A.M. Edition for Nov. 5. The world would need to make a $4 trillion annual investment to get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. It may sound like a lot, but the U.S.'s expenditure would be a smaller percentage of GDP than its spending on railroads in the 1850s. WSJ's Greg Ip says Wall Street stands ready to deliver the money needed, if governments can ensure climate-change initiatives are a commercially viable investment. Peter Granitz hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How to Get the $4 Trillion to Get to Net Zero

P.M. Edition for Nov. 4. Many businesses will have to ensure that their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly for Covid-19 starting Jan. 4 under a set of new vaccine requirements by the Biden administration. WSJ reporter Chip Cutter joins host Lorie Hirose to discuss how the business community is reacting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biden's Covid-19 Mandate Divides Big Employers

A.M. Edition for Nov. 4. Attempted or successful coups in Africa are occurring more frequently as democratic states buckle under pressure from Covid-19. WSJ's Benoit Faucon discusses the state of democracy on the continent and what role developed nations are playing. Plus, meme stocks are back! WSJ's Caitlin Ostroff discusses the rally in Avis and Bed, Bath & Beyond shares and whether we are looking at another retail-investor craze. Peter Granitz hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Africa Coups at Highest Level Since Colonialism

P.M. Edition for Nov. 3. Local questions about education and safety seemed to resonate most with voters this election. The WSJ's executive Washington editor Gerald F. Seib joins host Lorie Hirose to discuss lessons for both Republicans and Democrats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Election Results Give Both Parties a Midterm Road Map

A.M. Edition for Nov. 3. The Federal Reserve is today widely expected to announce a slowing of its bond-buying program. WSJ's Nick Timiraos explains what an end to stimulus and potentially higher interest rates will mean for consumers and the economy. Peter Granitz hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fed Prepares to Roll Back Pandemic Stimulus

P.M. Edition for Nov. 2. World leaders seal the first major deal of the global climate summit in Scotland, with more than 100 nations' leaders signing on. WSJ reporter Max Colchester joins host Lorie Hirose with the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COP26 Nations Agree to Stop Deforestation

A.M. Edition for Nov. 2. Numerous elections get under way in the U.S. today. But one vote is seen as a national bellwether for how midterms will pan out - the race for governor in Virginia. WSJ's Aaron Zitner lays out the issues at stake and what the two candidates stand for. Peter Granitz hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democrats, Republicans Watch Bellwether Vote in Virginia

P.M. Edition for Nov. 1 Minneapolis voters will decide Tuesday whether to defund the Police Department and create a Department of Public Safety instead. WSJ reporter Joe Barrett joins host Lorie Hirose with details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Minneapolis Voters Could Reshape the Police Department

A.M. Edition for Nov. 1. Leaders of 20 of the world's developed economies have failed to reach a consensus on how to achieve the emissions targets set out in the Paris Climate Accord. It sets the stage for a difficult climate summit in Glasgow. WSJ's Max Colchester says government and private-sector commitments will be key at COP26, but questions remain on how much they can achieve over the two-week summit. Peter Granitz hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

G-20 Summit Ends With No Progress on Climate Change

P.M. Edition for Oct. 29. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy wants to avoid a repeat of last year's holiday season, when some USPS customers saw gifts arrive months after decorations were taken down. WSJ reporter Paul Ziobro spoke to DeJoy about his plans, and joins host Annmarie Fertoli with more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the U.S. Postal Service Ready for the Holiday Season?

A.M. Edition for Oct. 29. World leaders are meeting for their first in-person G-20 summit since the pandemic began. WSJ's Marcus Walker says a global corporate tax and climate change will be in focus. The summit will also reveal the new power dynamic between European leaders and President Biden, amid concerns over unilateralism. Peter Granitz hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will 'America First' Continue, as G-20 Leaders Gather in Rome?

P.M. Edition for Oct. 28. Activist investors have been working to steer oil giants to rethink their businesses, with climate change in mind. This week, hedge fun Third Point urged Royal Dutch Shell to split into two standalone companies. But what does the changing environment mean for the legacy companies? WSJ global energy and climate editor Miguel Bustillo joins host Annmarie Fertoli to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Oil Under Pressure From Activist Investors

A.M. Edition for Oct. 28. World leaders are meeting in Glasgow next week for a United Nations climate summit. At the top of the agenda is a new emissions-reduction target. Morgan Stanley's global head of sustainability research, Jessica Alsford, tells us what this all means for companies and environmentally conscious investors. Peter Granitz hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investors Watch for COP26 Policies Set to Affect Company Finances

P.M. Edition for Oct. 27. Rental-car company Hertz's deal to buy 100,000 electric vehicles from Tesla propelled the EV maker into the trillion-dollar club. It's also a remarkable rebound for Hertz, which just a year and a half ago was in bankruptcy. WSJ automotive reporter Nora Naughton joins host Annmarie Fertoli with more on the company's turnaround. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hertz Reinvents Itself With Electric-Vehicle Bet

A.M. Edition for Oct. 27. The U.K. government is set to reel in the massive government spending that Western countries unleashed to support workers and families through the pandemic. WSJ's Jason Douglas explains why the Bank of England may raise rates soon and what this means for other central banks and not least British consumers. Peter Granitz hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.K. Looks to Cut Stimulus Earlier Than Other Developed Economies

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