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

Negotiators Race to Extend Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire

A.M. Edition for Feb. 28. WSJ correspondent [Summer Said] (https://www.wsj.com/news/author... more

4 hrs Ago

13 MINS

13:22

4 hrs Ago


#19

Student-Loan Borrowers Hit by Steep Drop in Credit Scores

P.M. Edition for Feb. 27. A pandemic-era freeze on federal student loans has been lifted, ... more

17 hrs Ago

13 MINS

13:10

17 hrs Ago


#18

Microsoft Urges Trump to Loosen Export Rules on AI Chips

A.M. Edition for Feb. 27. Microsoft is pushing the Trump administration [to ease proposed ... more

Yesterday

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14:27

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#17

Why New AI Data Centers May Not Bring a Jobs Bonanza

P.M. Edition for Feb. 26. As new data centers to power artificial intelligence pop up acro... more

Yesterday

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13:14

Yesterday


#16

Inside the U.S.-Ukraine Mineral-Rights Deal

A.M. Edition for Feb. 26. WSJ foreign correspondent [Ian Lovett] (https://www.wsj.com/news... more

26 Feb 2025

14 MINS

14:01

26 Feb 2025


#15

DOGE’s Next Target: Government Office Space

P.M. Edition for Feb. 25. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is looking to en... more

25 Feb 2025

12 MINS

12:57

25 Feb 2025


#14

Trump Wants a Quick Ukraine Deal. Putin Has Other Ideas.

A.M. Edition for Feb. 25. The U.S. wins backing for a United Nations resolution that [does... more

25 Feb 2025

13 MINS

13:03

25 Feb 2025


#13

U.S. Economic Growth Relies on Rich Americans More Than Ever

P.M. Edition for Feb. 24. While many Americans pulled back their spending due to inflation... more

24 Feb 2025

13 MINS

13:32

24 Feb 2025


#12

German Vote Boosts Europe’s Centrists

A.M. Edition for Feb. 24. Markets signal relief after conservative Friedrich Merz’s victor... more

24 Feb 2025

12 MINS

12:43

24 Feb 2025


#11

How China’s Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Bet Undercuts U.S. Dominance

In great-power rivalries, it matters who's on your side. Twelve years since launching its ... more

23 Feb 2025

21 MINS

21:30

23 Feb 2025


#10

What’s News in Markets: Intel Spikes, Walmart Slides, Bumble Fumbles

What drove Intel shares higher? And why did Walmart shares tumble after its earnings repor... more

22 Feb 2025

05 MINS

05:46

22 Feb 2025


#9

DOJ’s UnitedHealth Investigation Sends U.S. Stocks Lower

P.M. Edition for Feb. 21. The Justice Department has [launched a civil fraud investigation... more

21 Feb 2025

14 MINS

14:21

21 Feb 2025


#8

Markets Defy Predictions in Trump’s First Month

A.M. Edition for Feb. 21. WSJ finance editor [Alex Frangos] (https://www.wsj.com/news/auth... more

21 Feb 2025

13 MINS

13:57

21 Feb 2025


#7

Walmart Sales Warning Unsettles Investors

P.M. Edition for Feb. 20. Walmart reported bumper earnings from the fourth quarter, but of... more

20 Feb 2025

14 MINS

14:18

20 Feb 2025


#6

Ukraine Tries to Salvage U.S. Ties

A.M. Edition for Feb. 20. President [Trump’s feud] (https://www.wsj.com/world/zelensky-say... more

20 Feb 2025

14 MINS

14:04

20 Feb 2025


#5

Automakers Are Scrambling Ahead of Trump’s Tariffs

P.M. Edition for Feb. 19. Overseas automakers were counting on the U.S. market to keep the... more

19 Feb 2025

13 MINS

13:15

19 Feb 2025


#4

What’s News in Earnings: Oil Companies See Mixed Fortunes Under Trump

Bonus Episode for Feb. 19. President Trump wants to slash regulations to help big energy c... more

19 Feb 2025

08 MINS

08:04

19 Feb 2025


#3

Trump Weighs 25% Tariffs on Cars, Chips, Pharmaceuticals

A.M. Edition for Feb. 19. The president says levies [could go even higher] (https://www.ws... more

19 Feb 2025

12 MINS

12:59

19 Feb 2025


#2

What the ‘Wall Street of Eggs’ Means for Your Grocery Bill

P.M. Edition for Feb. 18. The Egg Clearinghouse [connects] (https://www.wsj.com/business/r... more

18 Feb 2025

13 MINS

13:54

18 Feb 2025


#1

The U.S. Sits Down With Russia

A.M. Edition for Feb. 18. The Trump administration [tries to reset relations] (https://www... more

18 Feb 2025

11 MINS

11:23

18 Feb 2025