About this episode

This episode discusses the drop in oil prices, McDonald's value meals, and a Chinese military court's sentencing of former defense ministers.

Plus: McDonald’s gets a boost from its value meals. And a Chinese military court has issued suspended death sentences for two of the country’s former defense ministers. Pierre Bienaimé 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 reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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