P.M. Edition for June 18. WSJ senior video and national security reporter Shelby Holliday discusses the technology on the dilapidated ships carrying sanctioned oil that makes them a risk around the world. Plus, the Supreme Court rules that not all drug users can be banned from owning guns, expanding the reach of the Second Amendment. And CME, the U.S.?s leading futures exchange, sues the CFTC to stop prediction-market platform Kalshi from diving into the market for the trendy derivatives known as ?perps.? Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newslette Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for June 18. WSJ national security reporter Alex Ward has the latest on the deal, what it means for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran?s nuclear program and Israel?s reaction. Plus, WSJ energy reporter Rebecca Feng says that oil prices have dropped on the news that the U.S. deal will lift sanctions on Iranian oil exports. And Intel?s stock soars to an all-time high pre-market after President Trump says Apple will work with Intel to design and build chips in the U.S. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ?s free What?s News newsletter. Further Reading: We Did the Math on Why the iPhone 18 Pro Could Cost $1,299 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for June 17. In Kevin Warsh?s first meeting as Fed chairman, officials unanimously held rates steady, though their projections showed that a rate hike is now more likely than a cut. WSJ economics reporter Matt Grossman discusses what we can glean about how the central bank is changing under Warsh?s leadership. Plus, in an exclusive interview with the Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook says that price increases for Apple products are ?unavoidable.? We hear from reporter Rolfe Winkler about how much the next iPhone might cost. And what?s in the deal to end the war between the U.S. and Iran? Journal reporter Laurence Norman walks us through it. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for June 17. The Federal Reserve has trained markets to hang on its every word, but new chairman Kevin Warsh would rather it say less and let the economic data do the talking. WSJ chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos tells us what to expect. Plus, the Trump administration expands its antifraud campaign to state unemployment programs. And we?ll take a bite of the only Gentleman?s Relish we could get our hands on. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ?s free What?s News newsletter. Check out the latest What?s News Sunday episode on how health insurance could be a deciding issue in Georgia?s midterms in November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for June 16. SpaceX said today that it would acquire the parent company of the AI coding tool Cursor for $60 billion. WSJ reporter Becky Peterson explains how the deal is intended to help SpaceX catch up with its AI rivals. Plus, the agreement to end the war will allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil. We hear from Journal national security reporter Alex Ward about the strategy behind this?and how it?s going over with President Trump?s supporters. And WSJ Heard on the Street writer Asa Fitch discusses how Qualcomm has been diversifying its business to cash in on the AI boom. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for June 16. President Trump?s Iran deal may be providing relief for markets, but central bankers are not convinced the inflation spike is over yet, with the BOJ and RBA warning of higher prices for longer. Plus, WSJ tech reporter Georgia Wells details how AI is supercharging deepfake nudes, with more than half of teens having created a nude image, unleashing a new form of bullying amongst kids. And, Iran?s World Cup team was ordered to leave the U.S. after their opening match against New Zealand. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ?s free What?s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for June 15. We?re exclusively reporting that Justice Department staffers investigating the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery didn?t have an opportunity to object before the DOJ allowed the deal. Plus,news of the preliminary peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran sent stock markets soaring and oil prices sliding?though as WSJ energy markets reporter Rebecca Feng discusses, fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz may take a while. And two new blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer?s disease. Journal health and wellness reporter Alex Janin says not everyone should take them, despite consumers? growing interest in their own health. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for June 15. The U.S. and Iran say they?ve reached an interim deal to open the Strait of Hormuz and extend a ceasefire. WSJ Middle East correspondent Benoit Faucon says more needs to be ironed out as Israel?s defence minister said they will not withdraw from land it has seized in Lebanon. Plus, Anthropic sends top staff to Washington in a bid to end export restrictions. And, the U.K. announces plans for an under-16 social media ban. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ?s free What?s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thousands of residents in the Peach State have dropped out of health insurance coverage since the start of 2025, prompted in part by this year?s expiration of enhanced federal subsidies that helped them pay their monthly premiums. For our special What?s News series The Cost-of-Living Election, WSJ national politics reporter Sabrina Siddiqui speaks to Republican pollster Adam Geller and Democratic pollster John Anzalone. They discuss voters? expectations of Congress when it comes to healthcare costs, Democrats? trust advantage on healthcare, and whether that could swing the election to their party?including incumbent Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff?in November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where are investors looking beyond AI? And how did the largest IPO in history move markets before it even started trading? Plus, can an NBA playoff run create shareholder value? Host Imani Moise discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for June 12. Shares of SpaceX closed up 19% on their first trading day, giving the company a market cap of more than $2 trillion and making Elon Musk the world?s first trillionaire. Plus, China has been importing a lot less oil since the start of the Iran conflict, helping keep a lid on global oil prices?without disrupting its economy. WSJ energy markets reporter Rebecca Feng discusses how China?s doing that, and what happens if the country reverses course. And Iran, the U.S. and mediators agree that a peace deal is close at hand. We hear from Journal Middle East correspondent Benoit Faucon about what points might still be up for debate. