Kate's just off to work after sleeping in the best bed in the business.

And my word, doesn't she look ready for anything?

Something about her smile is just brighter.

Her eyes seem glintier, and she just feels so much more...

Kate-ier?

Of course it's no surprise really, because last night she slept at Premier Inn,

and she got up to

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C's apply. The US and Ukraine finally seal a minerals deal.

Plus, a journal report reveals that Tesla's board began searching for Elon Musk's successor a month ago.

And we'll look at how the rush to get goods into the U.S. ahead of Trump's tariffs is distorting global trade and economic data.

Companies aren't taking any chances, so they are still scrambling to get everything from Christmas tree ornaments in Germany to Heineken Beer.

They want to get it to the U.S., potentially avoid some of those tariffs.

It's Thursday, May 1st.

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News.

The top headlines and business stories

moving your world today.

After months of negotiations, several fall starts and a testy White House meeting, the U.S.

has reached a deal with Ukraine to give Washington access to the country's mineral wealth.

Reporter Jane Litvinenko is in Kiev this morning.

Jane, when we first reported on the negotiations around this deal back in February,

Ukraine's president wasn't happy with some of the terms, namely that Ukraine would be forced

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