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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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Smucker, Trader Joe's and a Battle Over PB&Js
J.M. Smucker is suing Trader Joe's over trademark infringement, accusing the company of copying its pre-made Uncrustables peanut-butter and jelly sand...
Missing Billions and a Secretive CEO: The First Brands Bankruptcy
Auto-parts maker First Brands Group, the company behind products like Autolite spark plugs and Fram oil filters, declared bankruptcy last month. Court...
Why Is the U.S. Giving Billions to Argentina?
Argentinians go to the polls this Sunday in the first major test of their leader, Javier Milei. Voters appear to be losing faith in his bold economic...
Real Talk on Building Wealth: The Journal Live
In a conversation taped at The Journal live event, entrepreneurs and influencers Vivian Tu, Haley Sacks, and Brian Kelly sat down with Jessica Mendoza...
No, Your Toll Payment Is Not Overdue
Chinese criminals have made more than $1 billion from scam text messages sent out across the U.S. and the world. The texts warn of unpaid fines and lu...
‘Exmo’ Influencers Are Taking On Mormonism
Once among the world's fastest-growing religions, Mormonism is facing a 21st-century reckoning, driven by social media. Across Tiktok and Instagram an...
Are Conservatives Being 'Debanked'?
Steve Happ was packing to leave Tennessee for an evangelical mission to Uganda in 2023 when Bank of America told him it was canceling his church’s ban...
The Pentagon's UFO Coverup
For decades, one of the biggest questions fueling conspiracy theories has been: is the U.S. government hiding secret knowledge of extraterrestrial lif...
The Government Shutdown: Who Will Blink First?
16 days into the government shutdown, services are unavailable and federal workers are facing instability. Both sides have dug in, with Democrats and...
Mexico's New Cocaine Kingpin is Cashing In
Deep in a heavily guarded mountain hideout in the heart of the Sierra Madre mountains, a new drug king is reigning. He is 59-year-old Nemesio “Mencho”...
Is the AI Boom… a Bubble?
Tech giants are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on an AI building boom, constructing massive data centers like a sprawling new complex in Tex...
The Botched Software Update That Cost $600 Million
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Sonos, the high-end speaker company, is still reeling from its disast...
Kathy Hochul on Mamdani, Trump and Where Democrats Went Wrong
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has a lot to juggle, from a federal government shutdown to immigration enforcement to the state’s affordability crisis....
Israel and Hamas Take a Big Step Towards Peace
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to end the war in Gaza. The deal would free the remaining hostages held by Hamas. The...
She Swore Off Legacy Media. Now She's Running CBS News.
Paramount has acquired news and opinion website the Free Press for $150 million. The company's co-founder, Bari Weiss, has a new job as editor in chie...
They Won Millions for Life. Until They Didn't.
In 2021, Tamar Veatch won millions of dollars in a sweepstakes competition run by Publishers Clearing House, the company best known for delivering ove...
Ben & Jerry's Co-Founder Wants to Be Set Free
Last month, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield quit the brand after 47 years, accusing parent company Unilever of not allowing the company to s...
Camp Swamp Road Ep. 4: That’s What Heaven Is For
For more than two years, Jennifer Foley has been an advocate for her brother Scott Spivey. But to get the criminal investigation into his death reopen...
The $55 Billion Deal to Take EA Private
A group of investors including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner’s investment firm are acquiring videogame maker Electronic Arts...
Student-Loan Debt Is Strangling Gen X
Gen X is barreling toward retirement with an excruciating student-loan burden. The generation that came of age in the ’80s and ’90s is now also the ge...
Why This Government Shutdown Is Different
Government funding lapsed early Wednesday morning after the White House and lawmakers failed to reach a spending deal, triggering a shutdown that is e...
Inside the Crisis at Tylenol
Last week, President Donald Trump warned that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is a potential cause of autism. Many medical profession...
Trump's Case Against James Comey
After former FBI director James Comey was indicted last week, Trump said that there may be more indictments coming. WSJ’s Sadie Gurman takes us inside...
Camp Swamp Road Ep. 3: A Friend in the Shadows
On Super Bowl Sunday, Jennifer Foley opened a police file and discovered 90 recorded phone calls from her brother’s killer. To Jennifer, what she hear...
Is Jane Goodall Fighting a Losing Battle?
From the forests of Tanzania to the halls of power, Jane Goodall has spent her life fighting to protect wildlife. But as the planet warms and some gov...
The Bean at the Center of the Trade War
It's officially harvest season in the American heartland. But sixth-generation Iowa farmer Scott Dierickx says he won’t be making a profit on soybeans...
A $100,000 Work Visa Could Rock the Tech Industry
The Trump Administration recently announced a new $100,000 annual fee for the coveted H-1B visa. Then the White House walked that back, saying that th...
The Airline Industry Has a Toxic Fume Problem
The fumes are often described as smelling like “dirty socks ” – and they’re seeping into airplane air, sickening some passengers and crew. So-called “...
The Florida Cops Who Act as ICE Agents
The Florida Highway Patrol has taken up the Trump administration’s call for state and local law enforcement to play a bigger role in its immigration c...
Camp Swamp Road Ep. 2: A Game of Telephone
After Scott Spivey was killed in a shootout on Camp Swamp Road, his sister Jennifer Foley wanted to know what happened. But the police didn’t provide...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension and Trump’s FCC
Earlier this week, ABC’s late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was suspended indefinitely by parent company Disney after Kimmel made remarks about Char...
How Larry Ellison (Briefly) Became the World's Richest Person
The Oracle co-founder is almost as wealthy as Elon Musk, and he’s in the middle of the AI revolution, the future of entertainment, and maybe even a de...
Is the TikTok Saga Finally Over?
After a series of extended deadlines, the U.S. and China say they have a framework for a deal for the future of TikTok. Alex Leary discusses who comes...
The Drama at the Fed as It Debates Cutting Rates
The Federal Reserve faces a pivotal choice this week: cut interest rates to boost a cooling labor market, or hold firm to keep inflation in check. WSJ...
Camp Swamp Road Ep. 1: Mess Around, Find Out
A man in rural South Carolina calls 911 about a reckless driver. A reckless driver with a gun. Minutes later, a man is killed on Camp Swamp Road. Poli...
Camp Swamp Road Ep. 1: Mess Around, Find Out
A man in rural South Carolina calls 911 about a reckless driver. A reckless driver with a gun. Minutes later, a man is killed on Camp Swamp Road. Poli...
The Bad Bunny Economy in Puerto Rico
The musician Bad Bunny opted to hold 30 concerts in his hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico instead of touring the mainland United States. WSJ’s Elias L...
The Killing of Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Political Violence
Charlie Kirk, the provocative conservative influencer and confidant of President Trump, was shot and killed yesterday. He was 31. WSJ’s Aaron Zitner r...
How a $1.5 Billion Settlement Could Alter the Course of AI
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Artificial intelligence company Anthropic agreed to pay a...
Introducing: Camp Swamp Road
On September 9, 2023, in rural South Carolina, a man was killed in a shootout on Camp Swamp Road. Police said that it was a clear case of self defense...