Intro

A.M. Edition for April 9. Global stocks fall and oil prices are climbing as cracks in the fragile U.S.-Iran truce begin to show. Israel’s deadly attacks in Lebanon have emerged as a key sticking point for Tehran, while tanker traffic remains snarled in the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, with businesses and consumers feeling the economic impacts of the war, WSJ editor Alex Frangos says another long-term problem is looming: Americans aren’t having enough babies. And AI companies are trying to avert a public backlash for a distrustful public. Daniel Bach hosts.

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