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WSJ What’s News
The Wall Street Journal
20 episodes
23 hours ago
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.
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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.
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WSJ What’s News
Republicans Triumph as House Passes Trump’s Megabill
P.M. Edition for July 3. House Republicans overcame some lawmakers’ resistance to narrowly pass the tax-and-spending bill ahead of President Trump’s July 4 deadline. WSJ reporter Jasmine Li discusses what’s in the final bill. Plus, U.S. stocks notch another closing high after the Labor Department’s June jobs report came in stronger than expected. We hear from WSJ investing columnist Spencer Jakab about what the report says about the economy, and what’s now on Fed officials’ minds ahead of their meeting later this month. And Journal science reporter Nidhi Subbaraman tells us how Harvard is already preparing to fill the gaps in its budget left by a loss of federal funding. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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19 hours ago
14 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Megabill Set for Final Vote as GOP Holdouts Relent
A.M. Edition for July 3. President Trump’s tax-and-spending package is on course for a final House vote after Republican leaders overcome resistance from a handful of rank-and-file members. The WSJ’s chief economics commentator Greg Ip breaks down how the law could affect the national debt. Plus, the Pentagon estimates its attack on Iran set back the country’s nuclear program by up to two years. And we head to Wimbledon to find out why marquee sports events have become showrooms for Big Tech. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 day ago
13 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Is the U.S. Job Market Weaker Than It Looks?
P.M. Edition for July 2. The U.S. has been adding jobs at a respectable clip, though the pace has been slowing. But WSJ economics reporter Justin Lahart reports that the labor market is showing other signs of softness. Plus, Tesla reports disappointing second quarter numbers, following months of declining sales. WSJ reporter Becky Peterson discusses why investors are still optimistic about the company. And Sean “Diddy” Combs was found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking but was convicted of less serious offenses. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 day ago
12 minutes

WSJ What’s News
House GOP Threaten to Sink Trump Megabill
A.M. Edition for July 2. A day after its passage in the Senate, House Republicans are lining up to oppose the president’s “big, beautiful bill,” with fiscal conservatives and centrists leading the charge. Plus, Trump threatens Japan with tariffs as high as 35% ahead of a looming deadline to complete trade talks. And the U.S. stops delivery of key weapons for Ukraine as Moscow keeps up punishing air attacks. WSJ foreign correspondent Ian Lovett discusses the state of play as the war enters its fourth summer and what a pullback in foreign support might mean for Ukraine. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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2 days ago
13 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Trump’s Tax and Spending Megabill Goes to House Ahead of July 4 Deadline
P.M. Edition for July 1. After an all-night session of dealmaking, Senate Republicans pushed through the bill, which addresses many of President Trump’s priorities. Now, as WSJ tax policy reporter Richard Rubin tells us, the bill heads to the House, where GOP leaders will have to move quickly to meet their July 4 deadline. Plus, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said solid economic activity is allowing the Fed to keep its wait-and-see stance. And the companies behind popular snack brands are adding more, smaller packaging sizes. We hear from reporter Jennifer Williams about the upsides and potential downsides of the move. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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2 days ago
13 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Trump Threatens New Japan Tariffs as Trade Tensions Resurface
A.M. Edition for July 1. Senators debate through the night in a marathon effort to pass the GOP’s megabill. Plus, President Trump threatens new tariffs on Japan as trade negotiations stall. WSJ editor Peter Landers explains why the two countries are seemingly at odds and what’s at stake economically. And how an AI career coach could give you the judgement-free push you might not get from a human. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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3 days ago
13 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Megabill’s Fate Uncertain as Senators Continue Marathon Voting
P.M. Edition for June 30. Senators have spent hours voting on amendments and procedural motions as Republicans race to pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” by their self-imposed July 4 deadline. WSJ tax policy reporter Richard Rubin gives us the latest from the U.S. Capitol. Plus, a Trump administration investigation finds that Harvard University violated students’ civil rights. We hear from Journal higher education reporter Doug Belkin about where the president’s battle against elite U.S. universities stands. And investors love stocks that pay dividends, even though finance professors have long said that dividends don’t matter. But as WSJ investing columnist Spencer Jakab tells us, it’s what people do with the dividends that really makes those investments worthwhile. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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3 days ago
14 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Senate Battle Looms Over Trump’s Megabill
A.M. Edition for June 30. The Senate is preparing for a vote-a-rama today on the president’s tax-and-spending legislation after it cleared a procedural hurdle over the weekend. WSJ reporter Richard Rubin says hours of voting on amendments to the bill will put an array of lawmakers in the driver’s seat. Read what’s in the legislation here. Plus, the EU mulls buying American arms as it scales up defenses pending, despite calls to spend locally. And stock futures rise as Canada drops a tax on tech companies in a bid to salvage trade talks with Washington. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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4 days ago
14 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Booz Allen CEO on Silicon Valley’s Turn to Defense Tech: ‘We Need Everybody.’
This week we’re bringing you an episode of our podcast Bold Names, where hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims interview leaders of the bold-named companies featured in the pages of The Wall Street Journal. In this episode, Horacio Rozanski says he is obsessed with speed. As the CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton, a company that helps government agencies leverage the latest advances in technology used by the private sector, he has insight into the global race to develop artificial intelligence–especially in the realm of warfare. How does Rozanski see the relationship between the U.S. government and Silicon Valley evolving?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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5 days ago
38 minutes

WSJ What’s News
What’s News in Markets: Occidental Petroleum Wobbles, Tesla Gains, Bumble Soars
How did the Middle East conflict affect Occidental Petroleum stock? And what did Tesla’s robotaxi launch mean for its shares? Plus, why investors cheered Bumble’s cost-cutting. Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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6 days ago
5 minutes

