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What's News brings you the biggest news of the day, from business and finance to global and political developments that move markets. Get caught up in minutes twice a day on weekdays, then take a step back with our What’s News in Markets wrap-up on Saturday and our What’s News Sunday deep dive.
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Why a Hormuz Toll Makes Economic Sense
A.M. Edition for April 10. The White House is racing to contain Israel’s deadly war in Lebanon ahead of peace talks with Iran this weekend. At the cen...
Israel’s Lebanon Strikes Threaten Iran Peace Push
A.M. Edition for April 9. Global stocks fall and oil prices are climbing as cracks in the fragile U.S.-Iran truce begin to show. Israel’s deadly attac...
U.S. and Israel Consider Attacks on Iran’s Economy
A.M. Edition for April 6. In an interview, President Trump says he could strike every power plant in Iran if Tehran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz...
Iran Prepares for U.S. Ground Invasion
A.M. Edition for April 3. Tehran is responding to the threat of possible U.S. military action on its soil by stepping up defenses around its biggest o...
More U.S. Troops Arrive in Middle East
A.M. Edition for Mar. 30. President Trump is considering using U.S. troops to extract uranium from Iran. WSJ national security correspondent Shelby Ho...
AI Agents Like OpenClaw Are Here. How Can You Use Them?
AI agents—artificial-intelligence tools that can perform real-world tasks—are the buzziest thing in Silicon Valley. Some businesses and individuals ar...
What’s News in Markets: Bearish Bets, Defiant Oil Prices, a Social Media Reckoning
Why are last year’s market darlings falling out of favor? And is Big Tech having its “Big Tobacco Moment”? Plus, how energy stock gains translate to b...
Senate Funds Most of DHS, Including Pay for TSA
A.M. Edition for Mar. 27. Senate Republicans and Democrats agreed in the early hours of Friday morning to fund most of the Department of Homeland Secu...
U.S. Sends Iran Plan to End War
A.M. Edition for Mar. 25. Mediators are pushing for a meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials as early as tomorrow in the hopes of ending the war i...
Pilots Killed in LaGuardia Crash
A.M. Edition for Mar. 23. Two pilots have been killed after an Air Canada Express plane arriving from Montreal, collided with a firefighting vehicle i...
What’s News in Markets: Gold Tarnishes, Not-So-Super Micro, Micron Peak?
Why are investors turning away from gold? And why weren’t Micron Technology’s blowout earnings good enough? Plus, why is Super Micro’s co-founder in h...
Why War Isn’t Spooking Wall Street—Yet
A.M. Edition for Mar. 18. Gulf leaders insist on crippling Iran’s regime before ending the war, marking a major pivot from a region that once courted...
Inside OpenAI’s NSFW Growth Plans
A.M. Edition for Mar. 17. Israel says it killed Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, in airstrikes last night on Tehran, according to defense minister...
U.S. Asks for Help to Address Energy Crisis
A.M. Edition for Mar. 16. President Trump says he and his team have approached seven countries about policing the Strait of Hormuz – the vital waterwa...
The State of Women in 2026: Progress, Pay Gaps and Participation
It’s Women’s History Month, and we’re taking a look at how American women are doing—professionally and economically. Government data show that women’s...
What’s News in Markets: Campbell’s Snack Problem, Centene Sinks, Petco Optimism
Why are salty snacks hurting Campbell’s shares? And what’s ailing Centene stock? Plus, why Petco thinks it can make a profit comeback? Host Xavier Mar...
Four U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq Plane Crash
A.M. Edition for Mar. 13. The U.S. military confirms that four U.S. servicemembers were killed yesterday when a refueling plane crashed in Iraq. The d...
IEA Says Iran War Causing Biggest-Ever Supply Disruption
A.M. Edition for Mar. 12. Oil prices briefly topped $100 a barrel following a wave of new Iranian attacks on vessels in the Persian Gulf. WSJ reporter...
Iran Is Trying to Choke Off Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz
P.M. Edition for Mar. 11. Three commercial ships were hit today near the Strait of Hormuz as Iran steps up its efforts to close off that critical ship...
