions in college financial aid, a record-breaking jewelry heist has finally led to federal indictments, and Hollywood is turning to Roblox and TikTok to reimagine movie marketing. We explore the rise of financial fraud powered by bots and stolen identities, a long-awaited breakthrough in the high-stakes Brink’s robbery, and how studios are transforming virtual worlds into box-office gold. As crime and culture collide across real and digital spaces, strange new frontiers are reshaping how people learn, steal, and sell in 2025.
Senators gave the go ahead to legislation called the Genius Act, which seeks to regulate the stablecoin industry. But some say the new rules don’t go far enough. WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Telis Demos explains what it all means. Plus, the conflict between Israel and Iran could spread beyond the physical battlefield. We hear from WSJ reporter James Rundle about growing cybersecurity concerns.
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President Trump called for Iran’s unconditional surrender and said he wouldn’t target the country’s leader “for now.” Plus: Verve Therapeutics shares soar after Eli Lilly agrees to acquire the gene-editing company. And shares of SunRun, Enphase Energy and First Solar sink after Senate Republicans back a phase-out of tax credits in Trump’s megabill. Danny Lewis hosts.
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Plus: Robinhood unveils new features to woo traders. And Oracle unveils initiative to help small tech companies sell to the Pentagon. Victoria Craig hosts.
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Plus: European Union proposes an end to Russian oil and gas imports. And, U.S. retail sales fell last month. Anthony Bansie hosts.
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