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

Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans

Banks are hoping to sell the X debt at around 90 to 95 cents on the dollar.

Canada to Provide $720 Million to Canada Post to Avoid Insolvency at Mail Service

The Canadian government said it would provide extraordinary financing to Canada Post to avoid insolvency at the state-owned mail service.

Briefings on Markets

Stocks Sink in Broad AI Rout Sparked by China's DeepSeek

U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%.

Comex Gold, Silver Settle Lower

Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions.

Briefings on Politics

‘Full Send’—NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Moon Flight

The Artemis II mission seeks to accomplish a lunar return with an astronaut flyby.

State Farm Is in Trump’s Crosshairs Over L.A. Fires

The president called the insurer “absolutely horrible” after conversations with local officials including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Briefings on Global News

Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.

Leading China Property Developer Reports Huge loss, in Sign of Widening Real-Estate Woes

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in.

Briefings on Economy

Swiss Inflation Rises to Highest Level in a Year on Jump in Oil Costs

Swiss inflation last month rose to its highest level since March last year and imported oil-and-gas price increases are expected to raise inflation in the coming year.

South Korea Consumer Inflation Accelerates on Mideast Energy Shock

South Korea’s headline inflation accelerated in March—the first reading since the Middle East conflict began—highlighting the early effects of surging energy costs on the trade-reliant economy.

Briefings on Real Estate

Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

Plus, SpaceX files IPO paperwork and Tim Cook takes WSJ inside Apple’s archives.

Anthropic Races to Contain Leak of Code Behind Claude AI Agent

The developer has issued a copyright takedown request in a bid to prevent competitors from cloning the coding tool’s features.