my private podcast channel
Plus: The U.S. approves more than $11 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. And, Warner Bros. demands Larry Ellison’s give a personal guarantee to backstop Paramount’s takeover bid. Luke Vargas hosts.
Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A.M. Edition for Dec. 18. WSJ reporter Chelsey Dulaney says the redirection of China’s export machine caused by a U.S. crackdown on low-value imports is one of the most dramatic examples of how President Trump’s trade war has rewired global trade. Plus, Trump uses a prime-time address to announce tariff-funded dividends for troops. And Warner Bros. Discovery demands a stronger personal guarantee from Larry Ellison in Paramount Skydance’s $77.9 billion takeover bid. Luke Vargas hosts.
Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
P.M. Edition for Dec. 17. Some frustrated Republicans have bucked leadership and sided with House Democrats to force a vote on extending expiring healthcare subsidies. WSJ Congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes explains how next year’s midterms are factoring into that decision. Plus, the Oscars are going digital and heading to a new home: YouTube. And WSJ entertainment reporter Joe Flint tells us what options Paramount has left in its pursuit of Warner after the media company rejects its hostile bid. Julie Chang hosts.
Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Medline debuted with the largest IPO in four years. And Warner Bros. Discovery slides after it rejects Paramount’s hostile bid. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.
An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: a star witness in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial leaves prison early. And the Oscars are going to YouTube. Danny Lewis hosts.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Warner Bros. Discovery is urging shareholders to reject Paramount’s takeover bid. And the Justice Department has indicted telehealth startup Done Global. Anthony Bansie hosts.
Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.
An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Shares of Chinese AI chip startup MetaX skyrocket on their first day of trading. And California gives Tesla 90 days to change its Autopilot advertising. Julie Chang hosts.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Medical-supplies distributor Medline raises $6.26 billion in the biggest initial public offering of the year. And, California regulators give Tesla 90 days to meet compliance after a judge says the company deceived customers by falsely implying its cars could drive on their own. Luke Vargas hosts.
Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A.M. Edition for Dec. 16. President Trump orders a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. Plus, WSJ deputy finance editor Quentin Webb discusses the appetite for IPOs in 2026, after Medical-supplies distributor Medline completes the biggest initial public offering of the year. And America’s white-collar workers are filled with anxiety. WSJ economics reporter Rachel Louise Ensign unpacks the latest jobs report, which is an ominous sign in an era of big corporate layoffs and CEOs warning that AI will replace workers. Luke Vargas hosts.
Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
P.M. Edition for Dec. 16. A long-awaited government report on jobs adds to questions about the economy’s strength. Watch the WSJ Q&A for more takeaways on the labor market. Plus, Heard on the Street columnist Jonathan Weil discusses how efforts to make it easier for small companies to go public in the U.S. have helped fuel a wave of scams. And in Europe, officials are reversing course on a ban on new sales of gasoline-powered cars. WSJ reporter Kim Mackrael tells us why the EU is watering down its rules as the transition to electric vehicles proves more difficult than policymakers anticipated. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts.
Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices