WSJ What’s News podcast

WSJ What’s News

What's News brings you the biggest news of the day, from business and finance to global and political developments that move markets. Get caught up in minutes twice a day on weekdays, then take a step back with our What’s News in Markets wrap-up on Saturday and our What’s News Sunday deep dive.

What's News brings you the biggest news of the day, from business and finance to global and political developments that move markets. Get caught up in minutes twice a day on weekdays, then take a step back with our What’s News in Markets wrap-up on Saturday and our What’s News Sunday deep dive.

 

#20

America's Road to a DIY Retirement

Who should be responsible for an American retirement? For the early part of the nation's h... more

14 hrs Ago

32 MINS

32:10

14 hrs Ago


#19

What’s News in Markets: Oil Prices Surge, Bond Selloff, and Iran Fallout

What do rising oil prices mean for the stock market? And why did foreign stocks fall so sh... more

Yesterday

05 MINS

05:58

Yesterday


#18

Stocks Slide After Weak February Jobs Report

P.M. Edition for Mar. 6. The Labor Department said today that the [U.S. lost 92,000 jobs i... more

06 Mar 2026

13 MINS

13:40

06 Mar 2026


#17

Why Iran Doesn’t Have a New Supreme Leader

A.M. Edition for Mar. 6. Nearly a week after the [death of Ayatollah Khamenei] (https://ww... more

06 Mar 2026

15 MINS

15:30

06 Mar 2026


#16

Trump Fires Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary

P.M. Edition for Mar. 5. President Trump has [removed Kristi Noem] (https://www.wsj.com/po... more

05 Mar 2026

12 MINS

12:23

05 Mar 2026


#15

What’s News in Earnings: Merger News Dominates the Entertainment Business

Bonus Episode for Mar. 5. Reports from entertainment companies this quarter underline what... more

05 Mar 2026

06 MINS

06:58

05 Mar 2026


#14

Judge Orders U.S. to Pay Back $130 Billion of Tariffs

A.M. Edition for Mar. 5. The Trump administration is [on the hook for billions in tariff r... more

05 Mar 2026

15 MINS

15:32

05 Mar 2026


#13

The Growing Middle East Conflict Risks Drawing in the U.S.’s NATO Allies

P.M. Edition for Mar. 4. The geography of the [U.S.-Iran conflict] (https://www.wsj.com/li... more

04 Mar 2026

11 MINS

11:34

04 Mar 2026


#12

Israel Hopes to Trigger a Revolt in Iran

A.M. Edition for Mar. 4. Israel’s military is targeting sites in Iran connected to the cou... more

04 Mar 2026

14 MINS

14:09

04 Mar 2026


#11

Trump Says It’s Unclear Who Will Lead Iran

P.M. Edition for Mar. 3. Three days after the U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme l... more

03 Mar 2026

12 MINS

12:44

03 Mar 2026


#10

U.S. Embassy Struck as Conflict Widens

A.M. Edition for Mar. 3. The State Department is expanding its diplomatic pullback from th... more

03 Mar 2026

13 MINS

13:33

03 Mar 2026


#9

President Trump Says Iran Operation Will Last Several Weeks or Longer

P.M. Edition for Mar. 2. President Trump said the [U.S. operation in Iran will go on as lo... more

02 Mar 2026

14 MINS

14:58

02 Mar 2026


#8

Iran Strikes Back as Mideast Conflict Widens

A.M. Edition for Mar. 2. Iran is broadening the scope of its response to U.S. and Israeli ... more

02 Mar 2026

16 MINS

16:31

02 Mar 2026


#7

Why Trump Is Striking Iran Now

The launch of Operation Epic Fury against Iran by the U.S. and Israel marks the beginning ... more

28 Feb 2026

18 MINS

18:38

28 Feb 2026


#6

What’s News in Markets: Paramount’s Win, Private Credit Carnage, Block Layoffs

How did the Warner Bros. bidding war affect Netflix and Paramount stock? And why are priva... more

28 Feb 2026

04 MINS

04:58

28 Feb 2026


#5

Trump Directs the Government to Stop Using Anthropic’s AI

P.M. Edition for Feb. 27. After weeks of tension between the Pentagon and Anthropic, Presi... more

27 Feb 2026

14 MINS

14:37

27 Feb 2026


#4

Paramount Muscles Out Netflix for Warner Control

A.M. Edition for Feb. 27. [Pakistan declares open war with Afghanistan] (https://www.wsj.c... more

27 Feb 2026

13 MINS

13:00

27 Feb 2026


#3

Why Record Numbers of Americans Are Leaving the U.S.

P.M. Edition for Feb. 26. Last year, the U.S. had net negative migration for the first tim... more

26 Feb 2026

14 MINS

14:13

26 Feb 2026


#2

Why More Young Americans Are Dying From Severe Heart Attacks

A.M. Edition for Feb. 26. The [U.S. sends fighter jets to Israel] (https://www.wsj.com/wor... more

26 Feb 2026

15 MINS

15:03

26 Feb 2026


#1

Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

P.M. Edition for Feb. 25. Businesses are still figuring out whether they’ll get tariff ref... more

25 Feb 2026

14 MINS

14:16

25 Feb 2026