The Business News Headlines and More 20 April 2026

Elon Musk has been invited to France. Why? Prosecutors there are probing what has been placed on X and the AI platform Grok. We start with that this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 20th day of April, thanks for being here. In other news, businesses today can begin a refund effort to collect tariff money they paid out. Home sales dropped in March and we’ll share the details. Amazon is being accused of asking retailers to boost prices on their retail website and why. FBI director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic magazine over what he says was a “hit piece”. Women and whiskey made the news today. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and we’ll report on how some companies are starting to cut benefits. For the conversation you’ll hear from Ro Crosbie of Tero International about something called “The Experience Myth”…but first the news.

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