WSJ What’s News

By: The Wall Street Journal
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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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Episodes
  • A New Trump Administration Brings Optimism for M&A: What to Watch

    A New Trump Administration Brings Optimism for M&A: What to Watch
    Dec 22 2024
    The last couple of years have seen fewer mergers-and-acquisitions deals targeting U.S. companies, but a new presidential administration is bringing optimism for a pickup in M&A activity. WSJ’s Ben Dummett explains how a change in political leadership could pave the way for a reset of antitrust policies, what sectors might see more deals and what those deals might look like. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Further Reading As Trump Readies a Reset of Antitrust Policy, Look to These Sectors for Deals Trump Aims to Remake Federal Trade Commission With Two Picks Why Goldman Stands Out as a Trump-Era Winner on Wall Street Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • What’s News in Markets: Darden’s Discount Boost, KBR Climbs, Buffett’s Picks Gain

    What’s News in Markets: Darden’s Discount Boost, KBR Climbs, Buffett’s Picks Gain
    Dec 21 2024
    How are discounts boosting Olive Garden owner Darden Restaurants? And how did an activist investor lift government contractor KBR? Plus, why did Berkshire Hathaway’s bets boost three companies? Host Karen Langley 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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    5 mins
  • More Men Are Getting Addicted to Playing the Stock Market

    More Men Are Getting Addicted to Playing the Stock Market
    Dec 20 2024
    P.M. Edition for Dec. 20. For a growing number of men, what started as an interest in meme stocks or crypto has turned into a gambling addiction. WSJ markets reporter Gunjan Banerji went to Gamblers Anonymous meetings to understand more. And U.S. lawmakers are racing to avoid a government shutdown at midnight. Katy Stech Ferek, who covers Congress for The Wall Street Journal, gives us her read from the Hill. Plus, at least two people were killed and more than 60 wounded in an attack at a Christmas market in eastern Germany. You can follow the developing story on wsj.com. 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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    13 mins

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Same Covid stories over and over

I wish this gave more information on other big topics and less on Covid 19. I know that I'm not the only person tired of hearing it everywhere we turn.

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Ads and Commentary?

This is a downgrade from the daily digests. Paying premium for ads?! And I don’t want opinions, want reporting in the news.

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Good content… when it arrives.

Excellent overview of what market participants want to know. Unfortunately, it doesn’t arrive consistently every morning, so hard to depend on it. Some days doesn’t show up at all when I check at 9 am, while it used to be available at 5:30 am. NY time. Disappointed.

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Why isitt a day late now?

Why is it delayed by at least a full day or more now since the new logo?

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Updates 24 hours late???

The last several days the podcast is updated 24 hours late. In other words, I'm getting yesterday morning's news this morning. When I checked with Audible, they confirmed that the podcast hadn't sent a new update. What's going on?

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The decision to drop the daily WSJ and New York Times deprives your listeners of a prime source of excellent content. I will no

I will not renew when my subscription ends in Nov. A prime reason for listening is now gone.

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red Chinese point of view

would like a more neutral pro America version. how to run a country from a big government view is not helpful. or the censorship ads of different people

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Headlines, not reporting

I switched to this podcast after the WSJ Digest was discontinued. This is not that. If you are looking for a bunch of headlines with brief (!) comments then this is fine. I miss the more in-depth detail of a full article. This doesn't even save time, with the introductions and ad time then cover nearly as many topics in the same time but with less information.

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Why the change?

This podcast does NOT take the place of WSJ What’s In The News. It is not enjoyable to listen to and I have to listen to adds!!!

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Awkward Podcasts inferior to Audible’s former WSJ

Podcast user interface too convoluted to automatically play most news. Titles don’t reveal the date / time of the podcast. Content has shifted from articles to interviews.

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