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Investors Brace for Historic Fed Rate Cut

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for Sept. 18. Just hours away from the Fed's rate-cut decision, economists and investors remain at odds over how large it will be. Economics editor Paul Hannon explains why central banks around the world are watching closely. Plus, Hezbollah is reeling a day after pagers carried by thousands of its operatives exploded across Lebanon. The WSJ’s Stephen Kalin reports from the ground. And, a European court hands Alphabet’s Google a win over a $1.7 billion antitrust fine. Luke Vargas 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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0:00.0

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0:07.8

rover and rovers.

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No way.

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0:15.0

That's like 2FA on Krakan, a sure-fire way to keep what you already have safe and sound.

0:19.9

Go to Krakan.com and see what crypto can be.

0:23.2

Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.

0:25.8

This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. Hezbollah is reeling after an apparent attack on pagers used by the group's

0:39.5

operatives leaves thousands wounded. Plus investors the world over await the Fed's rate cut decision.

0:47.0

Policymakers have to make a decision between going cautiously and the other risk that if they don't move quickly enough the

0:55.6

jobs market might weaken again. And Google scores a win against Europe's

1:00.4

competition watchdog. It's Wednesday September September 18th. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal

1:06.1

and here is the AM edition of What's News? The top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

1:13.2

We begin in Lebanon where authorities say nine people have died and almost 2,800 have been injured in what appeared to be

1:25.6

an unprecedented attack yesterday on pagers carried by thousands of Hezbollah operatives.

1:32.2

We are reporting that many of the affected pagers were from a new shipment

1:36.1

that the group received in recent days. Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said today that the pagers

1:42.2

that exploded yesterday were made by BAC consulting

1:45.6

KFT, a Hungary-based company that had licensed its brand and trademark.

1:50.9

BAC didn't respond to requests for comment.

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