Ford Pulls Back From EV Plans After $19.5 Billion Hit

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🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Dec. 15. Ford expects to take about $19.5 billion in charges as it retrenches from electric vehicles. WSJ’s Rebecca Picciotti unpacks how two starkly different approaches to housing costs played out in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. And Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner has been arrested on suspicion of murder in his parents’ deaths. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.9	Ford is writing down a massive $19.5 billion in electric vehicle investments.
0:39.8	Plus, what dueling approaches in Minnesota's twin cities tell us about fixing America's housing crisis.
0:46.7	In St. Paul, you saw that they didn't find that it worked for their city, and they're, in fact,
0:52.9	starting to roll parts of it back it's not a wholesale
0:55.6	rebuke of rent control but the first attempt didn't necessarily go as planned and the u.s. offers
1:03.6	ukraine's security guarantees as part of peace talks with russia it's monday december 15th i'm
1:09.6	Sabrina sidiki for the Wall Street Journal,
1:11.3	sitting in for Alex Oscella. This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and
1:16.2	business stories that move the world today.
1:24.9	The son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer-Riner has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the deaths of his parents.
1:32.7	They were found dead yesterday in their Los Angeles home.
1:36.0	And this is LAPD Chief Jim McDonald today.
1:38.4	We have our robbery homicide division handling the investigation.
1:42.6	They worked throughout the night on this case and were
1:46.3	able to take into custody Nick Reiner, a suspect in this case. He was subsequently booked for murder.
1:56.0	Nick Reiner has spoken about his battle with drug addiction over the years and has said he was
2:00.1	homeless and in and out of shelters at times. Rob Reiner's credits include Hollywood classics such as This
2:06.2	Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally, the Princess Bride, and a few good men. There was an outpouring
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