WSJ What’s News
Hosted by Luke Van Ness · 100 decoded episodes · newest Oct 7, 2026
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.
Episodes 100
- Oct 7, 2026 · 12 minBessent’s Treasury faces pressure as Israel stories widen the stakesThe episode connects questions about Treasury leadership and economic policy with investigations into an alleged Israel-related flight incident and rising migration to Israel.
- Oct 7, 2026 · 15 minRussia faces questions after Siberian lab deathThe episode connects an unexplained laboratory death with pathogen uncertainty, while showing how higher rates and rising costs are reshaping markets, property, and healthcare.
- Oct 6, 2026 · 13 minSkydance takes on Hollywood’s next integration testThe deal puts a new media company under pressure to cut costs, protect creative operations, and compete in a streaming market shaped by consolidation.
- Oct 6, 2026 · 14 minYemen’s terrain tests Saudi Arabia’s Houthi offensiveThe episode connects a threat to Red Sea shipping with Europe’s fiscal and trade pressures and a major expansion of children’s investment accounts.
- Oct 5, 2026 · 12 minSupreme Court term puts climate, guns and immigration on the docketThe term’s disputes could shape constitutional rights and government liability, while the episode connects them to accountability, scientific breakthroughs and market shifts.
- Oct 5, 2026 · 13 minBrazil’s right gains ground as global risks multiplyThe episode connects Brazil’s election, security failures, market uncertainty, shipping disruptions and food-supply risks across an unusually volatile news cycle.
- Oct 4, 2026 · 15 minColleges confront shrinking demand and a harsher value testDemographic decline and skepticism about degrees are putting tuition-dependent institutions under financial pressure while forcing students to scrutinize college costs and outcomes.
- Oct 3, 2026 · 5 minTreasury yields hit a 24-year high as markets brace for higher ratesThe episode connects rising oil prices and inflation concerns to the bond-market pressures shaping investor sentiment.
- Oct 2, 2026 · 11 minWeak hiring lifts stocks and eases pressure on the FedThe report captures a labor market that is slowing without collapsing, while wages, inflation and energy policy shape economic and political risks.
- Oct 2, 2026 · 12 minDHS Pays Local Police to Make Immigration ArrestsFederal funding is reshaping local participation in immigration enforcement while market stress, AI governance concerns, and Canada’s U.S. strategy widen the stakes.
- Oct 1, 2026 · 12 minWatergate review collides with oil shock and rising borrowing costsThe episode connects a reopened fight over Watergate accountability with legal fallout from an ICE shooting and energy-driven pressure on households and markets.
- Oct 1, 2026 · 16 minGoogle’s classroom AI faces a learning backlashSchools are reassessing whether convenient AI tools support education or let students outsource the work that builds understanding.