IEA Proposes Record Release of Oil Reserves
A.M. Edition for Mar. 11. The International Energy Agency is considering releasing 400 million barrels of oil into the market to counter the surge in...
Special Election in Georgia Is a Test of Trump’s Base
P.M. Edition for Mar. 10. Today Georgia's 14th congressional district holds a special election to fill the congressional seat left vacant by former Re...
$100 Oil is Back
A.M. Edition for Mar. 9. Oil is surging past $100 a barrel as Iran strikes critical infrastructure in the Gulf, leading states to dial back production...
What’s News in Markets: Oil Prices Surge, Bond Selloff, and Iran Fallout
What do rising oil prices mean for the stock market? And why did foreign stocks fall so sharply this week? Plus, how did the war in the Middle East sc...
Why Iran Doesn’t Have a New Supreme Leader
A.M. Edition for Mar. 6. Nearly a week after the death of Ayatollah Khamenei, WSJ correspondent Sune Rasmussen discusses the delicate balancing act fa...
Judge Orders U.S. to Pay Back $130 Billion of Tariffs
A.M. Edition for Mar. 5. The Trump administration is on the hook for billions in tariff refunds. WSJ global economics correspondent Tom Fairless says...
Israel Hopes to Trigger a Revolt in Iran
A.M. Edition for Mar. 4. Israel’s military is targeting sites in Iran connected to the country's police state, in what WSJ correspondent Margherita St...
U.S. Embassy Struck as Conflict Widens
A.M. Edition for Mar. 3. The State Department is expanding its diplomatic pullback from the Middle East after the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia was att...
Iran Strikes Back as Mideast Conflict Widens
A.M. Edition for Mar. 2. Iran is broadening the scope of its response to U.S. and Israeli strikes by targeting airports and other civilian sites in ne...
What’s News in Markets: Paramount’s Win, Private Credit Carnage, Block Layoffs
How did the Warner Bros. bidding war affect Netflix and Paramount stock? And why are private lenders selling off sharply? Plus, what do investors thin...
Paramount Muscles Out Netflix for Warner Control
A.M. Edition for Feb. 27. Pakistan declares open war with Afghanistan following a series of cross-border attacks. WSJ correspondent Sune Rasmussen exp...
Why More Young Americans Are Dying From Severe Heart Attacks
A.M. Edition for Feb. 26. The U.S. sends fighter jets to Israel, ramping up the pressure on Iran ahead of the nuclear talks in Geneva. Plus, WSJ’s Bet...
Voters and Trump See a Very Different Economic Reality
A.M. Edition for Feb. 25. In the longest State of the Union address on record, President Trump tried to persuade Americans that the economy is in bett...
Hundreds of Companies Sue Over Trump Tariffs
A.M. Edition for Feb. 24. The Trump administration is considering new national security tariffs on a half-dozen industries, after the Supreme Court la...
Why Tariffs Haven’t Balanced Out Global Trade
A.M. Edition for Feb. 23. After Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, new tariffs are on the table. But WSJ correspondent Tom Fairless says President Trump’s...
Do Foreign Governments Need American Tech?
France recently ordered government workers to stop using American videoconferencing tools like Teams or Zoom and instead use a program developed by th...
What’s News in Markets: Walmart Slumps, Omnicom Rallies, Moderna Comeback
Why did Walmart fall on strong earnings? And how are Omnicom’s big cost cuts boosting its stock? Plus, will a major FDA reversal change Moderna’s fort...
How Europe Is Investigating the Epstein Files
A.M. Edition for Feb. 20. Authorities from France, Norway, the U.K. and elsewhere across Europe are investigating evidence of potential crimes within...
Zuckerberg to Testify in First Major Social Media Addiction Case
A.M. Edition for Feb. 18. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to take the stand today in a bellwether California trial testing claims that social media ha...
Why Millions of People in Eastern Congo Face Starvation
P.M. Edition for Feb. 17. In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 10 million people are facing hunger as the M23 rebel group is getti...
What’s Actually Happening in the U.S. Jobs Market?
The U.S. job market is a study in contradictions. While a new report shows January saw the highest level of layoffs since 2009—driven by corporate dow...