
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.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 605 | Founded | 20 years ago |
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I usually knew half of what’s news in What’s News, and the other half is good to know also. I wish the conversations had a more natural tone and a bit more commentary that you can only get from real people.
A recent episode discussed the falling confidence among US citizens in the key American values and listed one of those values as “commitment to majority rule”. Whomever would make such an ignorant statement shows a clear misunderstanding of the values of our country which is a constitutional republic specifically to guard against the tyranny of majority rule. The WSJ should be appalled that one of their journalists is so uneducated.
What happened?? I’ve been reading the wsj for years because it felt like it was not focused on opinion, but feeding the market unbiased information that it could distill on its own. I loved when this podcast first came out because it gave me a nice snippit of important events on my morning and afternoon commute, but my god they are so focused on politics, so opinion based, and the interviews with the writers almost seem scripted and focused delivering on this dreary outlook on the White House an... more
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I always appreciated that Wall Street Journal avoids boring British“culture” stories unlike the Economist. That ended today when they did a long, obnoxious, useless story about “gentlemen‘s relish”. What a waste of my time. Of all the news stories there are to report on… and nobody wants to hear you guys eat on your podcast.
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This show presents concise briefings on global business, markets, and policy, often weaving in expert analysis from Wall Street Journal reporters and guest voices. Episodes frequently cover big financial headlines, central-bank outlooks, tech and AI developments, regulatory shifts, and notable corporate moves, with occasional in-depth interviews that provide regulatory, policy, or industry context. A notable strength is its ability to blend fast-paced market updates with high-signal reporting from a broad set of correspondents and guests, making it useful for listeners who need to stay informed on how headlines translate into business and investment implications. A few episodes spotlight crown-jewel topics like major asset sales, AI safety ... more
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