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Plus: Amazon shares surge after cloud-computing sales accelerate. And Universal Music Group stock slumps after weak earnings. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summa ...  Show more

Plus: Nuclear company Westinghouse Electric has confidentially filed for an IPO. And New York sues Kalshi, saying the company is running an illegal gambling operation. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in th ...  Show more

A.M. Edition for Oct. 8. The federal shutdown enters its second week, with strain spreading across the U.S. A new Trump administration memo casts doubt on whether furloughed workers will receive back pay once the government reopens. Plus, with Federal data frozen by the shutdown, ...  Show more

A weak August payrolls report could put a half-point Fed cut back in play. (0:17) Chinese EV makers report deliveries. (3:55) Shutdown of X starts in Brazil. (5:09)  Show Notes Heavily shorted stocks are not always in distress Earnings Calendar Dividend Roundup Episode transcript ...  Show more

P.M. Edition for Aug. 21. More U.S. companies plan to slow hiring in the second half of the year. Wall Street Journal reporter Ray Smith explains why. And WSJ’s Will Parker joins the show to discuss what an unexpected rise in home sales means for the housing market. Plus, a New Y ...  Show more

 Companies like Meta and Twitter have said that they will be cutting jobs. Google and Amazon have announced that they are putting a freeze on any new hiring.

Are tech layoffs a sign of things to come across other sectors? Is this the opening bell for the bad news on the ...