WSJ What’s News
The Supreme Court Limits Judges’ Power Against Trump’s Executive Orders
P.M. Edition for June 27. On the back of a case brought about President Trump’s efforts to curtail birthright citizenship, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions against White House policies. WSJ Supreme Court reporter Jess Bravin joins to discuss where that leaves challenges to President Trump’s executive orders. Plus, President Trump says he is ending all trade talks with Canada, sending U.S. markets down from record highs this morning. Journal markets reporter Krystal Hur explains how they got there. And Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez get married in a three-day Venetian wedding extravaganza. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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6 days ago
13 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Markets Near Record Highs as U.S., China Sign Trade Deal
A.M. Edition for June 27. The White House says the U.S. and China have signed a trade deal struck last month, with China agreeing to speed up delivery of rare-earth minerals. WSJ reporter Kim Mackrael says a trade deal with the EU is also taking shape, and could see the bloc lower tariffs on U.S. imports in order to woo President Trump. And Rachel Wolfe explains why a pullback in spending by young Americans is making some retailers nervous. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 week ago
12 minutes

WSJ What’s News
How The Israel-Iran War Is Reordering the Middle East
P.M. Edition for June 26. With a weakened Iran and a strengthened Israel, Middle Eastern countries are re-evaluating their diplomatic ties. We hear from WSJ foreign correspondent Stephen Kalin about whatt his means for the region and its economy. Plus, oil companies are urging President Trump to push back on the European Union’s environmental rules. Reporter Collin Eaton discusses the influence that oil companies have in President Trump’s second term. And, after more than three decades, Anna Wintour steps down as editor in chief of American Vogue. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 week ago
12 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Trump Weighs Naming Next Fed Chair Early to Undermine Powell
A.M. Edition for June 26. The dollar sags on news President Trump could name his pick to replace Fed chair Jerome Powell almost a year before his term ends. WSJ finance editor Alex Frangos explains how markets might view such a move. Plus, a new vaccine panel selected by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. starts re-examining shot advice for kids. And WSJ reporter Chelsey Dulaney details how Ireland’s pharma dominance has put it in Trump’s tariff crosshairs. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 week ago
13 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Shell in Early Talks to Acquire BP
P.M. Edition for June 25. Talks between Shell and rival BP are in their early stages, according to people familiar with the matter, but a tie-up would be the largest oil deal in a generation. WSJ reporter Ben Dummett discusses what each company would get out of a deal. Plus, Wall Street is panicking after Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. We hear from reporter Kevin Dugan about what Wall Street is worried about. And the war between Israel and Iran has revived China’s interest in a pipeline that would import Russian natural gas. WSJ foreign correspondent Georgi Kantchev weighs in on the geopolitical impact of such a move. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 week ago
13 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Iran’s Nuclear Program Only Set Back by Months
A.M. Edition for June 25. An initial damage assessment prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency finds that weekend strikes by the U.S. on Iran’s nuclear facilities only delayed Tehran’s ambitions by a few months. WSJ Middle East correspondent Jared Malsin tells us what we know about the U.S. strikes’ impact. Plus, Zohran Mamdani deals a major blow to the Democratic establishment, topping Andrew Cuomo in New York’s mayoral primary. And we look at a landmark copyright ruling set to reverberate across the AI industry. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 week ago
14 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Iran-Israel Cease-Fire Appears to Hold After Trump Scolding
P.M. Edition for June 24. Israel says its airports were returning to full activity and it was lifting restrictions on civilian movements, after President Trump responded angrily to earlier exchanges of fire aft er the U.S.-brokered truce went into effect. Plus, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reaffirms his wait-and-see posture on rate cuts. WSJ chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos discusses the role that a rift within the central bank could play in its next moves. And a bill passed by the Senate last week opens the door to stablecoins being used in consumer payments. We hear from the co-host of WSJ’s Take on the Week podcast and Heard on the Street writer Telis Demos about whether they might become an alternative to credit cards. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 week ago
13 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Will Israel and Iran’s Cease-Fire Hold?
A.M. Edition for June 24. After a week and a half of fighting, Israel and Iran say they’ve agreed to a cease-fire. Journal deputy Middle East bureau chief Shayndi Raice says despite the deal being confirmed by President Trump on social media yesterday evening, fresh missile attacks by Iran are raising questions about its longevity. Plus, NATO allies look set to more than double defense spending as they meet in The Hague today. And banks are hiking fees on their most exclusive credit cards, testing the limits of loyal customers. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 week ago
13 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Iran Strikes U.S. Military Base in Qatar. What’s Next?
P.M. Edition for June 23. President Trump said the U.S. received advance notice of Iran’s attack and thatno Americans were harmed and little damage was sustained. Trump indicated that he believed the attack wouldn’t escalate the crisis in the region. WSJ national security reporter Lara Seligman joins to discuss how the U.S. might respond. Plus, investors prepare for the possibility that Iran could close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s main energy shipping artery. We hear from WSJ investing columnist Spencer Jakab what impact this would have on oil prices and inflation. And fewer Chinese companies are listing on U.S. stock exchanges. James Areddy covers Chin a for the Journal and explains how the U.S.-China relationship fits into it. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.  Sign up for the Markets A.M. Newsletter by Spencer Jakab  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 week ago
13 minutes

WSJ What’s News
Trump Muses About Regime Change in Iran. Could It Happen?
A.M. Edition for June 23. As the U.S. investigates how much of Iran’s nuclear program it destroyed in weekend strikes, the WSJ’s Sudarsan Raghavan and Chatham House analyst Sanam Vakil discuss the political and military crisis facing leaders in Tehran. Plus, “buy now, pay later” loans could soon affect your credit score. And Tesla robotaxis hit the streets in Austin, Texas. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1 week ago
13 minutes

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.