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Plus: Beijing tightens controls of exports on critical minerals key for EVs and military hardware. And, the Trump administration excludes generic drugs from its plans to impose tariffs on Big Pharma. Kate Bullivant hosts. 

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The Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit highs. Plus: AST SpaceMobile announces a partnership with Verizon. And Equifax stock rises after announcing it will cut prices. Katherine Sullivan hosts.

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Plus: Former FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to two charges of lying to Congress. And a trio of scientists is awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for its work on molecular construction. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts.

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Plus: Unofficial jobs numbers are starting to come in from Wall Street, pointing to the U.S. labor market losing steam. And, Swiss tech giant ABB looks to sell off its robotics business to Japan’s Softbank. Caitlin McCabe hosts. 

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Plus: Trilogy Metals surges after the government announces investment in the company. And Ford falls after a fire in a supplier’s plant. Katherine Sullivan hosts.

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Plus: The WTO says global trade growth in 2025 will be stronger than originally expected. And the NYSE owner says it plans to invest up to $2 billion in the popular crypto-based prediction market, Polymarket. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts.

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Plus: Trump suggests he is open to talks on healthcare, signaling that there may be a way to break the impasse on the government shutdown. And, negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza continue in Egypt two years on from the deadly Hamas attacks that started the conflict. Caitlin McCabe hosts. 

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OpenAI announced a computing deal with AMD. Plus: Comerica stock surges after merger announcement. And Sony stock rises following the Japanese election results. Katherine Sullivan hosts.

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Plus: Paramount buys Bari Weiss’s The Free Press for $150 million. And French President Emmanuel Macron loses his fourth Prime Minister in just over a year. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. 

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Plus: Trump authorizes sending National Guard troops to Illinois. And, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies agree to a cautious increase in oil production. Caitlin McCabe hosts.

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