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WSJ What’s News

What's News brings you the headlines and business news that move markets and the world—twice every weekday. In about 15 minutes, get caught up on the best Wall Street Journal scoops and exclusives, with insight and analysis from the award-winning reporters that broke the stories. Hosted by Annmarie Fertoli and Luke Vargas.

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Tesla Reveals Cybertruck With Lower Range, Higher Price from 2023-12-01T11:18

A.M. Edition for Dec. 1. Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s long-awaited Cybertruck pickup, behind schedule and more expensive than promised. Reporter Rebecca Elliott explains. Plus, Israel resumes combat o...

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Is Russia Committing War Crimes in Ukraine? from 2022-03-18T10:06

A.M. Edition for March 18. The U.S. and U.K. governments now say they are collecting evidence of potential war crimes in Ukraine. But what constitutes a war crime in the first place? And even if th...

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Hopes Raised for Iran Nuclear Deal's Revival from 2022-03-17T10:01

A.M. Edition for March 17. A series of diplomatic breakthroughs is clearing the way for a possible revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The WSJ’s Laurence Norman breaks down where talks currently...

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Taiwan, China Look for Lessons in Ukraine War from 2022-03-16T09:49

A.M. Edition for March 16. The war in Ukraine has reignited debate in Taiwan about military conscription and the island’s civil defense as it stares down the threat of invasion from China. WSJ depu...

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Russia’s Blacklisting Deals Fresh Setback to Globalization from 2022-03-15T10:07

A.M. Edition for March 15. ​​The blacklisting of Russia’s economy by the U.S. and its allies since the invasion of Ukraine has been swift and punishing. It has also cast fresh doubt on the belief t...

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Ukraine’s Wartime Economy Evolved Overnight. How Long Can It Survive? from 2022-03-14T10:01

A.M. Edition for March 14. In mere weeks, Ukrainian businesses have upended their operations to support the country’s war effort. A government-led crowdfunding effort has even raised nearly $400 mi...

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Can the West Aid Ukraine Without Crossing Red Lines With Russia? from 2022-03-09T23:11

P.M. Edition for March 9. The U.S. and its allies are playing a tough balancing act in Ukraine, as they try to provide help without crossing any lines that would lead them into direct conflict with...

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What Sanctions on Russian Oil Will Cost U.S. Consumers from 2022-03-08T23:07

P.M. Edition for Mar. 8. President Biden has announced a ban on imports of Russian oil and gas. That’s likely to mean even higher prices for U.S. consumers. WSJ’s global climate and energy editor M...

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Biden Administration Faces More Pressure to Ban Russian Oil from 2022-03-07T22:53

P.M. Edition for March 7. As the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate, the Biden administration is facing more pressure to target Russia’s oil and gas industry. But levying those sanctions is ...

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Russia Intensifies Its Targeting of Ukraine’s Cities from 2022-03-07T11:13

A.M. Edition for March 7. The U.N. estimates that 1.5 million people have already left Ukraine in the past 12 days, in what has become the largest displacement of people in Europe since World War I...

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How Might the War in Ukraine End? from 2022-03-04T11:11

A.M. Edition for March 4. Amid their invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces have performed poorly thus far, but Ukraine’s military is expected to eventually crack. And what happens then? WSJ bureau ch...

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Russian Troops Bear Down on Ukraine from 2022-03-03T11:01

A.M. Edition for March 3. Russian forces entered the Ukrainian Black Sea port city Kherson, while the nation’s second-largest city Kharkiv endured another day of heavy bombardment. The WSJ’s nation...

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Biden Lauds Western Unity on Ukraine in State of the Union Speech from 2022-03-02T11:09

A.M. Edition for March 2. President Biden cast the war in Ukraine as a battle between democracy and autocracy in his State of the Union speech, saying domestic and diplomatic unity would be key in ...

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Russian Forces Target Ukrainian Civilians from 2022-03-01T11:10

A.M. Edition for March 1. Russia intensifies its war in Ukraine, pummeling civilian centers and setting the stage for a major assault on the capital, Kyiv. WSJ national-security reporter Brett Forr...

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Invasion Prompts Biggest Change to European Security Policy Since Cold War from 2022-02-28T11:33

A.M. Edition for Feb. 28. Over the weekend, Germany and a host of other European nations agreed to send weapons to Ukraine, marking a historic shift in European security policy. The WSJ’s Germany c...

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Did the West Underestimate Putin? from 2022-02-25T22:23

P.M. Edition for Feb. 25. Despite warnings of an imminent invasion, the speed and scale of Russia’s attack on Ukraine seems to have taken many by surprise. Did the West misread the signs—and Russia...

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U.S. Ratchets Up Russia Sanctions as Ukrainians Seek Safety from 2022-02-24T23:26

P.M. Edition for Feb. 24. As Russia continued its attack on Ukraine, the U.S. and its allies imposed tougher sanctions on Moscow, but stopped short of cutting it off from the global payments system...

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Western Businesses Prepare for Fallout From Russia Sanctions from 2022-02-23T22:53

P.M. Edition for Feb. 23. As the U.S. and its allies impose sanctions on Russia, many businesses, from big banks to energy companies to steel plants, are preparing for possible economic fallout. Re...

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How the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Roil the Global Economy from 2022-02-22T22:46

P.M. Edition for Feb. 22. World economies are facing new risks to their recovery from the pandemic, after Russia’s decision to deploy troops to two breakaway Ukrainian provinces. The crisis, and pu...

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The U.S. Power Grid Is Increasingly Unreliable from 2022-02-18T11:11

A.M. Edition for Feb. 18. A year after severe winter weather knocked out electricity across Texas, the U.S. power grid remains as unreliable as ever, with disruptions becoming more frequent, longer...

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