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Trump and Putin to Hold Ceasefire Talks

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

44K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for Mar. 17. President Trump says he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, as Washington pushes to end the war in Ukraine. Plus, is the U.S. headed for a recession? WSJ’s Justin Lahart breaks down the indicators. And, with egg prices still stubbornly high, more Americans are now smuggling in eggs from Mexico and Canada. Kate Bullivant 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

Americans love using their credit cards, the most secure and hassle-free way to pay.

0:04.0

But DC politicians want to change that with the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill.

0:08.0

This bill lets corporate megastores pick how your credit card is processed,

0:13.0

allowing them to use untested payment networks that jeopardize your data security and rewards.

0:18.0

Corporate megastores will make more money and you pay the price.

0:22.2

Tell Congress to Guard Your Card because Americans lose when politicians choose. Learn more at

0:28.1

guardycard.com.

0:29.9

In a bid to end the war in Ukraine, President Trump says he will speak with Russian President

0:38.7

Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, plus head scratching on Wall Street as economists try to figure

0:45.0

out whether the U.S. might fall into a recession.

0:48.0

So these measures of uncertainty, they've risen to the highest level ever except for COVID.

0:55.4

And what this type of uncertainty does is it makes it very hard for businesses to plan.

1:01.4

And as egg prices saw, so does egg smuggling.

1:05.1

It's Monday, March 17th.

1:07.1

I'm Kate Bullivand for the Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas.

1:10.8

And here is the AM edition of What's News. The top headlines? I'm Kate Bullivan for the Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas.

1:17.4

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

1:26.9

President Donald Trump is planning to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he pushes to end the war in Ukraine. Trump made the announcement to reporters

1:29.4

on board Air Force One late Sunday evening.

1:32.0

A lot of work's been done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring that war to an

1:36.8

end. Maybe we can, maybe we can't, but I think we have a very good chance.

1:41.4

When pressed on what concession he'll be seeking from Putin to get a deal done,

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