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Trump’s Hope for Rapid Reset With Russia Fades

Expectations that President Donald Trump’s presidency would lead to a rapid U.S. rapprochement with Russia are fading, as the White House pushes off the Kremlin’s proposals for a meeting of leaders and takes an increasingly skeptical view of reaching a grand bargain with Moscow. 389

U.S. Softens Call for Shift on Nafta

The Trump administration is signaling to Congress it will seek mostly modest changes to Nafta in upcoming negotiations with Mexico and Canada despite President Trump having called the trade deal a “disaster” during the campaign. 68

Middle East Crossroads

U.S., Turkey Set on a Collision Course

Turkey expected a honeymoon with President Donald Trump. Instead, it increasingly looks like Ankara and Washington are heading for a squabble, if not a divorce.

U.K. Sets Out Plans to Replace EU Laws

The U.K. government published proposals to convert swaths of European Union laws and regulations into U.K. law, a plan the government says will pave the way for a smooth transition as Britain leaves the bloc.

Trump’s Border Wall: A Tall Order

President Donald Trump has promised to build a wall along the 2,000-mile U.S. border with Mexico. Here’s a breakdown of which Southwest border-patrol sectors have the most apprehensions—defined as an arrest of removable aliens—versus the most or least amount of fencing.

States’ Next Target on Sales Taxes: Sellers on Amazon

After spending years fighting Amazon.com to force it to collect sales taxes, U.S. states are turning their attention to the individuals and small companies that account for a growing share of the online marketplace’s sales.

Years After 9/11 Chaos, U.S. to Build Wireless Network for Police, Firefighters

The Trump administration on Thursday is expected to announce a $6.5 billion deal with AT&T to build a nationwide wireless broadband network for first responders, a project that was proposed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks but has struggled to get off the ground.

Court Ruling Clears Hurdle for AT&T in New Public Safety Network (March 17)

Banks’ Trading Desks Not Invited to Stock Market Party

Putin Exploits Europe’s Rifts in Bid to Dominate Gas Supply

Telecom Giants Get the OK to Mine Your Web History

Distraction Blamed in Part for Spike in Pedestrian Deaths

Globalization in Retreat

Whatever Happened to Free Trade?

The Daily Shot

Do You Like Your Economic Data ‘Hard’ or ‘Soft’?

The A-hed

The Sky Is Orange! How NASA Artists Draw Planets No One Can See

Business

A self-driven Volvo XC90 SUV owned and operated by Uber Technologies flipped on its side after a collision in Tempe, Ariz., on March 24.

Uber Self-Driving Car Crash Detailed in Police Report

The Tempe, Ariz., police report revealed Uber’s sport-utility vehicle was hit after entering an intersection on a yellow light and that turning traffic blocked both parties’ views before the collision.

GE Chief Says ‘Climate Change Is Real’ in Rebuke to Trump Policy

General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt defended efforts to reduce emissions and fight climate change after President Donald Trump reversed rules pushing U.S. utilities to use cleaner-burning fuels.

‘You Are All Liars’: Toshiba Shareholders Vent After Westinghouse Bankruptcy

Toshiba shareholders, some of them in tears, denounced management at a shareholders’ meeting and asked why the Japanese conglomerate had plowed billions of dollars into a now-bankrupt U.S. nuclear business.

FCC Tees Up Rule Change That Could Spur TV Industry Mergers

The proposal, if approved by the Federal Communications Commission, would effectively loosen a national cap on audience share for station owners and could touch off a wave of deals.

Markets

Margin Debt Hit All-Time High in February

Margin debt climbed to a record high in February, a fresh sign of bullishness for flummoxed investors trying to navigate the political and economic crosscurrents driving markets.

Earnings Growth Is a Reason for Cheer

BlackRock’s Larry Fink Is Now a Contemporary Art Exhibit

BlackRock CEO Laurence Fink is the focal point of an installation at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art that argues that the economics of American art are flawed because of artists’ debt and that BlackRock benefits by investing in that debt.

ECB’s Knot Says Central Bank Could Soon Start Unwinding Stimulus

The European Central Bank’s recent moves mark the first steps in winding down its aggressive monetary stimulus and the bank could soon take fresh steps toward an exit if economic data remain strong, a top ECB official said.

Transcript: WSJ Interview With ECB’s Klaas Knot

Investors Shrug Off China Jitters

European stocks and U.S. futures were broadly steady, brushing off a drop in Chinese shares that rippled across Asian markets.

U.S.

Ivanka Trump to Serve in Official White House Capacity

Ivanka Trump has taken a role as an official, though unpaid, employee of her father’s administration, after her plan to serve as an informal adviser drew criticism from ethics experts and Democratic lawmakers. 147

Kushner Cos. Ends Talks With Chinese Firm for Skyscraper Deal

N.C. Lawmakers, Governor Agree to Repeal Bathroom Bill

North Carolina lawmakers reached an agreement to repeal a controversial bathroom bill that caused businesses and sports events to leave the state.

Christie Allies Get Prison Terms For ‘Bridgegate’ Roles

Bill Baroni, a former executive at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, was sentenced to two years in prison, and Bridget Kelly, a former deputy chief of staff to the governor, got 18 months for their part in the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane closures. 246

At Least 13 Dead in Texas After Church Bus, Pickup Truck Collide

The small shuttle bus was carrying 14 senior members of the First Baptist Church of New Braunfels when the head-on collision occurred on a two-lane highway in southern Texas.

Food & Drink

New York Restaurateurs Get Creative for Sunday Supper

Many New York restaurants are wooing patrons by providing a different type of dining experience on Sunday from the rest of the week.

World

Former South Korean Leader Appears for Court Hearing

Park Geun-hye arrived for a hearing that will determine whether she will have to move into a prison cell while awaiting an indictment for her alleged involvement in a corruption scandal.

China Circuit

Elon Musk Inspires a China in Need of Original Ideas

In China, tech-industry leaders and investors hail Elon Musk as a genius and visionary worth cheering on. So it comes as no surprise to them that Tencent, the country’s most valuable company by market capitalization, invested $1.8 billion in his electric-car maker Tesla.