Facebook says it wants to empower billions of people yet again and now its fledgling cryptocurrency libera faces more scrutiny from both sides of the atlantic also coming up find out what happened to nike ambassador calling kept her name criticized a controversial new line of sneakers and well take you to sunny portugal over the aagaard the region wants to reduce its dependence on travel savvy brits amid looming bricks. Welcome to the program. U. S. Lawmakers have urged facebook to halt its cryptocurrency plans they want time to investigate the risks libera poses to the Global Financial system it comes as regulators in europe call for closer scrutiny a senior official of britains financial watchdog says the issues raised require deep thought and detail. Introducing lead for
a new global currency designed for the Digital World facebook has promised finance for the future with its new Crypto Currency and im saying its arrival Mark Zuckerberg said libra would empower billions of people ev
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Evangelical Christians hold great sway over Iowa’s Republican caucuses. They set back Donald Trump in 2016 when Ted Cruz finished ahead of him. Since then, Trump appointed conservative judges to the U.S. Supreme Court who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, which provided federal abortion protections. He also has been found liable for sexual abuse. WSJ political reporter Jimmy Vielkind travels to Des Moines and its surrounding neighborhoods to speak with evangelical voters who support Trump despite misgivings about his personal life, and those who did so previously but may be going a different direction this election.
A.M. Edition for Jan. 4. Major indexes are beginning the new year on a down note, with the Nasdaq off to its worst start since 2005. WSJ markets editor Matthew Thomas explains whether the early-year selloff could portend a longer-lasting downturn. Plus, Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to get him back on the ballot in Colorado. And Google plans to kill cookies in a major shakeup of the $600 billion online ad industry. Luke Vargas hosts.