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

All Eyes on Today’s U.S. Jobs Data

A.M. Edition for Sept. 5. Analysts expect further [weakening in the labor market] (https:/... more

11 hrs Ago

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11 hrs Ago


#19

RFK Jr. Faces Combative Questioning Over CDC Turmoil, Vaccines

P.M. Edition for Sept. 4. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. [faced a skeptical Senate... more

24 hrs Ago

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24 hrs Ago


#18

Trump Admin Pushes for Quick Supreme Court Tariff Decision

A.M. Edition for Sept. 4. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says delaying a ruling until Ju... more

Yesterday

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13:33

Yesterday


#17

Why Rising Global Bond Yields Are Worrying Investors

P.M. Edition for Sept. 3rd. Global bond yields are [climbing] (https://www.wsj.com/livecov... more

Yesterday

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13:48

Yesterday


#16

Google’s Big Win and Why it’s Good News for Apple

A.M. Edition for Sept. 3. After a 2024 ruling that Google operated a search monopoly, a U.... more

03 Sep 2025

13 MINS

13:30

03 Sep 2025


#15

Why Kraft Heinz Is Breaking Up

P.M. Edition for Sept. 2. Kraft Heinz [plans to separate] (https://www.wsj.com/business/re... more

02 Sep 2025

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14:10

02 Sep 2025


#14

Trump Family Raises $5 Billion Fortune With New Cryptocurrency

A.M. Edition for Sept. 2. The launch of WLFI has produced [a major windfall] (https://www.... more

02 Sep 2025

13 MINS

13:10

02 Sep 2025


#13

Why Bosses Have Had It With Office Activists

P.M. Edition for Aug. 29. This week, Microsoft became the latest company to [crack down on... more

29 Aug 2025

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13:30

29 Aug 2025


#12

Alibaba Develops a New AI Chip to Fill Nvidia Void

A.M. Edition for Aug 29. Alibaba’s new chip will be made in China and seeks to offer an al... more

29 Aug 2025

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15:20

29 Aug 2025


#11

How Chinese Money Launderers Are Moving Billions Through U.S. Banks

P.M. Edition for Aug. 28. The Treasury Department has put out a report about a Chinese mon... more

28 Aug 2025

14 MINS

14:06

28 Aug 2025


#10

Nvidia’s Outlook Comes Under the Microscope

A.M. Edition for Aug 28. Nvidia posts another record quarter, but Journal Heard on the Str... more

28 Aug 2025

11 MINS

11:53

28 Aug 2025


#9

Trump’s Move to Fire Fed Governor Sets Up New Legal Test of Presidential Power

P.M. Edition for Aug. 27. Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook has vowed to fight President ... more

27 Aug 2025

14 MINS

14:41

27 Aug 2025


#8

What Trump’s India Tariffs Mean for Global Trade

A.M. Edition for Aug 27. As steep [duties on a range of Indian products] (https://www.wsj.... more

27 Aug 2025

11 MINS

11:37

27 Aug 2025


#7

How ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Has Shaken the U.S. Food Industry

P.M. Edition for Aug. 26. Big food companies were already reeling from shifting consumer p... more

26 Aug 2025

14 MINS

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26 Aug 2025


#6

Trump Pushes the Fed Into Uncharted Territory

A.M. Edition for Aug 26. President Trump says he’s removing Federal Reserve governor Lisa ... more

26 Aug 2025

14 MINS

14:10

26 Aug 2025


#5

What the Immigration Slowdown Means for the U.S. Labor Market

P.M. Edition for Aug. 25. This year, [net immigration to the U.S. could be negative] (http... more

25 Aug 2025

13 MINS

13:54

25 Aug 2025


#4

The Tech Rally Appears to Be Fading

A.M. Edition for Aug 25. The prospect of September interest rate cuts gave markets a boost... more

25 Aug 2025

13 MINS

13:42

25 Aug 2025


#3

How the Rising Cost of College Is Changing Families’ Calculus

Rounding out our week looking at the finances of parenting, we’re looking at one of the bi... more

24 Aug 2025

13 MINS

13:47

24 Aug 2025


#2

What’s News in Markets: Home Depot Rallies, Target Misses, Meta Pauses

How did Home Depot bounce back in spite of a mixed bag of a quarterly report? And what cau... more

23 Aug 2025

05 MINS

05:43

23 Aug 2025


#1

DOJ Releases Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Transcript

P.M. Edition for Aug. 22. The Justice Department has released [interview transcripts] (htt... more

22 Aug 2025

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14:17

22 Aug 2025