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P.M. Edition for May 30. President Trump says farewell to Elon Musk as the billionaire returns to the private sector. And American consumers are feeling gloomy about the economy. WSJ reporter Chao Deng says economists chalk that up to the tariff news cycle. Plus, the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to cancel temporary protections for about 500,000 migrants. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An appeals court temporarily paused a decision that had invalidated the president's sweeping levies. Plus: E.l.f. Beauty shares soar after the cosmetics company said it would buy Hailey Bieber's skincare line. And Best Buy said it has raised prices to offset some related costs. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The big three U.S. stock indexes tick lower after yesterday's surge. And shares in Rocket Lab rise after rival SpaceX lost control of a test flight yesterday. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Stellantis names company-veteran Antonio Filosa as its next CEO. And Germany says it will step up financial and military aid to Ukraine. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for May 27. China, Russia and North Korea claim the missile-defense project is driving a dangerous new arms race. WSJ reporter Thomas Grove says an impenetrable shield—though difficult to accomplish—would upend the paradigm of mutually assured destruction. And the GOP tax bill includes a much higher levy on schools' endowment income. WSJ reporter Juliet Chung discusses how universities are rethinking their investment strategies. Plus, Salesforce strikes a roughly $8 billion deal to buy the data-management software firm Informatica to enhance its AI capabilities. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Harvard sues the Trump administration over its move to block international student enrollment. Ukraine and Russia begin the biggest prisoner swap of the war. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for May 16. The University of Michigan's preliminary consumer-sentiment index fell to 50.8 in May. WSJ economics reporter Chao Deng says the data surprised economists, and reflect fears of higher prices driven by sweeping tariffs. And higher education reporter Sara Randazzo says President Trump's funding cuts have delivered a broad hit to universities from the Ivy League to state schools. Plus, Boeing will avoid prosecution over violating an earlier criminal settlement under a tentative deal with the Justice Department. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for May 15. The retail giant plans to raise prices this month and early this summer, when tariff-affected merchandise hits its store shelves. WSJ reporter Sarah Nassauer says its price hikes could set the tone for other U.S. retailers. And Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks of a new strategy for the central bank, given that very low interest rates are not guaranteed. Plus, financial crime and regulation reporter Dylan Tokar follows the trail of the Chinese money-launderers depositing bags of drug cartel cash at banks around the United States. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for May 14. The U.S. president has fired the librarian of Congress and is seeking to install members of his administration. National political reporter Ken Thomas describes the power struggle between the branches of government. And Saudi Arabia's national oil company, Aramco, says it has signed 34 agreements with U.S. companies with a potential value of $90 billion. Plus, Ukraine and Russia can't agree on who will meet where— if at all —for peace talks, scheduled for Thursday. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. stocks end mostly higher after the consumer-price index shows prices rose 2.3% in the 12 months through April. Plus: Coinbase shares surge on news the crypto exchange will join the S&P 500. And shares of Boeing rise after China lifts a ban on new deliveries of the company's planes. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: UnitedHealth Group's CEO steps down, sending shares lower. And ESPN gives details on its streaming service out this fall. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for May 2. President Trump wants to establish near absolute American power over global trade rules, with Trump personally at the center of it all. WSJ reporter Gavin Bade discusses the administration's strategy—and the risks that come with it. And Harvard's president fights back against Trump's threat to revoke its tax-exempt status, saying any such move would be "highly illegal." Plus, the U.S. added 177,000 jobs in April despite tariff uncertainty. Chief economics commentator Greg Ip discusses whether such gains can last. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: President Trump threatens to revoke Harvard University's tax exemption. And Goldman Sachs changes some of the language around its diversity programs, removing references to race. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for May 1. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will fill the role on an interim basis. President Trump announced that he will nominate Waltz—the first top official to lose his job in Trump's second term—as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. White House reporter Meridith McGraw discusses the significance of the staffing shuffle. And aviation reporter Andrew Tangel has the details on Trump's decision to commission an interim presidential plane by year's end, frustrated with Boeing's delay to deliver a new Air Force One. Plus, a U.S. federal judge deems the president's use of the Alien Enemies Act to allow deportations unlawful. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Kohl's fires its CEO for violating the company's code of conduct. General Motors says tariffs will wipe out up to a quarter of its net profit for the year. And McDonald's sees U.S. decline in a shaky economy. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for April 29. In the face of rising tariffs, the country's biggest retailers are trying everything to keep prices low. But WSJ reporter Shane Shifflett says they warn that higher prices may be difficult to avoid and that certain products could become scarce. And Amazon plays down a report that it was considering displaying the impact of tariffs during its online checkout process after President Trump called the company's founder Jeff Bezos. Plus, BP once aimed to lead the shift to renewables. Energy reporter Matthew Dalton says it's now doubling down on fossil fuel production in the U.S. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for April 25. WSJ chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos considers the economic consequences of how the central bank's relationship to the White House is perceived. And economics correspondent Harriet Torry looks at the latest drop in U.S. consumer confidence. Plus, a Milwaukee judge's arrest marks a major escalation of the Trump administration's clash with local officials over deportations. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for April 21. U.S. markets were on edge about President Trump's tariff war as well as his threats to fire Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell. Stocks fell, the dollar hit fresh multiyear lows against major currencies, and yields on longer-term Treasurys rose. Plus, U.S. megabanks are built for business from all corners of the globe. Heard on the Street columnist Telis Demos says that will become tougher in a deglobalized world. And cryptocurrency is pushing deeper into the banking system; banking reporter Gina Heeb has the scoop on the crypto firms planning to apply for bank charters or licenses. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for April 18. Some U.S. businesses are tacking an extra fee onto customer orders—and attributing them specifically to the man in the Oval Office. WSJ business reporter Natasha Khan tells us about the “this tariff isn't our fault” fee. And as financial stress mounts, chains that cater to the budget-conscious are seeing more of a new class of shoppers. CFO Journal reporter Jennifer Williams tells us how that's reflecting shifts for shoppers at all income levels. Plus, President Trump has replaced the acting IRS commissioner he appointed earlier this week. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for April 14. The U.S. administration is backing away from cases involving foreign bribery, public corruption, money laundering and crypto markets. WSJ reporter Dave Michaels says the administration is effectively redefining what business conduct constitutes a crime. And WSJ reporter Peter Grant says Trump's appetite for tariffs is threatening a post-Covid bounce for the U.S. office space market. Plus, what's at stake for Meta Platforms—which owns Instagram and WhatsApp—in its antitrust trial brought by the Federal Trade Commission. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump announced the U.S. will impose a 10% tariff on all imports, and even higher rates for some nations. Plus: Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is lobbying the White House to agree to a settlement that would prevent an antitrust trial. Shares in conservative TV outlet Newsmax slide more than 77%, continuing a rollercoaster first week of trading. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. WSJ live markets coverage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla's global vehicle deliveries fell 13% in the first quarter. And a federal judge has dismissed the bribery case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump is due to unveil sweeping tariffs tomorrow afternoon—but what exactly he will announce is unclear. Plus: executives at Meta Platforms press trade officials to fight an expected European Union fine and cease-and-desist order. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: U.S. automakers are seeing what might be described as a Trump bump. The Labor Department says U.S. hiring and layoffs mostly held steady in February. And U.S. manufacturing activity fell back into contraction in March. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, tech stocks swing back after falling at today's open. And France hits Apple with a hefty fine, risking Trump's ire. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stocks declined in Europe and tumbled in Asia, while U.S. stock indexes were mixed. Plus, President Trump said he hasn't ruled out running for a third term, which is prohibited by the U.S. Constitution. And a French court has convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen of misusing European Union funds, banning her from the next presidential election in 2027. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks. The Taliban release an American detained in Afghanistan. The Bank of England leaves its key interest rate unchanged. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: European central banks make rate decisions a day after the Fed's. Class B shares of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway close at a record high. And the family of a Boeing whistleblower who took his own life filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the company. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Major stock indexes rose, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average advancing about 353 points. Plus: Netflix shares rise after analysts upgraded the streaming company's stock. And PepsiCo shares advance after it agreed to acquire prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. The Dow rose 353 points. An earlier version of this podcast incorrectly said it rose 343 points. (Corrected on March 17) Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: President Trump questions the validity of President Biden's pardons. And Harvard is going tuition-free for families making up to $200,000. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Canada and Mexico announce plans for countermeasures and China set retaliatory tariffs on U.S. farm goods. And a consortium of investors led by BlackRock strikes a $22.8 billion deal for majority stakes in ports on both sides of the Panama Canal. Pierre Bienaimé reports. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Kroger's CEO resigns following a board investigation into his personal conduct. President Trump and TSMC are expected to announce a $100 billion investment in the U.S. Pierre Bienaimé reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: U.S. home sales fell nearly 5% in January, extending a housing-market slump. And the crypto exchange Coinbase says the SEC plans to drop a lawsuit that had sought to regulate the company as a stock exchange. Pierre Bienaimé reports. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Alibaba Group posts its fastest revenue growth since 2023. And Amazon gains creative control of the James Bond franchise. Pierre Bienaimé reports. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wall Street Journal senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern is basically a pro when it comes to getting the most out of artificial intelligence—whether for organizing a list of contacts, doing research for a book or even ordering flowers online. She tells host Pierre Bienaimé which chatbot excels at what tasks, and whether there's a clear winner among them. And WSJ contributor Heidi Mitchell recounts her experience with a different kind of AI platform: Future You introduces users to virtual versions of their older selves, for a chance at reflection in the present. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the president backs Vice President JD Vance in calling to rehire a DOGE staffer who resigned over racist posts on the social-media site X. And Amazon plans a massive capex investment on generative AI. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, a U.S. District Judge limits the sharing of sensitive Treasury data amid a dispute over access granted to Elon Musk's allies. And Amazon shares fall in postmarket trading after the company released its Q4 earnings. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By drawing on the results of other models, distillation can shape AI that's almost as good, quickly and more cheaply. WSJ tech reporter Miles Kruppa says that has investors worried about the risks of pouring money into the field's cutting edge. And retail reporter Kate King says that while Amazon may be the champion of online retail, its recent store closures show it hasn't replicated that success in the bricks-and-mortar space. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, banks wrapped up the sale of $5.5 billion in debt backed by X, showing that investors are eager to bet on Elon Musk given his proximity to President Trump. And Uber's earnings disappoint even as it highlights plans for the arrival of robotaxis. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Japanese conglomerate's CEO is in talks to spend up to $43 billion to boost Altman's OpenAI, in what would be the biggest ever investment in a startup. The two companies also announced a joint venture this week. Startups and venture capital reporter Berber Jin joins host Pierre Bienaimé to talk about Son's track record and what that fresh capital means for OpenAI. Plus, markets reporter Matt Wirz takes a look at the mountain of competing investments from every corner of Wall Street. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Spotify hits its first ever full year of profitability, fueled by record user growth and austerity measures. And digital identity verification provider Okta will cut its workforce by about 3%. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta's relationship with advertisers was once based on its efforts to combat hate speech and misinformation on its social-media platforms Facebook and Instagram. Wall Street Journal reporter Suzanne Vranica joins host Pierre Bienaimé to discuss a new cultural moment—punctuated by President Trump's return to the White House—in which the tech giant's more permissive policy changes have Madison Avenue worrying about the end of “brand safety.” Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, SoftBank Group and OpenAI team up to offer artificial-intelligence services to Japanese businesses. And a leading semiconductor equipment maker's CEO says China remains far behind the West in cutting-edge chip manufacture. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The President-elect's pick for secretary of defense sits for a contentious Senate hearing. U.S. wholesale inflation gauge ticks down in December. And Amazon Web Services announces a $5 billion investment in Mexico. Pierre Bienaimé reports. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Sonos Chief Executive Patrick Spence is stepping down. Lululemon raises its quarterly revenue targets. Pierre Bienaimé reports. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: President-elect Donald Trump is sentenced to no punishment for covering up hush money paid to a porn star. And ESPN, Fox Corp., and Warner Bros. Discovery call off their planned Venu Sports joint venture. Pierre Bienaimé reports. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for Dec. 16. Conflicts once viewed as disconnected have merged into what could be the opening shots of a massive confrontation. Chief foreign-affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov reports on how opposing alliances are preparing. And President-elect Donald Trump and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announce a $100 billion investment in U.S. projects. Plus, police say a student at a Christian school in Madison, Wis., is believed to have fatally shot at least two people. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for Aug. 9. As the U.S. teeters between a soft landing and recession, WSJ economy reporter Jon Kamp says the uncertainty is weighing on consumers and businesses of all sizes as they seek to plan their spending. And U.S. intelligence agencies say Iranian research has put the country in a better position to launch a nuclear-weapons program—though it has yet to do so. Plus, why a few presidential candidates are boosting the idea of a U.S. bitcoin reserve. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for Aug. 8. The U.S. has warned Iran that it could suffer a devastating blow if it were to mount a major attack against Israel. And banking reporter Gina Heeb says a newly declining mortgage rate could provide some relief in the U.S. housing market. Plus, the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority is seeking to establish whether Amazon's investment in AI company Anthropic should be considered a de facto merger that might stifle competition. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for Aug. 2. The U.S. is still adding jobs, but no longer at a red-hot pace. That sent markets into a tailspin, and economics reporter Justin Lahart says an interest rate cut in September now looks all but guaranteed in order to steer clear of recession. And WSJ reporter Collin Eaton tells us why Chevron plans to move its global headquarters from Texas to California. Plus, freed Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich speaks to the plight of political prisoners still detained in Russia. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices