Missiles Target U.A.E., Ships Attacked as Fighting Threatens Iran Cease-Fire

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent escalation of fighting in the Middle East and its implications for the Iran cease-fire, along with insights on Amazon's supply chain strategy and the growing interest in actively managed ETFs.

P.M. Edition for May 4. Fighting in the Middle East flared up for the first time in weeks. Senior video and national security correspondent Shelby Holliday discusses what it could mean for the fragile cease-fire in the Iran war. Plus, WSJ’s Liz Young reports on how Amazon is betting on its global supply chain as its next big growth engine. And Journal markets reporter Jack Pitcher explains why there’s a growing appetite for actively managed ETFs–and why that’s benefiting asset managers. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Sabrina Siddiqui

Guests: Shelby Holliday, Liz Young, Jack Pitcher

Topics covered

• Middle East conflict
• Iran cease-fire
• Amazon supply chain
• actively managed ETFs
• financial markets

Keywords

• Middle East
• Iran cease-fire
• Amazon
• supply chain
• actively managed ETFs
• financial markets
• investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon

Places: U.A.E.

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