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Kristi Noem’s $200 Million Mistake
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kristi Noem brought a camera-ready leadership style to the Department of Homeland Security. Now, after a turbulent year leading the agency, Trump has ...
Fertility Inc.: When the Surrogate Gets Left With the Bill
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Reproductive technology is a modern miracle. It's made it possible for millions of people to become parents who might otherwise not have been able to....
Inside the Nasty Fight to Take Over Hollywood
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After a months-long bidding war, Paramount Skydance has secured a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, snatching the media giant away from Netflix....
Will Gas Prices Go Up Because of the Iran War?
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The conflict with Iran has raised energy prices and sent shock waves through markets. WSJ’s Rebecca Feng explains what’s happening in the Strait o...
Trump’s Shifting Reasons for War With Iran
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S.’s war with Iran has entered its fourth day. The Trump administration has given several reasons for initiating attacks on Iran. All of them ...
What's Next For Iran?
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After a joint U.S. and Israeli military campaign against Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran has launched its own strikes in retur...
Camp Swamp Road Ep. 6: Your Side, Their Side and the Truth
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to start on episode one, or hear the full series up to this point, click on this playlist. Jennifer Spivey Foley has her day in court. ...
U.S. and Israel Attack Iran
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode from our sister podcast, What’s News. The U.S. and Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iran, targeting its leadership and m...
The AI Economic Doomsday Report That Shook Wall Street
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A viral blog post by a relatively unknown research firm sent the stock market on a wild ride this week. The post by Citrini Research tapped into a new...
How One Company Is Navigating a New Era of Tariff Uncertainty
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Newell Brands, the Atlanta-based maker of dozens of household brands including Rubbermaid, Coleman and Yankee Candle, paid more than $170 million in t...
Inside Mexico's Decision to Take Down a Drug Lord
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After Mexican authorities killed El Mencho, the country’s most powerful drug lord, his cartel responded with violence across the country. The operat...
A Chinese Manufacturer Came to Ohio. Its Rivals Are Struggling to Compete.
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has spent much of the past year trying to pump up international investment in U.S. factories. He's promised to bring back jobs that ha...
Anthropic’s Pentagon Problems
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anthropic is feuding with the U.S. military, despite their massive $200 million contract. The company says that its AI model, Claude, cannot be used f...
Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal. He's Got a Plan B.
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s global tariffs are illegal. It is the first time the Supreme Court has definitivel...
In A Landmark Trial, Zuckerberg Takes the Stand
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a first-of-its-kind trial with one central question: Are social media platforms causing mental health...
The Flu Shot Drama at the FDA
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Food and Drug Administration agreed to begin a review of biotech company Moderna’s application to make a new seasonal flu shot available. The de...
Insiders Are Cashing In on Prediction Markets
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are booming, but they’re facing questions about users betting on information that is not publicly avai...
The Viral Band Trying to Sing Its Way to a U.S. Visa
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Boy Throb is a new boy band going viral on social media, but member Darshan Magdum is stuck in India. To get him to the U.S., the band needs to convin...
The Growing Fallout From the Epstein Files
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Justice Department recently released millions of additional documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. These files detailed Epstein’s expansive socia...
California Billionaires Are Freaking Out Over a New Tax Proposal
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
An influential California labor union is gathering signatures for a proposed asset tax on billionaires. But some of California’s ultra-wealthy are t...
China's Disappearing Generals
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Xi Jinping has solidified control over China's military after firing his top general Zhang Youxia in an unprecedented military purge that ha...
Walmart's Former CEO on the Company's Turnaround
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Doug McMillon was Walmart's CEO for more than ten years, overseeing the company's return to retail success. WSJ's Sarah Nassauer sat down with him to ...
AI Bots Have Social Media Now. It Got Weird Fast.
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a new social media platform for AI agents, but things are getting weird. It’s called Moltbook, and agents use it to apparently talk about ...
Elon Musk’s $1.25 Trillion Megamerger
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, SpaceX and xAI, two companies controlled by Elon Musk, merged into a $1.25 trillion company. The deal combines a successful rocket and sate...
Republican Megadonor Ken Griffin on Trump's Economy
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Billionaire investor and CEO Ken Griffin runs one of the world’s most successful hedge funds, Citadel. He’s also a Republican who has been outspok...
Vibe Coding Could Change Everything
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Vibe coding, the process of turning a text prompt into actual software, has taken the AI world by storm. And it has investors in everything from softw...
