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Plus, new U.S. jobless claims fell last week. And Delta Air Lines expressed confidence for the third quarter. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Plus: Russia hits Ukrainian capital Kyiv with a large scale missile and drone attack. And an Italian chocolate maker is in talks to buy American cereal giant WK Kellogg. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega ... Show More

Plus: Drugmaker Merck strikes a roughly $10 billion deal to buy Verona Pharma. The Justice Department’s criminal healthcare-fraud unit investigates UnitedHealth’s Medicare billing practices. And, shares in advertising conglomerate WPP tumble after it said clients were pulling bac ... 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, 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

A.M. Edition for Feb. 10. The U.S. is imposing 25% levies on steel and aluminum imports today, with further trade announcements expected in the coming days, but the market’s reaction is muted. Plus, France attempts to rival Stargate with plans to use nuclear energy to power a hug ... 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, Elon Musk’s xAI is buying a startup that makes AI-generated videos. And Swedish fintech Klarna replaces Affirm as Walmart’s buy-now-pay-later provider. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

A.M. Edition for July 8. After President Trump announced a three-week extension for countries to strike trade deals or face new tariffs, WSJ senior reporter Jon Emont explains how America’s top trading partners in Asia and global businesses are reacting. Plus, Trump promises to r ... Show More