The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the final consumer price index reading for 2025 this morning. Spoiler alert: Inflation is still too high. Prices were up 2.7% from the year before and up 0.3% between November and December. This morning, we'll unpack. Plus, President Donald Trump wants to cap credit card rates at 10%. What consequences would there be for consumers and banks? And: inside a quantum computing site in Santa Barbara.
WSJ Minute Briefing - Inflation Holds Steady in December at 2.7%
Plus: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warns political interference with the Federal Reserve would backfire and drive interest rates higher. And South Korean prosecutors seek the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who briefly instituted martial law in 2024. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.
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Focus on Africa - Uganda’s Museveni seeks seventh Presidential term
Uganda’s election campaign enters its final days ahead of voting on January 15th, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his four decades in power. His main challenger, opposition figure Bobi Wine, has rallied younger voters amid concerns raised by the UN about the political climate. We hear from voters and from the BBC in Kampala on the mood in the country. Then, we travel to Benin’s coastal city of Ouidah, where thousands gathered for Vodun Days, celebrating a spiritual tradition and its growing global appeal. Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Blessing Aderogba, Bella Twine Senior Producer: Daniel Dadzie Technical Producer: Terry Chege Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
Newshour - Thousands reported killed in Iran
More details emerge of Iranian security suppression of protests, witnesses say thousands were killed, as telephone services are partially restored. Also in the programme: The Russian woman luring foreigners to fight for Russia; and the enduring appeal of Agatha Christie the world's-best selling author.
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Is This The End of the Iranian Regime?
Eli Lake joins us to go through the history of the resistance to the Iranian regime, what makes this moment so different, and what the United States has to do to ensure the kind of outcome that will make the world a better place.
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WSJ Tech News Briefing - TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Makes New Pledges Benefiting Communities Hosting Data-Centers
Plus: JPMorgan Chase’s fourth-quarter profit decreases after acquiring Apple’s credit-card program. And TSMC plans U.S. expansion in proposed Taiwan tariff-relief deal. Julie Chang hosts.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - One Fed battle after another
Over the weekend, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Department of Justice served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas. Powell says it’s all a sham. But the stakes are unprecedented: A potential criminal indictment. Central bank independence. Today on the show, the administration’s case against the Fed. How did we get here? And what comes next?
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Why Is The Fed So Boring?
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CBS News Roundup - 01/13/2026 | World News Roundup
President Trump considers Iran options. Twin Cities sue ICE. Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.
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Marketplace All-in-One - 2026 has its first new tariff threat
President Donald Trump said on social media that he is imposing a 25% tariff on goods from countries “doing business” with Iran in response to Iran's government imprisoning and killing protesters. The countries that buy Iranian oil include India, Turkey, and China. We'll also share predictions for December's consumer price index. Plus, could the biggest economic risk to the U.S. in the year ahead be the U.S. itself?
Marketplace All-in-One - AI deepfakes could lead to fines and country-wide bans
From the BBC World Service: There's mounting pressure on Grok — the AI chatbot that's part of Elon Musk's social media platform, X — over the generation of explicit images. The U.K. is rushing through a new law making it illegal to create nonconsensual intimate images; meanwhile, Indonesia and Malaysia have already blocked access to Grok. Then, the race is heating up to build the most powerful quantum computers. We visit one of the biggest players, Google's quantum lab in California