The Dollar Is Weaker. Is That a Good Thing?
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last year, the dollar has been declining in value. And last week, President Donald Trump said he wasn’t concerned about the recent slide. W...
How Kraft Lost Its Mac and Cheese Crown
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kraft macaroni and cheese has been a household staple for decades. But owing to shifting consumer tastes towards healthier options and a tumultuous co...
Who Is the New Fed Chair?
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump will be nominating former Fed official Kevin Warsh to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. WSJ’s Nick Timiraos profiles the ...
A Wall Street Legend and His Penthouse Sex Dungeon
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Howard Rubin is a Wall Street legend, famous in the 1980s and ‘90s for being a risk-loving star trader. He also allegedly was involved in secret sex...
Can $60 Billion Boost Disney's Theme Park Magic?
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Disney’s largest source of revenue is its theme parks and cruises. The people responsible for designing those attractions are the secretive Imaginee...
Her Client Was Deepfaked. She Says xAI Is to Blame.
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley St. Clair, a conservative influencer who had a child with Elon Musk, sued Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, alleging that its chatb...
Are We at a Turning Point in Minneapolis?
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, a federal officer shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse in Minneapolis. WSJ’s Joe Barrett describes how events unfo...
For Many Kids on ADHD Pills, It’s the Start of a Drug Cascade
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Gansky was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder at age 7. Soon, she was prescribed a daily cocktail of powerful psychiatri...
The Woman Behind SpaceX
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX, has overseen the rise of the rocket and satellite company. She’s also maintained a long relationship with the ...
The Power Grid's AI Problem
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence is straining the U.S. power grid and driving up electricity prices. Tech giants and politicians are sc...
How Far Will Trump Go to Get Greenland?
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend, President Trump intensified calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, a territory controlled by Denmark. WSJ’s Max Colchester expla...
Are Waymos Driving More Like Humans?
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this mini-episode of The Journal, WSJ's Katherine Bindley investigates a recent change in behavior among San Francisco’s ubiquitous Waymos, the s...
Inside the Black Market for High School Football Players
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From a young age, it was clear that Phillip Bell was a football phenom. He got his first college scholarship offer in middle school. But that talent d...
The Bank Collapse Behind Iran's Protests
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For the past two weeks, Iran has been consumed by protests that have resulted in a heavy government crackdown with deaths estimated in the thousands. ...
Oil Companies Aren't Sold on Venezuela
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump's sweeping plan for Venezuelan oil is coming into focus. It includes cutting off illicit oil exports, gaining more control over...
Why is the Fed Chair Facing a Criminal Investigation?
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After receiving grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the investigation was part of a p...
How to Be an Intelligent Investor In 2026
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
An AI bubble. Geopolitical turmoil. Inflation and interest rates. These things and more could rock the stock market in 2026, and investors have to be ...
A Son Blames ChatGPT for His Father's Murder-Suicide
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In August, a troubled man named Stein-Erik Soelberg killed his mother and took his own life. In the months leading up to the tragedy, Soelberg had bee...
The Man Who Wants Netflix to Save Hollywood
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Netflix is in a high-stakes fight to buy storied movie studio Warner Bros. The company has a $72 billion deal in hand, but rival Paramount isn't going...
China's Cheap Goods Are Europe's Problem Now
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Amid an intense trade dispute with the US, China has started looking to other markets to sell its low value items. In recent months, Chinese e-commerc...
Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' on Foreign Policy
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Since World War II, U.S. geopolitical strategy prioritized global trade and building alliances, especially with democracies. Now, after his acti...
Was Maduro's Capture About Oil?
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For months, the U.S. sold its pressure campaign against Venezuela as a way to curtail drug trafficking. Now, after a surprise military operation on Sa...
Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026!
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The stories that defined 2025, the themes to watch in 2026. Ryan Knutson and Jessica Mendoza hear from top editors across the paper. Plus, Ryan's bold...
Camp Swamp Road Ep. 5: Jacksonville
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
According to a WSJ analysis, the epicenter for Stand Your Ground killings is in the state where the laws were first enacted: Florida. From 2021 throug...
Drug Cartels' New Weapon: Chinese Money Launderers
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Federal officials say Chinese money launderers moved more than $300 billion in illicit transactions through U.S. banks and other financial institution...
