WSJ What’s News

P.M. Edition for July 16. In comments from the White House today, President Trump denied [https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-fire-fed-chair-powell-8e33497e?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] that he was trying to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, though he raised the prospect that Powell could be removed for cause. Plus, big banks like Goldman Sachs have reported bumper earnings [https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/goldman-sachs-earnings-q2-gs-56863662?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] for the second quarter. But as Journal reporter AnnaMaria Andriotis [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/annamaria-andriotis?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] tells us, the factors that made the quarter so strong may not continue into the next few months. And Oracle, the software company founded nearly 50 years ago, is striking big deals for artificial intelligence that’s boosting its stock price [https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/oracle-is-no-longer-ais-dark-horse-82a4e138?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/dan-gallagher?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] joins to discuss what it would take for Oracle to become one of the biggest names in AI. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD].  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A.M. Edition for July 16. New economic data is starting to reflect [https://www.wsj.com/economy/trump-effect-starts-to-show-up-in-economy-45c83c7a?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] the president's tariff and immigration policies, which are filtering through to price tags and weighing on the job market. Plus, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to help make private-market investments more available to 401(k) plans [https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/trump-executive-order-to-help-open-up-401-k-s-to-private-markets-c90c6788?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. And from golf to flattering text messages, WSJ’s chief European political correspondent Bojan Pancevski [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/bojan-pancevski] explains how a charm offensive by EU leaders has helped turn President Trump against Vladimir Putin [https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/the-european-charm-offensive-that-helped-turn-trump-against-putin-4a1907f5?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. Azhar Sukri hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

P.M. Edition for July 15. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has become the first head of a U.S. financial institution to publicly address [https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/dimon-defends-fed-independence-after-trump-attacks-6cb6b05f?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] the Trump administration’s broadsides against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces [https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-cpi-inflation-tariffs-07-15-2025/card/bessent-says-formal-process-to-pick-fed-chair-is-starting-grc1626OrmTr011f1oFP?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] that the formal search for Powell’s replacement has begun. Plus, consumer prices rose [https://www.wsj.com/economy/inflation-hit-2-7-in-june-in-line-with-expectations-8f92a8cd?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] 2.7% in June from a year earlier. WSJ chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/nick-timiraos?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] joins to discuss what this means for the Fed. And Apple strikes a multimillion-dollar deal with the biggest U.S. supplier of rare earth magnets [https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-commits-500-million-for-rare-earth-magnets-from-u-s-supplier-e4f6c6eb?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. We hear from WSJ senior reporter Jon Emont [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jon-emont?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] about the significance of the deal. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A.M. Edition for July 15. Nvidia says it’s received assurances [https://www.wsj.com/tech/nvidia-wins-ok-to-resume-sales-of-ai-chip-to-china-after-ceo-meets-trump-68f55d71?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] it can sell its H20 AI chips in China, days after CEO Jensen Huang met President Trump. Beijing bureau chief Jonathan Cheng [http://google.com/url?q=https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jonathan-cheng?mod%3DWSJ_WNPOD&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1752576610601618&usg=AOvVaw2tKrT02ayJxh3ujzG4LMdk] breaks down how the announcement could tie into broader U.S.-China trade talks. Plus, bank earnings [https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/earnings-stock-market-records-trade-bfd8f8c3?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] and fresh inflation data are poised to give investors dual snapshots of the state of the economy. And WSJ’s Jack Pitcher [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jack-pitcher] explains that while the U.S. dollar’s continued weakness [https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/us-dollar-value-spending-power-travel-aeae581a?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] is bad news for American travelers this summer, it’s not the worst thing for U.S. companies this earnings season. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

P.M. Edition for July 14. Private credit may be Wall Street’s hottest trend, but JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has said that it’s a recipe for a financial crisis. So why is the bank investing $50 billion in private credit [https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/jamie-dimon-private-credit-dangerous-jpmorgan-d339f333?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] anyway? Alexander Saeedy [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/alexander-saeedy?mod=WSJ_WNPOD], who covers banks and finance for the Journal, explains. Plus, businesses are looking for new ways [https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/battling-tariff-fraud-is-a-little-known-front-in-trumps-trade-war-297d49b7?mod=WSJ_WNPOD]—some legal, some not—to avoid President Trump’s tariffs. WSJ reporter Corinne Ramey [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/corinne-ramey?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] joins to discuss how they’re doing it and why, for the first time, the Justice Department is cracking down on tariff cheaters. And President Trump puts pressure [https://www.wsj.com/world/trump-agrees-to-sell-nato-weapons-for-ukraine-83a32be9?mod=WSJ_WNPOD] on Russia by threatening 100% tariffs and a deal with NATO to provide weapons to Ukraine. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_WNPOD].  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]