When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo could help realise a decades-old proposal to unlock gas in Alaska and ship it to U.

Good morning. Stocks rise as Trump and Putin agree to talk about Ukraine. The French premier gets a budget win. And we found out what $500 of sushi gets you in New York versus Tokyo. Listen to the day’s top stories.

TOKYO >> Almost nine out of 10 Japanese companies expect President Donald Trump’s policies to negatively affect business, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, the clearest sign yet of mounting worry in the United States’ top foreign direct investor.

Wall Street was sluggish in the early going Tuesday as geopolitical concerns and President Donald Trump's trade policies weighed on markets. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are virtually unchanged before the opening bell.

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru (center) walks with U.S. President Donald Trump (right) during a visit to the White House, Feb. 7, 2025. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s first meeting with U.

Good morning. Trump and Putin agree to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Gautam Adani is building a political influence operation in the US. And $500 now gets you more sushi in Tokyo than New York.