It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did the U.S. economy do in 2025? With unemployment ticking up, tariffs shaking up global trade and the stock market booming, it has been hard to m...
The Battle Over a Church Worth Millions
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a historic church in the heart of Nashville was taken over by a businessman, the family of the church’s original founder, including Christian ...
How the ‘Chemtrails’ Conspiracy Theory Is Sabotaging One Company
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cloud seeding is a decades-old rain-making technology, and it’s making a comeback in drought-stricken western states. Utah is partnering with a star...
How Robinhood’s CEO Became a Cult Hero
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Risky investing strategies are on the rise, and Robinhood’s CEO Vlad Tenev is leading the charge. He’s built the company’s trading app not just ...
Compass vs. Zillow: The Real Estate Wars
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Compass CEO Robert Reffkin wants to change the way Americans buy and sell homes by encouraging sellers to list their homes privately when they first h...
AI Has Come For Advertising
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While some viewers complain that AI-generated ads look uncanny, brands like Coca-Cola are making them anyway. WSJ’s Katie Deighton explains how Coke...
OpenAI's 'Code Red' Problem
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI kickstarted the AI race, but is it now at risk of falling behind Google? As the company behind ChatGPT releases its latest update to fend off G...
Investment Accounts for Babies Are Coming. Wall Street Can’t Wait.
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Starting next year, babies born from 2025 to 2028 can receive $1,000 to start investment accounts. The initiative has gotten corporate America excited...
The Tech CEO Leading Nvidia's Main Rival
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, OpenAI and chip-designer Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, announced a multibillion-dollar partnership to collaborate on AI data cent...
Netflix’s Fight for Warner Just Got Harder
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This morning, Paramount Skydance launched a $77.9 billion hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. It occurred just days after Warner had ag...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Plan for Peace in Ukraine
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace in Ukraine through business deals. To Europe’s dismay, President Trump and his envoy are on board. WSJ’...
California's Wine Industry Is in Crisis
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. wine industry hasn’t had it this bad since Prohibition. WSJ’s Laura Cooper reports from Sonoma County, California, a major region for Ame...
Is America on Too Many Psychiatric Drugs?
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of a year-long investigation, WSJ’s Shalini Ramachandran and Betsy McKay have been reporting on two of the most commonly prescribed psychiat...
The AI Cold War Will Redefine Everything
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An escalating artificial intelligence race between China and the U.S. is drawing comparisons to the Cold War, and is likely to be just as consequentia...
Inside Quince’s Quest to Sell Luxury Goods for Less
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Quince is seemingly everywhere. Since launching in 2018, the brand has built an e-commerce empire that brings in $1.1 billion annually, and has catapu...
The Case of the Missing $15 Billion Fortune: Part 2
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After Hermès heir Nicolas Puech announced his $15 billion fortune was missing, accusations started flying. Who had taken the money? Was it his handym...
The Case of the Missing $15 Billion Fortune: Part 1
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hermès is one of Europe’s most storied luxury brands, known for its Birkin bags and expensive silk scarves. One of the company’s biggest sharehol...
Is the Hottest Investment Pokémon Cards?
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pokémon cards are beating the benchmark S&P 500 and tech stocks like Meta. WSJ’s Krystal Hur has been talking with a few collectors that have hit i...
KFC Got Fried in the Chicken Wars. Can It Come Back?
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kentucky Fried Chicken was once one of the biggest fast-food chain in America. Now, it’s battling declining U.S. sales as rivals attract customers w...
The Era of AI Layoffs Has Begun
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Corporate layoffs have been rolling across American companies: Amazon, General Motors, Verizon, Target and Microsoft have all cut jobs. WSJ’s Chip C...
Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Epstein Files and a MAGA Feud
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once one of President Trump’s most strident allies, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is now arguing the president is out of touch with his polit...
Can Nike Make Its Shoes Cool Again?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After five quarters of lagging sales and a sluggish stock price, Nike CEO Elliott Hill is trying to turn things around. WSJ’s Inti Pacheco spoke wit...
Why French Museums Keep Getting Robbed
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The daylight heist at the Louvre Museum in October, during which thieves made off with more than $100 million in crown jewels, captured the world's at...
The Repo Man is Busier Than Ever
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The repossession business is booming. More Americans are falling behind on their car payments, a sign that lower-income consumers are struggling. WSJ’...
How Tariffs Could End Italian Pasta in the U.S.
