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By Angela Cullen, Jacob Reid, and Tiago Ramos Alfaro

January 29, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC

Good morning. Metals continue their surge. Donald Trump keeps trashing the cost-of-living message his team is pushing. And California’s billionaires are getting out and getting organized. Listen to the day’s top stories.