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for June 12. With just hours to go until SpaceX?s trading debut we look at what to expect when the largest IPO ever hits the market today. Plus, oil falls on the prospects of an imminent U.S. peace deal with Iran - but will it stick? Analysts warn of more volatility to come. And, as the U.K. defense secretary quits over a lack of military spending, WSJ?s Alistair MacDonald explains what it says about Europe?s military readiness. Luke Vargas hosts. Further reading on SpaceX?s IPO: SpaceX?s IPO Couldn?t Be More Old School  Musk Looks to an Army of Loyalists to Help Make Him a Trillionaire Meet the SpaceX Employees Who Are About to Make an Overnight Fortune Musk Poised to Be the World?s First Trillionaire Sign up for the WSJ?s free What?s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for June 11. After threatening more strikes against Iran this morning and then calling them off, President Trump said this afternoon that there?s an agreement to end the war?although final details still need to be completed. Plus, Trump says he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, a top federal Manhattan prosecutor and former SEC chairman, as intelligence director. WSJ national security reporter Yoko Kubota discusses why this move might help defuse a fight with Congress over a crucial spying tool. And SpaceX officially sold $75 billion worth of shares, making it the biggest IPO ever. Asset managers like BlackRock helped: The Journal learned that it put in an order to buy at least $5 billion worth of SpaceX shares. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for June 11. OpenAI is considering sweeping price cuts as it braces for an intensifying battle for users with chief rival Anthropic. The potential price drop comes as corporate clients begin to pull back on high AI spending and express difficulty tying costs to real investment returns. Plus, social media bans for kids gain momentum as Canada weighs a law that would likely apply to American tech companies like Meta and Snapchat. And the CEO of Bloom Energy K.R. Sridhar tells us how the company is navigating growing opposition to new data centers. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ?s free What?s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for June 10. Everyday investors have coalesced into a market-moving force in recent years. WSJ markets reporter Hannah Erin Lang how Elon Musk is tapping that force for the SpaceX IPO. Plus, we exclusively report that the U.S. Attorney?s Office in Washington, D.C. has subpoenaed some of the country?s biggest banks as part of a probe into ?debanking.? And consumer prices rose 4.2% last month, hitting a three-year high and causing stocks to dive. We hear from Journal economics reporter Harriet Torry about what the war in Iran has to do with it. Alex Ossola hosts. The WSJ Guide to Choosing a World Cup Team (and Your Backup)  Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for June 10. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is set to propose new rules for booming prediction markets in an effort to crack down on manipulation and bets regulators determine aren?t in the public interest. WSJ reporter Alexander Osipovich discusses where the CFTC is likely to draw the line ? allowing most sports betting while targeting wagers on war, terrorism and assassinations. Plus, Democrat Graham Platner coasts to victory in Maine, teeing up a crucial Senate contest against Susan Collins in November. And GM follows Ford with a pivot into energy storage. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ?s free What?s News newsletter. Correction: A previous version of this podcast incorrectly said the Senate had included funding for an anti-weaponization fund in the immigration bill that passed last week. In fact, the Senate bill refrained from adding language to kill the fund. (Corrected on June 10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for June 9. The fund that helps pay out Social Security benefits is now projected to run out by late 2032, earlier than was previously expected. WSJ reporter Anne Tergesen walks us through why? and what it could mean for retirees. Plus, today Anthropic rolled out a new AI model, Claude Fable 5, that gives the public access to Mythos?a model the company previously said was too dangerous for general release. Bob McMillan, who covers computer security for the Journal, explains how Anthropic aims to prevent bad actors from using the new model for hacking and bioweapons. And President Trump accused Iran of downing an Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz last night, saying the U.S. must respond and threatening the fragile ceasefire. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for June 9. OpenAI has privately filed for an IPO, setting the ChatGPT creator up to potentially listing as soon as this fall. WSJ tech reporter Sam Schechner says the filing comes amid intense competition with rival Anthropic and Elon Musk?s SpaceX and who will get the biggest slice of public investor money this year. Plus, the Pentagon targets Alibaba, Baidu and BYD in a new Chinese military blacklist. And from London Tech Week, our conversation with the founder of AI voice company ElevenLabs, Mati Staniszewski. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ?s free What?s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P.M. Edition for June 8. Pepsi has rolled out 35 driverless trucks to ship Cheetos, Doritos, and other products on the public roads in Arizona. Journal reporter Esther Fung took a ride in one. Plus, a judge invalidated the Trump administration?s $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas. And as the World Cup kicks off across 16 North American cities this week, occupancy rates in U.S. hotels are lagging behind. We hear about the reasons why from WSJ real estate reporter Kate King, and what it means for the economic boost cities were hoping for from the World Cup. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.M. Edition for June 8. Markets across Asia and Europe are falling, tracking Friday?s Wall Street rout. WSJ editor Peter Landers says tech stocks?especially in South Korea?are being especially hard hit amid ?extraordinary sensitivity? among investors over the outlook for future AI growth. Plus, Israel and Iran exchange fire for the first time in months. And Apple prepares to unveil a ChatGPT-like revamp of its Siri voice assistant in a bid to catch up in the AI race. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ?s free What?s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices