The Wall Street Journal

A prominent US business daily newspaper and member of the Dow Jones group of business publications, the Wall Street Journal is famous for its business coverage in the US, as well as the conservative slant of its opinion pages.

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Briefings on Business

Volkswagen Workers Begin Striking as Labor Dispute Escalates

Thousands of workers at Volkswagen sites across Germany participated in warning strikes on Monday as a conflict with management escalated over the carmaker’s plans to slash jobs, cut pay and close factories.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Resigns After Struggling to Turn Around Chip Maker

Intel said Pat Gelsinger has retired and stepped down from the company’s board of directors.

Briefings on Markets

Nikkei Flat as Electronics Makers, Trading Houses Gain

The Nikkei Stock Average was flat at 39249.03 as gains in electronics makers and trading houses helped offset losses in pharmaceutical companies.

Gold Steady; Outlook Appears Mixed

Gold was steady in the early Asian trade. The market has a mix of influencing factors that make it difficult to determine the precious metal’s price direction, XS.com said.

Briefings on Politics

Transgender Medicine Comes to the Supreme Court

The court will consider whether states can block doctors from prescribing gender treatments to patients under the age of 18, in its biggest case this term.

Construction Industry Braces for One-Two Punch: Tariffs and Deportations

President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration and trade policies put home builders in a vulnerable position.

Briefings on Global News

Canada's Trudeau Says He Addressed Trade Irritants With Trump

In his first public comments about his dinner last week with President-elect Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he addressed trade issues related to steel, aluminum, energy and softwood.

South Korea President to Lift Martial Law After Parliament Rejects Move

Leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s reversal ended a tense night in Seoul.

Briefings on Economy

U.S. Job Openings Increased in October

The number of job openings in the U.S. increased in October, bucking a trend of falling vacancies for most of the past two years.

Trump’s immigration and trade policies put home builders in a vulnerable position

President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration and trade policies put home builders in a vulnerable position.

Briefings on Real Estate

Amazon Announces Supercomputer, New Server Powered by Homegrown AI Chips

The company’s megacluster of chips for artificial-intelligence startup Anthropic will be among the world’s largest, it said, and its new giant server will lower the cost of AI as it seeks to build an alternative to Nvidia.

Microsoft Faces $1.27 Billion Antitrust Lawsuit Over Cloud Services in U.K.

Microsoft faces a dispute in the U.K. over how it charges customers who buy cloud software services that rival its own Azure, the latest antitrust challenge to the U.S. tech giant’s approach to licensing.