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Plus: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defends his ouster of the CDC’s director during a Senate hearing. And fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies at age 91. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_MBPOD]. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Plus: A federal judge rules that the administration must reinstate the $2.2 billion it cut from Harvard University’s research funding. And, Porsche takes the exit ramp off Germany’s DAX stock index. Azhar Sukri hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_MBPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Nasdaq leads the major indexes. Plus: Macy’s shares rally on improved outlook. And Dollar Tree warns of tariff costs. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_MBPOD].  An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Plus: Macy’s lifts its full-year outlook after same-store sales grew in the second quarter. And American Bitcoin, a company backed by President Trump's two eldest sons, is set to debut on the Nasdaq today. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_MBPOD]. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Plus: The U.S. revokes authorization for TSMC to freely ship key equipment to its main Chinese chip-making site. And, Disney pays a $10 million penalty over allegations it unlawfully collected children’s data to use in targeted advertising. Azhar Sukri hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_MBPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]