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U.S. Economy Lost More Jobs Than Expected in July

Plus: Wendy’s halves its dividend as same-restaurant sales fall. And Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign a mutual defense agreement to strengthen military ties. Alex Ossola…

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Plus: Wendy’s halves its dividend as same-restaurant sales fall. And Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign a mutual defense agreement to strengthen military ties. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal…

Published August 7, 2026 · 1:37