WSJ What’s News

Inflation Held Steady in August, Pushing the Fed Towards a Rate Hike

P.M. Edition for Sept. 11. New data from the Labor Department show that inflation held steady at 3.4% last month. As Journal economics reporter Justin Lahart explains, that puts pressure on the Fed to...

2026-09-12

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Did J.D. Vance Just Make His 2028 Pitch?

A.M. Edition for Sept. 11. The vice president is increasingly looking like a presidential candidate, but some Republicans want Marco Rubio. We wrap up the GOP’s midterm convention with a look at Vance...

2026-09-11

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Why Everyone’s Suddenly Worried About an AI Apocalypse

P.M. Edition for Sept. 10. An Anthropic researcher who quit over concerns that AI is getting out of control has sparked a debate over whether the technology “could kill us all by the end of the decade...

2026-09-11

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Trump Tells Midterm Voters: ‘Pretend That I’m On the Ballot’

A.M. Edition for Sept. 10. President Trump used his keynote speech at a GOP midterm convention last night to promise $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate. Our Washington covera...

2026-09-10

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Apple Debuts $2,000 Foldable iPhone

P.M. Edition for Sept. 9. Apple held its most consequential event in years today: Its new CEO showed off its new foldable iPhone… and unveiled new, higher prices. Plus, the Justice Department’s crimin...

2026-09-10

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Duffy Slams Ford’s ‘Unacceptable’ Use of Chinese Tech

A.M. Edition for Sept. 9. The Trump Administration calls out Ford for doing business with Chinese companies, saying its “reliance on technologies of foreign adversaries” isn’t sustainable for America....

2026-09-09

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OpenAI Just Solved One of the Hardest Problems in Math

P.M. Edition for Sept. 8. OpenAI says it’s cracked the Navier-Stokes problem, one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems that are the deepest and most difficult unresolved questions in mathematics. WS...

2026-09-09

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Record Fuel Prices Threaten Higher Food and Freight Costs

A.M. Edition for Sept. 8. Energy-price anxiety mounts, sending U.S. gasoline and diesel prices to fresh Labor Day records. Plus, Canada ups the ante in its trade spat with the U.S. as reciprocal tarif...

2026-09-08

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What’s News in Markets: Bond Selloff, Big Nvidia Deals, Apple’s New CEO

What caused bond yields to surge this week? And why is Nvidia expanding its presence in the AI boom? Plus, how did markets react to Apple's new CEO in his first week? Host Shradha Dinesh discusses the...

2026-09-05

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Strong August Jobs Report Is a Bright Spot for the Economy

P.M. Edition for Sept. 4. The U.S. added a whopping 162,000 jobs last month, far better than economists expected. We hear from Journal markets reporter Jack Pitcher about what investors are betting th...

2026-09-05

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The End of the Bond Hedge?

A.M. Edition for Sept. 4. The world’s biggest wealth fund calls time on government bonds citing recent volatility. Allianz chief investment officer Ludovic Subran gives us his take on what is driving ...

2026-09-04

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Why Nvidia’s Buying AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion

P.M. Edition for Sept. 3. WSJ reporter Robbie Whelan discusses how with its latest deal for AI platform Hugging Face, chip giant Nvidia is promoting open-weight AI models that compete with OpenAI and ...

2026-09-04

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No End in Sight for Iran War

A.M. Edition for Sept. 3. The U.S. is extending its troop deployments to the Middle East well into 2027, putting the prospects of an end to the Iran war further away. WSJ’s Jared Malsin and Matt Dalto...

2026-09-03

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Google Scores a Win in Antitrust Decision

P.M. Edition for Sept. 2. A federal judge today decided that Google doesn’t have to break up its online advertising business, rejecting a request from the Justice Department. Journal reporter Dave Mic...

2026-09-03

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Why Global Investors Are Dumping Government Bonds

A.M. Edition for Sept. 2. Bonds are selling off again with investors left unimpressed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s seeming indifference to the recent rise in yields. Economics editor Paul Han...

2026-09-02

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Bond Yields Around the World Soar

P.M. Edition for Sept. 1. An unruly bond market is sending borrowing costs to their highest levels in decades. Financial markets reporter Jack Pitcher discusses why there’s a global selloff in bonds. ...

2026-09-02

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Tim Cook Took Apple to $5 Trillion. John Ternus Must Win on AI.

A.M. Edition for Sept. 1. Apple has a new CEO in the form of John Ternus. WSJ reporter Rolfe Winkler explains how Ternus not only has to follow iconic leader Tim Cook, but also come up with an industr...

2026-09-01

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Profits Boom for America’s Biggest Companies

P.M. Edition for Aug. 31. The second quarter was a good one for S&P 500 companies. Per-share earnings soared 53% and many companies have raised their guidance. WSJ reporter Theo Francis explains w...

2026-09-01

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U.S. Strikes Iran to Block New Sea Mines in Strait of Hormuz

A.M. Edition for Aug. 31. The U.S. strikes Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices higher on concerns of a flareup in fighting. Plus, as the leaders of Russia and China converge ...

2026-08-31

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The Summer a Global Water Crisis Arrived

As summer draws to a close across the northern hemisphere, water scarcity has never been a more pressing or visible issue after record heat waves and drought experienced by Americans and Europeans. Wi...

2026-08-30

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