20 episodes
WSJ What’s News The Wall Street Journal
-
- News
-
-
3.9 • 42 Ratings
-
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.
-
Will AI Investments Pay Off? Your Questions Answered.
Businesses and investors keep making big bets on artificial intelligence. Earlier this month, Nvidia, whose chips power a lot of AI tech, topped $3 trillion in market cap. Other tech giants, like Microsoft and Amazon, are pledging billions to build up their AI capabilities. As their stocks soar and business leaders predict AI will cut costs and save companies major capital, will AI live up to the hype? Journal tech columnist Christopher Mims answers your questions on what AI can and can't do and what it'll take for the tech to fulfill its financial promises. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.
Further Reading
This Record Stock Market Is Riding on Questionable AI Assumptions
The AI Revolution Is Already Losing Steam
Nvidia at $3 Trillion Isn’t Priced for Trouble
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
What’s News in Markets: Musk’s Pay, AI Deals, Broadcom’s Split
How did markets react to the Federal Reserve’s projections for cutting interest rates? And what happened to Tesla’s shares after Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package was approved? Plus, why is Broadcom following in Nvidia’s footsteps with a stock split? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Bump Stocks
P.M. Edition for June 14. The opinion discards a rule issued in the aftermath of a 2017 massacre in Las Vegas perpetrated by a shooter armed with bump stocks, which modify semiautomatic weapons to fire with the speed and lethality of military firearms. And from United Airlines to Netflix, there are changes afoot in the world of advertising, as Chip Cutter hears from advertising reporter Patience Haggin. Plus, Wall Street Journal Peter Rudegeair on how hedge funds are swimming in so much cash that they’re allocating billions of dollars to other hedge funds. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.
Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Musk Pay Victory Sets Up Court Battle
A.M. Edition for June 14. Elon Musk has won shareholders’ backing for his Tesla pay package, but that’s unlikely to put the issue to rest. Plus, with Gaza cease-fire talks at an impasse, the WSJ’s Rory Jones goes over the correspondence from Hamas’s military chief and the brutal calculation it reveals. And, Donald Trump floats a new idea for collecting federal revenue: all tariffs, no income tax. Luke Vargas hosts.
Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Supreme Court Rejects Abortion Pill Challenge
P.M. Edition for June 13. The Supreme Court ruling preserved wide access to the pills, which are the most common method of ending a pregnancy in the U.S. Jess Bravin, Supreme Court correspondent, has more. And Heard on the Street deputy editor Aaron Back explains how the Fed cuts rates without actually cutting rates. Plus, Tesla shareholders voted to reapprove Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package. Francesca Fontana hosts.
Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Tesla Investors to Decide If Musk Is Worth $46 Billion
A.M. Edition for June 13. Elon Musk says he has “wide margins” to win as hareholder vote today over his record pay package. Jefferies analyst Philippe Houchois says the visionary CEO enjoys strong support from retail investors, but can also be seen as Tesla’s enemy. Plus, Argentinians take to the streets as President Javier Milei pushes his austerity agenda. And, we look at the divisive housing perk that can add thousands of dollars to lawmakers’ pay. Luke Vargas hosts.
Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Customer Reviews
Excellent revamp
Intelligent, pithy and accessible. Exactly what I want on my way to work!
WSJ, The Home of Government Propaganda
It really doesn’t matter how filthy rich your owners are, you can’t buy the next generation of people with your lack of journalistic integrity. How are you going to manufacture consent, WSJ, if no one but the older generation reads you? How are you going to spread the government approved narrative if you’ve ensconced yourself in boomer media? Your readership will all die out eventually as will you..
Liberal bias
I used to like WSJ for its op-ed as well as its objective reporting, an oasis in the liberal news media. Unfortunately, there has been a significant shift recently and all the reporting resembles the bias of a liberal activist news outlet. If so, I rather switch to HuffPo and NYT.
This podcast reflects the same bias, it is very difficult to listen to if you are looking for objective and insightful analysis.
Top Podcasts In News
You Might Also Like
More by The Wall Street Journal