WSJ What’s News
What's News brings you the biggest news of the day, from business and finance to global and political developments that move markets. Get caught up in minutes twice a day on weekdays, then take a step back with our What’s News in Markets wrap-up on Saturday and our What’s News Sunday deep dive.
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Is There Room for Amazon in East Boston?
P.M. Edition for May 21: Boston is among the finalists for Amazon's second headquarters. Specifically, the city has proposed East Boston, a rapidly-gentrifying area, and that's raising fears the city could become too crowded, forcing residents out. The Wall Street Journal's Jon Kamp has more.
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Fed Minutes Top Economic Calendar
A.M. Edition for May 21: Will it be four rate hikes this year instead of three? This week's minutes from the last Fed policy meeting could give us clues about the future path of interest rate hikes, says the Wall Street Journal's Sarah Chaney.
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For Stocks, A Down Week Without Lots of Drama
Stocks dipped lower Friday and booked losses during a relatively quiet week. The Wall Street Journal's Akane Otani says that, unlike in recent weeks, trade tensions didn't rattle investors.
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Mortgage Rates Hit Seven-Year High
P.M. Edition for May 18: Long-term mortgage rates have topped 4.6 percent, the highest rate since 2011. The Wall Street Journal's Christina Rexrode talks about how higher rates really put the squeeze on first-time home buyers and others with moderate incomes.
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Tax Law Causes Small Firms To Cut Back on Clien...
A.M. Edition for May 18: Small companies are cutting back on expense account-related events like business lunches or tickets to baseball games. Why? The new tax law eliminates or reduces tax breaks for these events, according to the Wall Street Journal's Ruth Simon.
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Healthy Economy Boosts Sales at Walmart
P.M. Edition for May 17: Walmart said its first quarter revenue jumped more than four percent, aided by a strong economy. The Wall Street Journal's Sarah Nassauer said Walmart's grocery business and e-commerce unit both showed solid growth.
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Credit Card Issuers Face a Cloudy Future
A.M. Edition for May 17: The years following the recession were some of the strongest ever for credit card issuers. But the Wall Street Journal's AnnaMaria Andriotis says card lenders' returns are being pressured by higher loan losses and rising rewards costs.
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Banning Cellphones at Company Meetings
P.M. Edition for May 16: More employers are moving to ban cellphones at meetings. The Wall Street Journal's John Simons talked to corporate managers who say smartphones can make employees less attentive and can sap worker productivity.
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Anti-Scalping Strategy Leads to Empty Seats
A.M. Edition for May 16: Concert promoters are trying a new tack to weed out scalpers. The strategy is known as slow ticketing. But is it working? The Wall Street Journal's Anne Steele has more.
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Where Are Graduates Moving After College?
P.M. Edition for May 15: It may not be a surprise to learn that most college graduates are moving to major U.S. cities post-graduation. But some smaller cities are attracting them, too. The Wall Street Journal's Aaron Zitner has more on the cities with the most drawing power.
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For Top CEOs, Did Pay Match Performance?
A.M. Edition for May 15: More often than not, CEO pay doesn't match performance. The Wall Street Journal's Vanessa Fuhrmans has more on why that gap persists.
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Cities Use Amazon Pitches to Court Other Business
P.M. Edition for May 14: Some of the cities competing to be the home of Amazon's second headquarters are using their presentations to the company to create other partnerships. The Wall Street Journal's Keiko Morris has more.
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Retail Sales Have Been Slow; Can We Expect a Pi...
A.M. Edition for May 14: Retail sales were surprisingly weak at the start of the year. The Wall Street Journal's Sharon Nunn says if the weak trend continues, it could be bad news for second quarter economic growth.
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Trade Issues Could Bring Back Volatility
U.S. stocks had their strongest week since March, rising over two percent. Volatility was noticeably absent but the Wall Street Journal's Akane Otani says it could reignite over issues such as trade negotiations.
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Merger Mania Could Determine Fate of TV Shows
P.M. Edition for May 11: What's on TV? Good question. A flurry of industry merger activity could lead to changes at the top of companies like Fox, CBS and Viacom. And that could mean changes in TV programming, says the Wall Street Journal's Joe Flint.
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