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What Has Israel Gained by Attacking Hezbollah?

P.M. Edition for Sept. 19. The attacks using booby-trapped Hezbollah devices was a tactical win for Israel. National security and foreign policy correspondent Michael Gordon discusses whether it was a strategic one as well. And U.S. home sales were down in August. The Journal’s N ...  Show more

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What Has Israel Gained by Attacking Hezbollah?

P.M. Edition for Sept. 19. The attacks using booby-trapped Hezbollah devices was a tactical win for Israel. National security and foreign policy correspondent Michael Gordon discusses whether it was a strategic one as well. And U.S. home sales were down in August. The Journal’s N ...  Show more

Investors Welcome Fed’s Bold Rate Cut

A.M. Edition for Sept. 19. Global stocks rise and U.S. futures rally after the Federal Reserve moves to lower interest rates by a half-point. Plus, the Pentagon worries Israel is close to launching a ground war in Lebanon. And, the WSJ’s Georgi Kantchev says Vladimir Putin’s atte ...  Show more

Why the Fed Went Big With Its Rate Cut

P.M. Edition for Sept. 18. WSJ economics reporter Paul Kiernan discusses the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates 0.5%—its first reduction since 2020. And Hezbollah scrambles after a second wave of deadly attacks with exploding devices across Lebanon. Plus, the Journa ...  Show more

Investors Brace for Historic Fed Rate Cut

A.M. Edition for Sept. 18. Just hours away from the Fed's rate-cut decision, economists and investors remain at odds over how large it will be. Economics editor Paul Hannon explains why central banks around the world are watching closely. Plus, Hezbollah is reeling a day after pa ...  Show more

Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Lebanon, Killing Eight in Apparent Attack

P.M. Edition for Sept. 17. Lebanon and Hezbollah are blaming Israel as pagers carried by thousands of Hezbollah operatives exploded at about the same time. And a decade after a movement to promote American women to corporate leadership, women are still lagging behind. The Journal ...  Show more