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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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OpenAI Is Making Plans to File to Go Public Very Soon
May 20, 2026
P.M. Edition for May 20. We’re exclusively reporting that ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been working with bankers to prepare to file for an initial public offering in the coming days or weeks. Reporter…
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WSJ What's News: More U.S. Troops Arrive in Middle East Episode Review
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Read review →Massie Joins List of GOP Lawmakers Ousted by Trump
May 20, 2026
A.M. Edition for May 20. Thomas Massie’s ouster in the Kentucky primary, highlights President Trump’s growing grip on the Republican party. We take a closer look at the evening’s other ballots and…
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Home Builders Are Facing a Torrent of Lawsuits Over Shoddy Construction
May 19, 2026
P.M. Edition for May 19. The legal liabilities of some of the biggest home builders in the U.S. have surged in recent years as buyers increasingly sue for what they allege to be shoddier…
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Primaries to Test Whether GOP Has Room for Politicians Who Cross Trump
May 19, 2026
A.M. Edition for May 19. The outcome of a handful of primaries across the country could signal whether Republicans are willing to adopt a form of MAGA politics that embraces leaders who break with…
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Blockbuster AI Trial Ends With Elon Musk Loss Against OpenAI
May 18, 2026
P.M. Edition for May 18. A California jury sides against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. The decision clears the path for OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, to go…
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Global Oil Reserves Are Shrinking Fast
May 18, 2026
A.M. Edition for May 18. Commuters in New York face a day of chaos as the strike shutting the Long Island Rail Road goes into its third day. Plus the U.S. and China agree to launch boards of trade…
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Inflation Is the GOP’s Problem Now. Will Voters Look Past It?
May 17, 2026
Inflation may have sunk the Democratic Party at the ballot box in 2024. But high prices at the grocery store and the gas station are now a problem for the GOP. According to the Labor Department…
What’s News in Markets: Clarity Act, Chips’ Dip, Klarna’s Pivot
May 16, 2026
What drove an up-and-down week for chips stocks like Intel, Nvidia, Micron and Qualcomm? And what kind of clarity did crypto traders get from the Clarity Act advancing in the Senate? Plus, how are…
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How Honda Is Trying to Recover From an EV Bust
May 15, 2026
P.M. Edition for May 15. After making a big bet on EVs for the U.S., Japanese carmaker Honda is now confronting some of its biggest challenges ever. WSJ autos reporter Sean McLain discusses the…
What Trump’s China Visit Actually Achieved
May 15, 2026
A.M. Edition for May 15. With President Trump wheels up after a two-day summit in China, WSJ White House reporter Annie Linskey discusses the significance of a visit light on concrete new…
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Why Crypto Die-Hards Are Flocking to a More Secret Version of Bitcoin
May 14, 2026
P.M. Edition for May 14. A privacy-focused alternative to bitcoin called Zcash is winning over crypto evangelists. WSJ special writer Greg Zuckerman explains what’s got the crypto community so…
U.S. Scales Up Hantavirus Response
May 14, 2026
A.M. Edition for May 14. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has warned President Trump that any mishandling of the Taiwan issue could lead to ‘an extremely dangerous situation’ – a message China bureau chief…
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How Anthropic Pulled Ahead of OpenAI to Lead the AI Boom
May 13, 2026
P.M. Edition for May 13. OpenAI has for years been the major AI company, with ChatGPT dominating with users and in the discourse. But as WSJ reporter Kate Clark tells us, new data indicates that…
Are Tech Leaders Pushing a U.S.-China AI Truce?
May 13, 2026
A.M. Edition for May 13. As Tim Cook, Elon Musk and Jensen Huang arrive in China alongside President Trump, WSJ Beijing bureau chief Jon Cheng considers whether the U.S. could be posed to expand…
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Trump and Xi to Meet in China: What’s at Stake
May 12, 2026
P.M. Edition for May 12. President Trump left today for his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. WSJ Washington bureau chief Damian Paletta lays out the stakes, with the two leaders expected to…
First Came the TACO Trade. Now It’s the NACHO.
May 12, 2026
A.M. Edition for May 12. With the U.S. and Iran still far apart on a peace deal, WSJ reporter Caitlin McCabe says investors are embracing a new Tex-Mex-inspired trade based on the assumption the…
Meet the Repo Man Retrieving Spirit’s Planes Around the U.S.
May 11, 2026
P.M. Edition for May 11. When Spirit Airlines stopped flying earlier this month, it left dozens of planes scattered around the country. We hear from WSJ’s Alison Sider about the plane repo men and…
Surging Fuel Prices Aren’t Curbing Holiday Plans Yet
May 11, 2026
A.M. Edition for May 11. Around 150 passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are finally returning home, with authorities around the world coordinating flights for quarantine and isolation…
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Nuclear Power’s Reboot
May 10, 2026
The U.S. pioneered early nuclear technologies—not only for war, but also for peacetime, in the form of abundant nuclear energy. After a surge in new reactor construction, the 1979 partial meltdown at…
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What’s News in Markets: Bubble Fears, AI Slop, Toilet Stocks
May 09, 2026
How is the AI trade different from the dot-com bubble? And why wasn’t Wall Street impressed by Palantir’s blowout quarter? Plus, what does a glass company and a luxury toilet maker have to do with…
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