WASHINGTON-The Justice Department said "efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government's investigation" of documents at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home months before FBI agents searched the Florida estate in early August.
A court filing late Tuesday objecting to Mr. Trump's proposal that the seized documents be vetted by a third-party arbiter laid out the government's most detailed timeline yet of the events that led to the unprecedented search of the premises, in which investigators said they found records in places other than the storage room where Mr. Trump's lawyers had assured them all were held.
Biden Presses for More Police Funding, Tighter Gun Laws
WILKES-BARRE, Pa.-President Biden stressed Democratic efforts to improve public safety Tuesday by spending more on policing and tightening gun laws, while accusing some Republicans of trying to undercut law enforcement in probes related to former President Donald Trump.
During his speech in the Keystone State, a crucial battleground in the coming midterm elections, Mr. Biden looked to counter GOP attacks that his party is soft on crime. Democrats are divided on bills to address problems at police departments, with some moderates pushing for grants for small police agencies for hiring and training, and progressive and Black Democrats pushing for more accountability for police.
NASA to Try Artemis I Moon Launch Again on Saturday
NASA is now hoping to launch its towering rocket on a lunar-orbit mission on Saturday.
An initial attempt to launch its first Artemis mission on Monday was postponed after engine-related problems emerged on the Space Launch System rocket that is supposed to carry the unmanned Orion spacecraft toward the moon.
Social-Media Firms Would Have to Consider Children's Health Under Bill Passed by California Legislature
California's Legislature passed a bill Tuesday that would for the first time in the U.S. require the makers of social-media apps such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to consider the physical and mental health of minors when designing their products.
The bill passed in a unanimous, bipartisan vote in the Assembly after doing the same in the state Senate on Monday. Both chambers are dominated by Democrats.
Japan to Build Longer-Range Missiles and Study Hypersonic Technology
TOKYO-Japan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday it wanted to start producing longer-range missiles and conduct research into hypersonic missile systems, a response to rising regional tensions including China's threats against Taiwan.
The ministry said it was planning to build two types of "standoff" missiles that can strike an enemy target from far away.
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Alimentation Couche Tard 1Q Revenue Up On Higher Fuel Costs
Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. logged higher revenue in its fiscal first quarter, mainly from higher fuel prices, though consumer demand for fuel fell and the company took a hit from the strong U.S. dollar.
The Quebec-based convenience store operator posted a profit of $872.4 million, or 85 cents a share, for the period that ended July 17, compared with $764.4 million, or 71 cents a share, a year ago. Adjusted earnings per share were also 85 cents each. Analysts polled by FactSet expected 94 cents per share.
Revenue increased 37% to $18.66 billion. Analysts expected $22.81 billion.
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Expected Major Events for Wednesday
01:00/JPN: Jul Steel Imports & Exports Statistics
04:30/JPN: Jul Preliminary Report on Petroleum Statistics
05:00/JPN: Aug Consumer Confidence Survey
05:00/JPN: Jul Housing Starts
05:00/JPN: Jul Construction Orders
06:00/GER: Jul Foreign trade price indices
06:45/FRA: Jul Household consumption expenditure in manufactured goods
06:45/FRA: 2Q GDP - detailed figures
06:45/FRA: Jul PPI
06:45/FRA: Aug Provisional CPI
07:55/GER: Aug Labour market statistics (incl unemployment)
09:00/ITA: Aug Cities CPI
09:00/ITA: Aug Provisional CPI
10:00/ITA: Jul PPI
11:00/US: 08/26 MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey
12:15/US: Aug ADP National Employment Report
12:30/CAN: Jun GDP
12:30/CAN: 2Q Quarterly GDP
13:45/US: Aug Chicago Business Barometer - ISM-Chicago Business Survey - Chicago PMI
14:00/US: Jul Metropolitan Area Employment & Unemployment
14:30/US: 08/26 EIA Weekly Petroleum Status Report
19:00/US: Jul Agricultural Prices
23:01/UK: Aug CBI Growth Indicator Survey
23:50/JPN: 2Q Quarterly Financial Statements Statistics of Corporations
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Expected Earnings for Wednesday
Anixa Biosciences Inc (ANIX) is expected to report for 3Q.
Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) is expected to report $-0.58 for 1Q.
BeyondSpring Inc (BYSI) is expected to report $-0.67 for 1Q.
Brown-Forman Corp - B Share (BFA,BFB) is expected to report $0.47 for 1Q.
C3.ai Inc (AI) is expected to report for 1Q.
Chico's FAS Inc (CHS) is expected to report $0.01 for 2Q.
Cooper Companies Inc (COO) is expected to report $2.51 for 3Q.
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is expected to report.
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (CRDO) is expected to report for 1Q.
Culp Inc (CULP) is expected to report $-0.28 for 1Q.
Daktronics (DAKT) is expected to report $0.02 for 1Q.
Designer Brands Inc (DBI) is expected to report for 2Q.
Donaldson Co (DCI) is expected to report $0.84 for 4Q.
Express Inc (EXPR) is expected to report $0.07 for 2Q.
Five Below (FIVE) is expected to report $0.79 for 2Q.
Greif Inc - A Share (GEF,GEFB) is expected to report $1.97 for 3Q.
Hyzon Motors Inc (HYZN) is expected to report for 2Q.
Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB.T,LRCDF) is expected to report $1.22 for 3Q.
MongoDB Inc (MDB) is expected to report $-1.48 for 2Q.
Nutanix Inc (NTNX) is expected to report $-0.81 for 4Q.
Okta Inc (OKTA) is expected to report $-1.47 for 2Q.
Pure Storage Inc (PSTG) is expected to report $-0.07 for 2Q.
Samsara Inc (IOT) is expected to report for 2Q.
Semtech (SMTC) is expected to report $0.72 for 2Q.
SentinelOne Inc (S) is expected to report for 2Q.
Singularity Future Technology Ltd (SGLY) is expected to report for 3Q.
Trinity Place Holdings Inc (TPHS) is expected to report for 2Q.
Veeva Systems (VEEV) is expected to report $0.70 for 2Q.
Vera Bradley Inc (VRA) is expected to report $0.05 for 2Q.
VersaBank (VBNK.T) is expected to report $0.21 for 3Q.
eGain (EGAN) is expected to report $-0.12 for 4Q.
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ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS
American Outdoor Brands Raised to Buy From Neutral by B. Riley Securities
Cabaletta Bio Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Morgan Stanley
Gap Inc Raised to Equal-Weight From Underweight by Barclays
Genesco Cut to Neutral From Buy by Seaport Global
Lument Finance Trust Cut to Neutral From Overweight by Piper Sandler
Minerals Technologies Cut to Neutral From Buy by CL King
Sealed Air Raised to Neutral From Underweight by JP Morgan
This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today.
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