Trump and China's Xi Jinping are expected to confirm a TikTok dealhttps://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-09-19-2025?mod=rss_markets_main
The Japanese firm’s SMBC unit plans to raise its stake in the Wall Street bank to up to 20%.https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/jefferies-deepens-ties-with-japans-sumitomo-mitsui-5fe342f2?mod=rss_markets_main
Intel has best day since 1987 after Nvidia invests $5 billion.https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/tech-deal-rate-cut-push-stocks-to-records-f9b92d8e?mod=rss_markets_main
While the Federal Reserve has begun cutting rates again, there are many other factors that affect the cost of home loans.https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/what-decides-where-mortgage-rates-go-from-here-b5b09e35?mod=rss_markets_main
An evangelical’s experience helped power a political fight against ‘debanking.’ Banks cite financial risk and regulatory pressure for account closures.https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/debanking-banks-bias-92135ef9?mod=rss_markets_main
Expectations for falling rates have helped drive stocks to records.https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/global-stocks-markets-dow-news-09-17-2025-28cf3b5b?mod=rss_markets_main
Data-storage needs are growing, lifting Seagate and Western Digital.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/hard-drives-are-making-an-ai-comeback-yes-hard-drives-cc6e461f?mod=rss_markets_main
The case for splitting one of the tech sector’s most storied firms in two.https://www.wsj.com/tech/intel-nvidia-deal-strategy-two-companies-ec7d7632?mod=rss_markets_main
For years, public universities have aggressively recruited out-of-state and international students, charging them higher tuition. But those pipelines may be drying up.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-great-student-swap
Broadcasting from the White House, the Vice-President seemed to complete the merger of politics and red-meat live streams—and to threaten more ominous crackdowns ahead.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/j-d-vance-charlie-kirk-and-the-politics-as-talk-show-singularity
Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel must become Sparta, hardened against the world. What does that mean for the country’s future?https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/israels-new-occupation
The President and his allies are using the power of the state to silence speech they dislike.https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-grave-threat-posed-by-donald-trumps-attack-on-jimmy-kimmel
How an old cliché has been warped and weaponized in contemporary American politics.https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/the-illusion-of-joe-manchins-common-sense
Tyler Robinson, the suspect who was charged in the shooting of Charlie Kirk, was apprehended in "gentle" conditions, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.https://abcnews.go.com/US/students-utah-valley-university-return-charlie-kirk/story?id=125663166
Acting director Jim O’Neill wrote in part that the CDC was experiencing "mission creep" that has led it to be too involved in Americans' health decisions.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cdcs-acting-director-tells-staff-treat-americans-adults/story?id=125668513
Democratic lawmakers continued to grill FBI Director Kash Patel about the Jeffrey Epstein files. "Why don't you just release the entire file as you promised to do?" Rep. Jamie Raskin said.https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/democratic-reps-question-fbi-director-kash-patel-epstein-125681140
Beijing has allowed Mao Chenyue, a bank managing director in Atlanta, to return to the United States, people familiar with the matter said.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/16/china-exit-ban-us-citizen-released/
Palestinian journalists reported continuous fire in Gaza City, where hundreds of thousands remain. The Israeli military is effectively encircling the city.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/17/gaza-city-israel/
President Donald Trump’s second state visit to Britain was designed to keep him away from crowds, but opponents of the American president made it clear they would be heard.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/17/trump-britain-protests-epstein-visit/
European officials said President Donald Trump is right about the need to end purchases of Russian fossil fuels, but his demand delays new pressure on Moscow for a ceasefire. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/17/eu-sanctions-russia-oil-trump/