2025-06-19
14 分钟Iran says it won't surrender, even as it's launching fewer missiles at Israel.
Plus, the Fed holds rates steady but keeps the door open to cuts later this year.
And why the biggest companies in the U.S. are reducing their headcount.
It's such a shift from even a few years ago in the pandemic when a lot of companies were doing things what we would call talent hoarding,
where they'd hire people even when they didn't have a job for them.
Now it's like you do not add headcount.
It's Wednesday, June 18th.
I'm Alex Sosola for The Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM edition of What's News?
The top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
First up on today's show is the latest on the conflict between Iran and Israel.
President Trump told reporters that he doesn't want to get involved in a conflict with Iran,
but that he was concerned that the country was close to developing a nuclear weapon and that he thinks Iran would use it.
The president has been noncommittal about whether to strike Iran's nuclear facilities,
saying, quote, I may do it, I may not do it.
Trump also said Iran wants to negotiate over its nuclear ambitions but suggested the country's leaders had waited too long to make a deal.
The U.S. military has built up forces in the Middle East in recent days.
While the Pentagon said the military buildup is purely defensive,
it better positions the U.S. should Trump decide to join Israeli attacks on Iran.
It could also be a tactic to pressure Iran or force it to make concessions.