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

IEA Proposes Record Release of Oil Reserves

A.M. Edition for Mar. 11. The International Energy Agency is [considering releasing 400 mi... more

10 hrs Ago

14 MINS

14:06

10 hrs Ago


#19

Special Election in Georgia Is a Test of Trump’s Base

P.M. Edition for Mar. 10. Today Georgia's 14th congressional district [holds a] (https://w... more

23 hrs Ago

14 MINS

14:09

23 hrs Ago


#18

Will the U.S. or Iran Decide When the War Ends?

A.M. Edition for Mar. 10. Iran says the negotiations to end the war are [off the table] (h... more

Yesterday

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13:40

Yesterday


#17

Oil Slides in Wild Trading After Trump Suggests Iran War Could End Soon

P.M. Edition for Mar. 9. It’s been a [stunning day for oil markets] (https://www.wsj.com/l... more

Yesterday

13 MINS

13:22

Yesterday


#16

$100 Oil Is Back

A.M. Edition for Mar. 9. Oil is [surging past $100 a barrel] (https://www.wsj.com/world/mi... more

09 Mar 2026

14 MINS

14:36

09 Mar 2026


#15

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

08 Mar 2026

32 MINS

32:10

08 Mar 2026


#14

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

07 Mar 2026

05 MINS

05:58

07 Mar 2026


#13

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


#12

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


#11

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


#10

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


#9

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


#8

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

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11:34

04 Mar 2026


#7

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


#6

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


#5

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


#4

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


#3

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


#2

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


#1

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

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04:58

28 Feb 2026