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U.S. chipmakers’ stocks are hit especially hard by tariff threats. Plus: Venture Global stock drops after the gas exporter loses an arbitration case against BP. And Applied Digital posts strong quarterly results. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News ne ... Show More

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit highs. Plus: AST SpaceMobile announces a partnership with Verizon. And Equifax stock rises after announcing it will cut prices. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the ... Show More

Plus: Unofficial jobs numbers are starting to come in from Wall Street, pointing to the U.S. labor market losing steam. And, Swiss tech giant ABB looks to sell off its robotics business to Japan’s Softbank. Caitlin McCabe hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Lear ... Show More

Plus: An outage on the Bloomberg terminal that disrupted some government-bond trading has been resolved. And, a planned OpenAI data center gets a fresh injection of funding. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Plus, defense company RTX agrees to pay $200 million to settle export control violations. And Elon Musk’s Starlink says Brazil has frozen its finances. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Plus: GM’s CEO Mary Barra still sees an all-EV future. And Telegram looks to raise $1.5 million in a new bond offering. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Plus, the AI boom is expected to fuel a surge in data-center energy needs. And fintech Block settles with the New York finance regulator. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Plus, France’s president weighs retaliating against U.S. digital services. And China and the EU agree to restart negotiations on electric-vehicle tariffs. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Plus, the Nasdaq falls, as do shares of CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company behind the outage. And New York’s financial regulator hires two new leaders for its crypto unit. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

A.M. Edition for Feb. 6. Uncertainty surrounding a buyout deal for U.S. federal workers is deterring many from accepting it, putting the Trump administration at risk of missing a target to trim the government via voluntary measures. Plus, the WSJ’s Lauren Thomas reports that Hone ... Show More

The head of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE ,says he is bringing a tech upgrade to the federal government. WSJ columnist Tim Higgins joins us for an update on Elon Musk’s first 100 days in the Trump White House. Plus, Google changed its rules around how product-r ... Show More

Plus: Microsoft and OpenAI have reached a deal to extend their partnership. And the European Union settles its antitrust probe into Microsoft. Anthony Bansie hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Plus: OpenAI launches the cheapest ChatGPT plan in India. Overhaul raises $105 million in funding to invest in artificial-intelligence technology and make acquisitions. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices