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The most important stories about money, business and power. Hosted by Ryan Knutson and Jessica Mendoza. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal. Get show merch here: https://wsjshop.com/collections/clothing
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The Power Grid's AI Problem
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?
Over the weekend, President Trump intensified calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, a territory controlled by Denmark. WSJ’s Max Colchester explain...
Are Waymos Driving More Like Humans?
In this mini-episode of The Journal, WSJ's Katherine Bindley investigates a recent change in behavior among San Francisco’s ubiquitous Waymos, the sel...
Inside the Black Market for High School Football Players
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
Since World War II, U.S. geopolitical strategy prioritized global trade and building alliances, especially with democracies. Now, after his action i...
Was Maduro's Capture About Oil?
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!
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
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
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?
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
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 po...
How the ‘Chemtrails’ Conspiracy Theory Is Sabotaging One Company
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 startu...
How Robinhood’s CEO Became a Cult Hero
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 to buy...
Compass vs. Zillow: The Real Estate Wars
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
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 r...
OpenAI's 'Code Red' Problem
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.
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
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
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
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’s...
California's Wine Industry Is in Crisis
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 America...
Is America on Too Many Psychiatric Drugs?
As part of a year-long investigation, WSJ’s Shalini Ramachandran and Betsy McKay have been reporting on two of the most commonly prescribed psychiatri...
China and the U.S. Are in a Race for AI Supremacy
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
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
After Hermès heir Nicolas Puech announced his $15 billion fortune was missing, accusations started flying. Who had taken the money? Was it his handyma...
The Case of the Missing $15 Billion Fortune: Part 1
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 shareholders...
Is the Hottest Investment Pokémon Cards?
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 it b...
KFC Got Fried in the Chicken Wars. Can It Come Back?
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 wit...
The Era of AI Layoffs Has Begun
Corporate layoffs have been rolling across American companies: Amazon, General Motors, Verizon, Target and Microsoft have all cut jobs. WSJ’s Chip Cut...
Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Epstein Files and a MAGA Feud
Once one of President Trump’s most strident allies, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is now arguing the president is out of touch with his politic...
Can Nike Make Its Shoes Cool Again?
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 with...
Why French Museums Keep Getting Robbed
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
The repossession business is booming. More Americans are falling behind on their car payments, a sign that lower-income consumers are struggling. WSJ’...