Plus: Goldman Sachs reports profit rose 28% last quarter from a year ago. U.S. retail rose 0.7% in March compared to February. J.R. Whlen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Donald Trump will become the first former president to sit for a criminal trial, as he appears in a New York court today. And, Samsung has overtaken Apple as the world’s top smartphone provider. Luke Vargas hosts.   Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: U.S. Steel shareholders approve the sale of the company to Japan’s Nippon Steel. Globe Life shares rebound 20% after the insurer’s stock lost half its value yesterday. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The U.S. promises Israel it will defend its ally if Iran were to strike on its soil. The European Union’s drug regulator finds no link between weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy and suicidal thoughts in patients. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: China tells its telecom giants to ditch American chips, in a possible blow to Intel and AMD. And, if you book a flight to San Francisco, check the ticket, you may end up in Oakland. Luke Vargas hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Amazon shares rise 1.7% to a new record. Morgan Stanley shares drop 5.25% after a WSJ report that federal regulators are investigating the bank over how it vets clients who are at risk of laundering money through the bank’s wealth-management division. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: An internal Boeing review, prompted by a WSJ investigation, found that company executives took personal trips worth more than $500,000 on the company’s private jets that were improperly recorded as business travel. The European Central Bank holds interest rates steady, but signals it could lower rates as soon as June. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: U.S. intelligence reports show an attack on Israeli assets by Iran or its proxies could be imminent. And new data sparks fresh deflation fears for China. Luke Vargas hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The S&P’s real-estate sector falls 4.5%. The yield on the 2-, 10- and 30-year Treasury notes rise to their highest levels of the year. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Hamas rejects a U.S. plan for a six-week cease-fire in the war in Gaza. A Russian billionaire wins a legal challenge over the European Union’s sanctions against him. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: A Boeing engineer tells federal safety officials the aerospace giant took shortcuts in the production of its troubled 787 Dreamliner jets. And shares of XPeng rally after the electric vehicle maker says it will soon sell in Hong Kong. Luke Vargas hosts.   Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Tesla shares rise 2.3% after the EV maker settled with the family of a driver who died in a 2018 crash involving the company’s driver-assistance technology autopilot. Gold miner stocks rise as the precious metal reaches another record. J.R. Whalen reports.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Mediators warn that Gaza and Israel remain far from an agreement over a U.S.-proposed cease-fire. Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600 million to settle lawsuits tied to a 2023 train derailment in Ohio. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The U.S. makes a fresh proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza. And, Utah tops WSJ’s ranking of the hottest job markets in America. Luke Vargas hosts.   Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Spirit Airlines finish 6.6% higher as the carrier delays delivery of Airbus aircraft until 2030. Gold prices reach a new record. J.R. Whalen reports.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The FAA is investigating why an engine cover fell off of a Southwest Airlines-flown Boeing 737-800 jet on Sunday. Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said abortion should be left to the states. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Elon Musk says he will defy an order from Brazil’s Supreme Court to ban some X accounts amid a crackdown on misinformation and hate speech. And the U.S. government gives TSMC a $6.6B windfall to open a chip plant in Arizona. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Energy companies were some of the week’s biggest winners. Tesla stock sags. And a jury found the disgraced crypt ocurrency tycoon behind TerraUSD and Luna liable for securities fraud. Danny Lewis hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Israel says the troops behind the drone strike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza lacked the evidence to order the attack. A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Northeast U.S., rattling people in an area unaccustomed to earthquakes. Pierre Bienaimé reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The Biden Administration says it will attempt a do-over on canceling student debt. And Korean tech giant Samsung forecasts a 10-fold increase in its first-quarter operating profit. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Ford shares drop 3.2% after the automaker said it would delay production of a three-row EV until 2027. Gold has outperformed the S&P 500 in 2024. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Alaska Air has received a payment of $160 million from Boeing to make up for lost profits due to the midair blowout of a door plug on a flight in January. Activity in the Eurozone’s private sector returned to growth last month. J.R. Whalen reports.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: French supermarket Carrefour and PepsiCo end their food fight. And, the selloff in Treasuries continues as investors reassess how many rate cuts the Fed will make this year. Luke Vargas hosts.   Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Disney shares fall 3.1% after CEO Bob Iger defeated activist investor Nelson Peltz in a boardroom battle. Intel shares decline 8.2% after saying its chip-manufacturing arm lost $7 billion dollars last year. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The Eurozone’s annual inflation rate fell in March, fueling expectations for an interest-rate cut in June. Ukraine lowers its military conscription age to 25. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices