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Tyson Pulls Back From the Beleaguered Beef Business

Aug 14, 2026 · 13m

Summary

WSJ’s What’s News covers Trump’s new drone tariffs and Navy steam catapult mandate, plus Nigel Farage’s UK by-election. Other stories include Romania’s nuclear shutdown, DeepSeek’s AI price hike, and Tyson’s plant closures. The episode features a deep dive with Tripti Lahiri on India’s youth unemployment crisis, where tech graduates face AI competition and shrinking job prospects despite the country’s demographic dividend.

Topics discussed

Intro: ReliaQuest ad and episode headlines Trump announces new tariffs on drones to reshore production Navy ordered to replace electromagnetic catapults with steam Nigel Farage returns to Parliament; Count Binface wins by-election Romania shuts nuclear plant due to drought; storms hit Japan DeepSeek quadruples prices for peak AI model usage BP and XRG partner on Venezuelan offshore gas development Tyson Foods closes beef plants amid cattle shortage Bird strike causes Ryanair Boeing 737 engine failure India's youth unemployment and missed demographic dividend
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