PRESS DIGEST -Wall Street Journal - April 14

ReutersApr 14, 2026 5:48 AM

April 14 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- The U.S. imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after peace talks with Iran collapsed over the weekend, risking another shock to a global economy battered by weeks of war.

- Saudi Arabia is pressing the U.S. to drop its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and return to the negotiating table, fearing President Donald Trump’s move to close it off could lead Iran to escalate and disrupt other important shipping routes.

- A federal judge on Monday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.

- Los Angeles public schools are scrambling to sign a last-minute deal with a major employees’ union to avoid a strike that could shut down the country’s second-largest school district starting Tuesday.

- Australia’s Qantas Airways QAN.AX said its near-term jet fuel bill would be up to 32% more than previously anticipated, as the Iran conflict hits profitability in global aviation.

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