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WSJ What’s News

Traders Bet on Trump’s Next Military Move

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

44K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for Jan. 8. Federal and state officials square off over yesterday’s shooting of a 37-year-old woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. Plus WSJ reporter Alexander Osipovich explains how prediction-market gamblers are putting big bucks behind their bets on the next target of U.S. military action. And why users can’t get enough of LinkedIn. 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

As companies seek to close growing gaps in skills and talent,

0:04.0

Deloitte US CEO Jason Garzatus believes it's important for organizations to understand their baseline of skills.

0:10.0

There's so many organizations that can't ask and answer the fundamental questions about how much computer science or data management skills do I have or AI development skills in a given domain?

0:25.0

By performing a skills inventory, leaders can truly understand where their efforts should be focused. Being blind to those gaps is the real miss.

0:28.4

Visit Deloitte.com to learn how your enterprise can help successfully cultivate talent.

0:36.1

Anger and finger pointing in Minneapolis after an ICE officer fatally shoots a motorist.

0:42.3

Plus, a look at the traders betting on President Trump's next military target.

0:47.3

So, for example, Polymarket has a market on whether the U.S. will strike Iran by the end of June of this year.

0:54.9

That jumped after the attack on Venezuela this weekend.

0:58.1

Recently, Wednesday afternoon, it was at 34%.

1:01.1

And why users can't get enough of LinkedIn.

1:05.0

It's Thursday, January 8th.

1:06.8

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal.

1:08.7

And here is the AM edition of What's News,

1:11.5

the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

1:17.2

Federal and state officials are squaring off over yesterday's shooting of a 37-year-old woman,

1:22.7

Renee Nicole Good, by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer in Minneapolis.

1:28.5

Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem called the killing preventable but said

1:33.1

Good was obstructing law enforcement and refused to obey the commands of ICE agents.

1:38.0

It's very clear that this individual was harassing and impeding law enforcement operations.

1:43.5

Our officer followed his training, did exactly what he's been taught to do in that situation,

1:48.0

and took actions to defend himself and defend his fellow law enforcement officers.

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