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Americans could soon lose access to Italian-made pasta due to a 107% tariff plan on pasta imports. WSJ's Margherita Stancati unravels how a fight over...
CoreWeave, the Company Riding the AI Boom
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WSJ’s Dan Gallagher takes us inside the little-known company playing a pivotal role in the AI spending boom. And Jessica Mendoza speaks to CoreWeave...
Hollywood Jobs Are Disappearing
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Work in Los Angeles’s entertainment industry is evaporating. A desire to cut production costs, changing viewer habits, and competition from other fi...
Tesla Gives Elon Musk a $1 Trillion Pay Package
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shareholders at Tesla approved the most valuable pay package ever for Elon Musk in an effort to bring his attention back to the company. The CEO will ...
Will Trump’s Tariffs Survive the Supreme Court?
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could reverse President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, and potentially upend the cent...
The Man Leading Trump’s AI Charge Against China
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At WSJ’ Tech Live, Jessica Mendoza sits down with Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to discuss t...
The Healthcare Fight at the Heart of the Shutdown
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The debate over healthcare subsidies has shut down the federal government for a historic length of time. With open enrollment underway, many Americans...
The Waldorf Renovation: Over Budget, Past Deadlines, a Man Imprisoned
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel has reopened after an eight year saga that went $1 billion over budget. WSJ’s Craig Karmin takes us inside the de...
The Witch Economy Is Booming
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Etsy witch trend has taken witchcraft into the mainstream. These online witches are making their magical services available to anyone willing to p...
Is the Economy Getting Better or Worse? The Fed Says It's Hard to Tell
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced a highly anticipated quarter-point cut to interest rates. But the road to future rate cuts is pretty murky...
Why GM Is Slamming the Brakes on EV Ambitions
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2021, GM and its CEO Mary Barra announced a bold plan to go all electric by 2035. But falling consumer demand and shriveling government support has...
Smucker, Trader Joe's and a Battle Over PB&Js
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
J.M. Smucker is suing Trader Joe's over trademark infringement, accusing the company of copying its pre-made Uncrustables peanut-butter and jelly sand...
Missing Billions and a Secretive CEO: The First Brands Bankruptcy
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Auto-parts maker First Brands Group, the company behind products like Autolite spark plugs and Fram oil filters, declared bankruptcy last month. Court...
Why Is the U.S. Giving Billions to Argentina?
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Argentinians go to the polls this Sunday in the first major test of their leader, Javier Milei. Voters appear to be losing faith in his bold economic ...
Real Talk on Building Wealth: The Journal Live
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a conversation taped at The Journal live event, entrepreneurs and influencers Vivian Tu, Haley Sacks, and Brian Kelly sat down with Jessica Mendoza...
No, Your Toll Payment Is Not Overdue
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese criminals have made more than $1 billion from scam text messages sent out across the U.S. and the world. The texts warn of unpaid fines and lu...
‘Exmo’ Influencers Are Taking On Mormonism
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once among the world's fastest-growing religions, Mormonism is facing a 21st-century reckoning, driven by social media. Across Tiktok and Instagram an...
Are Conservatives Being 'Debanked'?
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Happ was packing to leave Tennessee for an evangelical mission to Uganda in 2023 when Bank of America told him it was canceling his church’s b...
The Pentagon's UFO Coverup
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, one of the biggest questions fueling conspiracy theories has been: is the U.S. government hiding secret knowledge of extraterrestrial lif...
The Government Shutdown: Who Will Blink First?
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
16 days into the government shutdown, services are unavailable and federal workers are facing instability. Both sides have dug in, with Democrats and ...
Mexico's New Cocaine Kingpin is Cashing In
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deep in a heavily guarded mountain hideout in the heart of the Sierra Madre mountains, a new drug king is reigning. He is 59-year-old Nemesio “Mench...
Is the AI Boom… a Bubble?
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tech giants are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on an AI building boom, constructing massive data centers like a sprawling new complex in Tex...
The Botched Software Update That Cost $600 Million
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re off today for the holiday, but wanted to share this episode. Sonos, the high-end speaker company, is still reeling from its disastrous app u...
Kathy Hochul on Mamdani, Trump and Where Democrats Went Wrong
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has a lot to juggle, from a federal government shutdown to immigration enforcement to the state’s affordability crisi...
Israel and Hamas Take a Big Step Towards Peace
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to end the war in Gaza. The deal would free the remaining hostages held by Hamas. The ...