WSJ What’s News

WSJ What’s News

Hosted by Alex Ossola and Luke Vargas and Pierre Bienaimé · The Wall Street Journal

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63Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
1,719
Episodes
1,659
Transcribed
7,993
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2024
First episode

About WSJ What’s News

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.

Publisher
The Wall Street Journal
Category
news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
18 Jan 2024
Latest episode
7 Nov 2026
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1,659 of 1,719 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 7 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    What’s News in Markets: AI Blues, Musk Under the Microscope, Housing Hope

  2. 6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Elon Musk Says Good-Bye to Tesla’s Cybertruck… and Hello to Texas Democrats

  3. 6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Is Anthropic’s $1.5 Trillion Valuation Too Rich?

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What’s News in Markets: AI Blues, Musk Under the Microscope, Housing Hope

Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] That could put billions of dollars in planned AI investment at risk, lessening demand for chips and equipment that go inside those facilities. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index lost more than 12% this week, with nearly all those losses coming on Thursday, its second-worst day on record. […]

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  • Patrick George
  • Ashby Jones
  • Jack Pitcher
  • James Romoser
  • Ben Katz

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.1 / 5
4,172 ratings
Spotify
4.5 / 5
3,821 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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Who hosts WSJ What’s News?

Alex Ossola and Luke Vargas and Pierre Bienaimé host the show. Published by The Wall Street Journal.

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The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.

Does WSJ What’s News take guests?

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