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Your Money Briefing is your personal-finance and career checklist, with the news that affects your money and what you do with it. From spending and saving to investing and taxes, the Wall Street Journal’s finance reporters and experts break down complicated money questions every weekday to help you make better decisions about managing your money.

20 HR AGO

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 private lenders selling off sharply? Plus, what do investors think of Block’s steep layoffs? Host Jack Pitcher 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

5 min
4 DAYS AGO

Homebuilders Offer Clues on the U.S. Housing Market

This week, we’re featuring an episode of What’s News in Earnings where we dig into companies’ earnings reports and analyst calls to find out what’s going on under the hood of the American economy. Financial results from homebuilders PulteGroup, D.R. Horton and Toll Brothers give investors a peek at the forces shaping housing markets across the country ahead of the all-important spring selling season. Wall Street Journal national housing reporter Nicole Friedman discusses insights into affordability and regional differences. Veronica Dagher hosts this special bonus episode of What's News in Earnings. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 min
21 FEB

What’s News in Markets: Walmart Slumps, Omnicom Rallies, Moderna Comeback

Why did Walmart fall on strong earnings? And how are Omnicom’s big cost cuts boosting its stock? Plus, will a major FDA reversal change Moderna’s fortunes? Host Jack Pitcher 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

5 min
18 FEB

What’s Actually Happening in the U.S. Jobs Market?

This week, we feature an episode of What’s News Sunday exploring the deepening contradictions in the U.S. labor market. While corporate downsizing and AI integration drove January layoffs to their highest levels since 2009, official reports still show job gains. Host Luke Vargas examines why recent data revisions are leading workers and employers alike to question the reliability of hiring figures. Plus, WSJ reporters Justin Lahart and Lindsay Ellis break down listener questions on the reality of the current hiring climate. Further Reading What Sweeping Revisions and a Blowout Month Tell Us About the U.S. Job Market Job Growth Last Year Was Far Worse Than We Thought. Here’s Why. This Is Why It’s So Hard to Find a Job Right Now America’s Job Market Has Entered the Slow Lane Job Hunters Are So Desperate That They’re Paying to Get Recruited CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story. Five Older Job Seekers Tell Us How They Broke Through a Bruising Job Market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 min
14 FEB

What’s News in Markets: AI Jitters, Robinhood’s Slide and the Rotation Trade

What do software companies, wealth-management firms and the trucking business all have in common? And why are blue-chip stocks like Walmart outperforming the market? Plus, how did a former karaoke company sink transportation stocks? Host Hannah Erin Lang 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

5 min
7 FEB

What’s News in Markets: Gartner Woes, Super Micro Surge, Coinbase Volatility

Why are Gartner investors so spooked by AI? And how is the AI infrastructure buildout supercharging Super Micro shares? Plus, what’s behind the selloff of Coinbase shares? Host Jack Pitcher 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

5 min
31 JAN

What’s News in Markets: Fed Chair, Layoffs, Meme Stock

What could the new nominee for Federal Reserve chair mean for markets? And is corporate cost-cutting good or bad news for investors? Plus, which meme stock is trying to turn its fortunes around? Host Krystal Hur 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

6 min
24 JAN

What’s News in Markets: Intel Slides, Gold Surges and the TACO Trade Is Back

How did the market react to President Trump’s proposed Greenland takeover? And why wasn’t the AI hype enough to save Intel’s stock price? Plus, why investors just can’t get enough gold these days. Host Hannah Erin Lang discusses the big gest 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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J.R. Whalen

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Your Money Briefing is your personal-finance and career checklist, with the news that affects your money and what you do with it. From spending and saving to investing and taxes, the Wall Street Journal’s finance reporters and experts break down complicated money questions every weekday to help you make better decisions about managing your money.