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  • Why Earning More Isn’t Saving Some American Families From Poverty

    Why Earning More Isn’t Saving Some American Families From Poverty
    Aug 5 2025
    P.M. Edition for Aug. 5. Nearly 10 million American children are living in poverty, the most since 2018. Tens of millions more are precariously close, their families pushed to the brink by a storm of economic factors. Dan Frosch, who covers the U.S. economy with a focus on income inequality and poverty for the Journal, talked with a number of families in this position and joins us to discuss. Plus, with the resignation of a Federal Reserve official, President Trump has an opportunity to reshape the Fed. We hear from WSJ chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos about what the president might do. And a House committee has subpoenaed the Justice Department for reports of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 minutos
  • What’s News in Earnings: How Magnificent Can the Magnificent Seven Get?

    What’s News in Earnings: How Magnificent Can the Magnificent Seven Get?
    Aug 5 2025
    Bonus Episode for Aug. 5. Six of the so-called Magnificent Seven companies have reported quarterly earnings, with only Nvidia, the most-valuable of them all, yet to release its results. Heard on the Street’s Asa Fitch talks about how much better it can get for the stocks harnessing AI-mania to propel the stock market. Asa, who also writes the Journal’s new AI newsletter, says that the hyperscalers show no sign of slowing their furious pace of capital investment in infrastructure, but he cautions that continuing to top investors’ lofty expectations is becoming more of a challenge. Markets AM writer Spencer Jakab hosts this special bonus episode of What's News in Earnings, where we dig into companies’ earnings reports and analyst calls to find out what’s going on under the hood of the American economy. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Sign up for the WSJ's free WSJ AI & Business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 minutos
  • Trump Turns Up the Heat on Wall Street

    Trump Turns Up the Heat on Wall Street
    Aug 5 2025
    A.M. Edition for Aug 5. President Trump is looking to step up pressure against banks for dropping clients over perceived discrimination against conservatives and crypto companies. WSJ editor Alex Frangos says it comes as investors are increasingly worried about political interference on Wall Street. Plus, The Justice Department tasks a grand jury with reinvestigating the intelligence community’s findings over Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election. And, in a bid to deter foreigners from overstaying their visas, The State Department might require travelers entering the U.S. to post a bond of up to $15,000. Azhar Sukri hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 minutos
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