The Fight for Affordable Housing
A.M. Edition for June 22. U.K prime minister Keir Starmer resigns as his potential successor says he wants to save Britain from U.S. style p...
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20 of 81 episodesMamdani Won on Housing. Will Democrats Follow His Lead?
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept into office with a campaign focused on costs and a promise to freeze rents on rent-regulated apartm...
What’s News in Markets: SpaceX’s Rocky Flight, Oil Slides, Fed Fallout
Will peace in the Middle East lead to an oil glut? And what did investors learn from Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as Federal Reserve chairman...
The Tech Making ‘Dark-Fleet’ Tankers Into Ticking Time Bombs
P.M. Edition for June 18. WSJ senior video and national security reporter Shelby Holliday discusses the technology on the dilapidated ships...
Iran and the U.S. Make a Deal. What Now?
A.M. Edition for June 18. WSJ national security reporter Alex Ward has the latest on the deal, what it means for the opening of the Strait o...
A Hawkish Fed Signals Higher Interest Rates Ahead
P.M. Edition for June 17. In Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as Fed chairman, officials unanimously held rates steady, though their projections...
Warsh Faces First Big Test at Fed
A.M. Edition for June 17. The Federal Reserve has trained markets to hang on its every word, but new chairman Kevin Warsh would rather it sa...
SpaceX Makes a $60 Billion Bet on Its AI Future
P.M. Edition for June 16. SpaceX said today that it would acquire the parent company of the AI coding tool Cursor for $60 billion. WSJ repor...
Why the Iran Peace Deal Won’t End Rate Hikes
A.M. Edition for June 16. President Trump’s Iran deal may be providing relief for markets, but central bankers are not convinced the inflati...
DOJ Career Staffers Were Surprised by Decision to Allow Paramount-Warner Deal
P.M. Edition for June 15. We’re exclusively reporting that Justice Department staffers investigating the merger between Paramount and Warner...
U.S., Iran Reach Peace Deal. But Israel Won’t Withdraw From Lebanon.
A.M. Edition for June 15. The U.S. and Iran say they’ve reached an interim deal to open the Strait of Hormuz and extend a ceasefire. WSJ Mid...
How a Health Insurance Shortfall in Georgia Could Play Out in the Midterms
Thousands of residents in the Peach State have dropped out of health insurance coverage since the start of 2025, prompted in part by this ye...
What’s News in Markets: AI Whiplash, SpaceX’s Historic IPO, Knicks Fever
Where are investors looking beyond AI? And how did the largest IPO in history move markets before it even started trading? Plus, can an NBA...
SpaceX Is Now America’s 6th Most Valuable Public Company
P.M. Edition for June 12. Shares of SpaceX closed up 19% on their first trading day, giving the company a market cap of more than $2 trillio...
Will SpaceX Skyrocket on Trading Debut?
A.M. Edition for June 12. With just hours to go until SpaceX’s trading debut we look at what to expect when the largest IPO ever hits the ma...
Stocks Soar After Trump Cancels Threatened Strikes on Iran
P.M. Edition for June 11. After threatening more strikes against Iran this morning and then calling them off, President Trump said this afte...
Why OpenAI Might Slash Prices for Users
A.M. Edition for June 11. OpenAI is considering sweeping price cuts as it braces for an intensifying battle for users with chief rival Anthr...
Elon Musk Is Betting Big on Retail Investors With SpaceX’s IPO
P.M. Edition for June 10. Everyday investors have coalesced into a market-moving force in recent years. WSJ markets reporter Hannah Erin Lan...
Can Regulators Get a Grip on Prediction Markets?
A.M. Edition for June 10. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is set to propose new rules for booming prediction markets in an effort t...
Why the Social Security Shortfall Is Coming Sooner
P.M. Edition for June 9. The fund that helps pay out Social Security benefits is now projected to run out by late 2032, earlier than was pre...