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WSJ What’s News

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 Economists Are Urging Caution About November’s Inflation Report Dec 18, 2025

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P.M. Edition for Dec. 18. Inflation eased to 2.7% in November, lower than economists expected. WSJ’s Chao Deng explains why they are taking the report with a grain of salt. President Trump’s media company and a fusion energy company announced a merger valued at $6 billion. Read more about the Trump family’s growing business empire. And WSJ security reporter Benoit Faucon discusses what the attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach reveals about the threat posed by ISIS. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts.

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The ‘New Silk Road’ of Cheap Chinese Goods Dec 18, 2025

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A.M. Edition for Dec. 18. WSJ reporter Chelsey Dulaney says the redirection of China’s export machine caused by a U.S. crackdown on low-value imports is one of the most dramatic examples of how President Trump’s trade war has rewired global trade. Plus, Trump uses a prime-time address to announce tariff-funded dividends for troops. And Warner Bros. Discovery demands a stronger personal guarantee from Larry Ellison in Paramount Skydance’s $77.9 billion takeover bid. Luke Vargas hosts.

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Frustrated Republican Centrists Join Democrats to Force ACA Vote Dec 17, 2025

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P.M. Edition for Dec. 17. Some frustrated Republicans have bucked leadership and sided with House Democrats to force a vote on extending expiring healthcare subsidies. WSJ Congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes explains how next year’s midterms are factoring into that decision. Plus, the Oscars are going digital and heading to a new home: YouTube. And WSJ entertainment reporter Joe Flint tells us what options Paramount has left in its pursuit of Warner after the media company rejects its hostile bid. Julie Chang hosts.
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Trump Takes Aim at Venezuela’s Maduro With Tanker Blockade Dec 17, 2025

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A.M. Edition for Dec. 17. President Trump orders a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. Plus, WSJ deputy finance editor Quentin Webb discusses the appetite for IPOs in 2026, after Medical-supplies distributor Medline completes the biggest initial public offering of the year. And America’s white-collar workers are filled with anxiety. WSJ economics reporter Rachel Louise Ensign unpacks the latest jobs report, which is an ominous sign in an era of big corporate layoffs and CEOs warning that AI will replace workers. Luke Vargas hosts.

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U.S. Unemployment Rises to Highest Level Since 2021 Dec 16, 2025

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P.M. Edition for Dec. 16. A long-awaited government report on jobs adds to questions about the economy’s strength. Watch the WSJ Q&A for more takeaways on the labor market. Plus, Heard on the Street columnist Jonathan Weil discusses how efforts to make it easier for small companies to go public in the U.S. have helped fuel a wave of scams. And in Europe, officials are reversing course on a ban on new sales of gasoline-powered cars. WSJ reporter Kim Mackrael tells us why the EU is watering down its rules as the transition to electric vehicles proves more difficult than policymakers anticipated. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts.

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Delayed U.S. Jobs Data to Fill In Labor Market Blanks Dec 16, 2025

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A.M. Edition for Dec. 16. Investors will get a closer look at the U.S. employment picture with the release of two months’ worth of data that was delayed by the government shutdown. Plus, Australia’s prime minister says the shooters who attacked a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach appear to have been inspired by Islamic State. And WSJ advertising editor Suzanne Vrenica says concern about tariffs and consumer spending led to an earlier start to the holiday ads season, otherwise known as “Christmas creep.” Luke Vargas hosts.

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Ford Pulls Back From EV Plans After $19.5 Billion Hit Dec 15, 2025

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P.M. Edition for Dec. 15. Ford expects to take about $19.5 billion in charges as it retrenches from electric vehicles. WSJ’s Rebecca Picciotti unpacks how two starkly different approaches to housing costs played out in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. And Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner has been arrested on suspicion of murder in his parents’ deaths. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts.

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Australia Confronts Rising Antisemitic Violence After Shooting Dec 15, 2025

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A.M. Edition for Dec. 15. Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese is vowing tougher gun laws after a father and son targeted a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, killing 15 people.

Plus, Chileans elected their most right-wing president since the end of Pinochet’s brutal military dictatorship in 1990, giving President Trump another South American ally. And Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company SpaceX launches a Wall Street bake-off to hire banks for a possible IPO next year. Luke Vargas hosts.

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Inside China’s Pursuit of Tech Dominance–and What It Means for the U.S. Dec 14, 2025

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The world’s second-biggest economy has been making major inroads on the technology front from artificial intelligence to autonomous driving. China’s ascendance is also complicating its relationship with the U.S., which has long been the center of this kind of innovation.
In this special episode of What’s News Sunday, Lingling Wei, WSJ’s Chief China Correspondent, addresses audience questions related to this dynamic and is joined by Peter Landers, WSJ’s Asia Business Editor, and Victor Wang, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist.

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What’s News in Markets: Soup Stock, AI Angst, Lululemon Rebound Dec 13, 2025

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What’s ailing Campbell’s soup? And why are investors jumpy again about AI? Plus, is Lululemon on the verge of making a comeback? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.
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