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Shares of Nvidia rose for the third straight day. Plus: UnitedHealth stock dips further after chief executive steps down. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Germany foils an alleged Russian act of sabotage. And Novo Nordisk strikes a $2.2 billion deal to develop obesity pills with U.S. biotech Septerna. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: the U.S. scraps Biden-era curbs on chip exports. And Microsoft slashes thousands of workers. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. stocks end mostly higher after the consumer-price index shows prices rose 2.3% in the 12 months through April. Plus: Coinbase shares surge on news the crypto exchange will join the S&P 500. And shares of Boeing rise after China lifts a ban on new deliveries of the company’s planes. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: UnitedHealth Group’s CEO steps down, sending shares lower. And ESPN gives details on its streaming service out this fall. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Japanese tech investment giant SoftBank reports its first profit in four years, while Honda Motor warns of the tariff impact. And Amazon is renewing a partnership with FedEx. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. markets rallied after the world’s two largest economies agreed to slash punishingly high tariffs on each other’s goods and reset the tone on trade relations. Plus: big tech stocks, retail, and consumer goods stocks surged after the announcement. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: President Trump signs an executive order intended to lower drug prices. And Fox said it plans to launch a streaming service. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says he wants to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin face-to-face later this week in Turkey. And pharma stocks fall after President Trump said he would sign an executive order aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump floated lowering tariffs on Chinese imports to 80%. Major indexes were down for the week despite Thursday’s rally. Plus: Expedia shares dropped after reporting weakening travel demand to and from the U.S. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beijing, on the other hand, pledged to step up enforcement of export controls on strategic mineral resources. Plus: the U.K. announces its “largest ever sanction package” on key players in the Russian oil trade. AMC profits shrink despite streaming revenue growth. And Panasonic will cut 10,000 jobs globally. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Tech leaders tell lawmakers that the U.S. risks falling behind China if Washington does not streamline AI policy. And President Trump considers bringing the so-called “millionaire tax” back to life. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The deal lays out a framework for some tariffs to be lowered or exempted. Plus: Carvana shares rise after CEO says used-car businesses won’t be as affected by import taxes. And Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becomes the first American-born Pope. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Threat of levies on $107 billion of goods is in case negotiations fail. Plus: U.S. jobless claims fell last week, indicating labor market resilience. Molson Coors reported a drop in first-quarter net income. And Johnson & Johnson spinoff Kenvue saw Q1 earnings growth ahead of expectations. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The Trump administration is planning to overhaul regulations that limit AI chip sales to some countries. And Maersk backs its guidance despite cautioning on container demand. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says risks to economic growth from President Trump’s tariffs haven’t appeared yet, but his concerns have some investors worried about stagflation. Plus: Disney shares jump after announcing plans for a new theme park in Abu Dhabi. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The House of Mouse also reported a March quarter rise in revenue. Plus: Uber swings to profit from bookings growth but misses Wall Street estimates. Pakistan vows to respond to India’s airstrikes. And the papal conclave to elect a new pope begins. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: NovoNordisk downgrades its guidance amid competition from copycat versions of its weight-loss and diabetes drugs. And U.S. electric vehicle sales drop despite growth in the broader car market. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investor nervousness over U.S. tariffs and a lack of announced trade deals push major stock indices lower. Plus: Shares of Clorox fall after the company revises its guidance to include the impact of tariffs. And Palantir shares drop, with some analysts questioning the rapid growth of the company’s market cap. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Germany’s Friedrich Merz wins chancellorship on second vote, starting his term in a weakened position. DoorDash reports a first-quarter profit, and plans to acquire Deliveroo and SevenRooms. And the EU lays out plans to cut Russian energy imports by 2027. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices