P.M. Edition for July 20. The U.S. is starting a trade fight with Mexico, its second-largest trading partner, under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. WSJ trade and international economy reporter Yuka Hayashi joins host Daniella Cheslow to discuss what it could mean for U.S.-Mexico relations and the trade deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A.M. Edition for July 20. After a visit to Tehran, President Vladimir Putin says it will honor its natural-gas commitment to Europe. WSJ Middle East Correspondent Jared Malsin says Russia aims to strengthen ties with Turkey and Iran. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
P.M. Edition for July 19. The U.K. records its highest-ever temperatures, with readings of over 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Plus: Beleaguered American colleges are merging with bigger schools. WSJ reporter Doug Belkin joins host Daniella Cheslow to discuss what the trend means for the business of higher education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A.M. Edition for July 19. The U.S. labor market has added workers at a steady pace over the past three months. It is also losing workers. WSJ economics reporter Jeffrey Sparshott discusses the diverging data, and what it can tell us about the labor market. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
P.M. Edition for July 18. Decades of improvements in Afghan maternal and neonatal care are eroding amid hunger, fleeing hospital staff and curbs on women’s freedom. WSJ national-security reporter Jessica Donati joins host Daniella Cheslow to discuss what she saw on her recent trip to Afghanistan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A.M. Edition for July 18. Russia’s war in Ukraine has isolated it from the West. Now, Russian President Vladimir Putin is betting on building a new diplomatic, economic and security network along the North-South axis, in alliance with China. Gerald F. Seib, the WSJ’s former Capital Journal columnist and Washington executive editor, discusses why Russia is shifting strategy and what this will mean for the West. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
P.M. Edition for July 15. Even as inflation erodes the value of a paycheck, American households are in strong financial shape thanks to savings during the pandemic and a strong jobs market. The economic outlook now hangs on which of these forces proves greater. WSJ senior writer Jon Hilsenrath joins host Daniella Cheslow to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A.M. Edition for July 15. President Biden is hoping to strengthen ties in the Middle East with visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia. WSJ Middle East bureau chief Michael Amon discusses the trip, and Biden’s challenges. Plus, China narrowly avoids an economic contraction. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
P.M. Edition for July 14. Lawyers for Twitter say Elon Musk’s complaints about spam accounts on the platform aren’t backed up by facts. Now lawyers for the two sides argue the future of Musk’s $44 billion acquisition offer in a Delaware court. WSJ tech reporter Meghan Bobrowsky joins host Daniella Cheslow to discuss. Plus, big banks' earnings reports paint a murky portrait of the American economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A.M. Edition for July 14. The World Food Program says higher food and fuel costs, due in part to the war in Ukraine, have pushed an additional 47 million people into food insecurity since March. WSJ Africa deputy bureau chief Gabriele Steinhauser discusses the impact in the Horn of Africa. Plus, a look at what is behind the strength of the U.S. dollar against the euro and the yen. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices