China and the U.S. Race to De-Escalate Tensions

A.M. Edition for Oct. 14. Beijing is eager to save an upcoming Trump-Xi summit, while Washington wants to stem losses in the stock market. And so WSJ editor Peter Landers explains that President Trump is taking a carrot and stick approach to trade tensions. Plus, we explore what a slew of results from America’s biggest banks say about the U.S. economy. And, WSJ’s Ken Thomas takes a look at which federal agencies are being hit the hardest by shutdown layoffs. Caitlin McCabe hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices