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Episode publication activity over the past year

Last Checked: 2025-03-19 21:18:09

Fed Holds Rates Steady, Dims Economic Outlook

Wed, 19 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 19. The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, as expected, continuing it...

Two Rulings Deal Blow to Key Trump Policies

Wed, 19 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 19. A federal judge in Maryland ruled that the Department of Government Effici...

Why No One Is Happy About Morgan Stanley’s DEI Efforts

Tue, 18 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 18. In 2020, Morgan Stanley went big on DEI efforts; now, after criticism from...

Renewed Israeli Strikes Kill Hundreds in Gaza

Tue, 18 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 18. Israel has launched a series of attacks against Hamas targets across Gaza,...

How a Secret Mortgage Blacklist Is Making It Hard for Condo Owners to Sell

Mon, 17 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 17. Condo sales are falling through when would-be buyers find that the propert...

Trump and Putin to Hold Ceasefire Talks

Mon, 17 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 17. President Trump says he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin o...

Palmer Luckey's 'I Told You So' Tour: AI Weapons and Vindication

Sun, 16 Mar 2025

This week, we’re bringing you an episode of Bold Names, which presents conversations with the lead...

What’s News in Markets: Trump’s Tesla, Trade-War Hiccups, Low-Flying Shares

Sat, 15 Mar 2025

What a visit to the White House did for Tesla’s stock. And how American whiskey found itself at th...

Grocers Try to Hold Prices Steady as Tariffs Threaten Produce

Fri, 14 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 14. Much of the fresh produce that Americans expect year-round is imported fro...

Does Europe Have What it Would Take to Fight Russia?

Fri, 14 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 14. Democrats clear the way for the Republican funding bill, ending the threat...

Consumers Pull Back Spending, From Luxury Goods to Convenience Stores

Thu, 13 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 13. Low- and high-income consumers alike are spending less, and that’s havin...

China’s Power Tactics are Blurring the Lines Between War and Peace

Thu, 13 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 13. Democrats signal they will block a Republican plan to avert a government ...

Trump’s Economic Messaging Spooks CEOs. Why Are They Keeping Quiet?

Wed, 12 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 12. President Trump’s stop-and-start trade policy is prompting executives to...

Why Trump’s Tariffs Will Push Up U.S. Steel Prices

Wed, 12 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 12. As American tariffs on imported steel and aluminum take effect, BCG’s Ni...

The Long Journey Home for Migrants Turned Away From the U.S.

Tue, 11 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 11. New policies effectively closing the U.S.’s southern border are pushing ...

Musk Admits ‘Difficulty’ Running Businesses Amid DOGE Work

Tue, 11 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 11. Tesla stock fell 15% on Monday in its worst trading day since 2020, as Elo...

Markets Plummet as Concerns Around U.S. Recession Grow

Mon, 10 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 10. Stocks fell after President Trump’s refusal yesterday to rule out a rece...

Democrats Can’t Agree How to Fight Back

Mon, 10 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 10. The WSJ’s Aaron Zitner says the Democratic Party is split between progre...

China Has Been Building Influence for Years. How Will Trump Respond?

Sun, 09 Mar 2025

While China has spent the past 12 years growing its friend circle through its $1 trillion Belt and R...

What’s News in Markets: Tariffs Whipsaw, Gap’s Bump, Target Prices

Sat, 08 Mar 2025

What made Target’s stock wobble and Gap’s surge? And how are automakers faring in the wake of Tr...

Goods From Canada, Mexico Still Exposed to U.S. Tariffs, Despite Pause

Fri, 07 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 7. Despite Thursday's pause on tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico many pr...

Musk’s Politics Dent Tesla’s Appeal

Fri, 07 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 7. The WSJ’s Becky Peterson reports the CEO’s alliance with Donald Trump i...

U.S. Stocks Tumble as Trump Delays Tariffs on Canada, Mexico

Thu, 06 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 6. Markets dipped and Nasdaq closed in correction territory. WSJ markets repor...

What’s News in Earnings: Big Retailers Start to Worry

Thu, 06 Mar 2025

Bonus Episode for Mar. 6. When consumers feel uncertain about the economy, retailers tend to get ner...

Trump Spurs European Race to Rearm

Thu, 06 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 6. EU leaders convene for emergency security talks, headlined by a German U-tu...

U.S. Tariffs Test Allies’ Trust

Wed, 05 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 5. President Trump has granted some automakers an exemption from the 25% tarif...

Trump Defends Tariffs, Budget Cuts in No-Apologies Address

Wed, 05 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 5. After a volatile day of trading as U.S. tariffs kicked in, President Trump ...

Markets Rattled as U.S. Tariffs Go Into Effect

Tue, 04 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 4. Markets closed lower as investors reckoned with President Trump’s new tar...

Tariffs Thrust U.S. Economy Into Uncertain Waters

Tue, 04 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 4. WSJ finance editor Alex Frangos explains how investors are reckoning with P...

Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Go Into Effect at Midnight, Trump Says

Mon, 03 Mar 2025

P.M. Edition for Mar. 3. The president says there is “no room left” to negotiate the tariffs bef...

Can Europe Broker a Peace Plan for Ukraine?

Mon, 03 Mar 2025

A.M. Edition for Mar. 3. European leaders scramble to patch up differences between Kyiv and Washingt...

China Reins In Its Infrastructure Strategy But Not Its Global Ambition

Sun, 02 Mar 2025

The early years of the Belt and Road Initiative left China with tens of billions of dollars in soure...

What’s News in Markets: Home Depot Delivers, Nvidia Wobbles

Sat, 01 Mar 2025

What drove gains at Home Depot in the past quarter? And what made investors nervous about Nvidia’s...

Future Uncertain for Ukraine After Trump-Zelensky Meeting Implodes

Fri, 28 Feb 2025

P.M. Edition for Feb. 28. What started as a polite meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrain...

Negotiators Race to Extend Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire

Fri, 28 Feb 2025

A.M. Edition for Feb. 28. WSJ correspondent Summer Said reports that mediators are hoping to extend ...

Student-Loan Borrowers Hit by Steep Drop in Credit Scores

Thu, 27 Feb 2025

P.M. Edition for Feb. 27. A pandemic-era freeze on federal student loans has been lifted, but many b...

Microsoft Urges Trump to Loosen Export Rules on AI Chips

Thu, 27 Feb 2025

A.M. Edition for Feb. 27. Microsoft is pushing the Trump administration to ease proposed export curb...

Why New AI Data Centers May Not Bring a Jobs Bonanza

Wed, 26 Feb 2025

P.M. Edition for Feb. 26. As new data centers to power artificial intelligence pop up across the U.S...

Inside the U.S.-Ukraine Mineral-Rights Deal

Wed, 26 Feb 2025

A.M. Edition for Feb. 26. WSJ foreign correspondent Ian Lovett explains how Washington and Kyiv brid...

DOGE’s Next Target: Government Office Space

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

P.M. Edition for Feb. 25. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is looking to end or con...

Trump Wants a Quick Ukraine Deal. Putin Has Other Ideas.

Tue, 25 Feb 2025

A.M. Edition for Feb. 25. The U.S. wins backing for a United Nations resolution that doesn’t blame...

U.S. Economic Growth Relies on Rich Americans More Than Ever

Mon, 24 Feb 2025

P.M. Edition for Feb. 24. While many Americans pulled back their spending due to inflation, the top ...

German Vote Boosts Europe’s Centrists

Mon, 24 Feb 2025

A.M. Edition for Feb. 24. Markets signal relief after conservative Friedrich Merz’s victory. WSJ B...

How China’s Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Bet Undercuts U.S. Dominance

Sun, 23 Feb 2025

In great-power rivalries, it matters who's on your side. Twelve years since launching its Belt and R...

What’s News in Markets: Intel Spikes, Walmart Slides, Bumble Fumbles

Sat, 22 Feb 2025

What drove Intel shares higher? And why did Walmart shares tumble after its earnings report? Plus, h...