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Stocks Slide After New Fed Chair Hints at Higher Rates

The central bank holds its benchmark rate steady, as expected. Plus: SpaceX shares decline after three straight days of gains. However, the rocket maker is still the Nasdaq’s most actively traded stock by dollar volume. Alexis Green hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter . An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choice...

Jun 17, 2026•2 min

President Trump Delays Jay Clayton’s Nomination for Head of Intelligence

Plus: Luigi Mangione will mount a psychiatric defense in his trial for the killing of UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Brian Thompson. And the U.S. pending-home sales index rose 3.8% for May. Anthony Bansie hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter . An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Jun 17, 2026•3 min

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