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WSJ What’s News

WSJ What’s News

By: The Wall Street Journal
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 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.Copyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Politics & Government
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  • How a U.S. Bomb Could Cripple Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

    How a U.S. Bomb Could Cripple Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
    Jun 18 2025
    A.M. Edition for June 18. Israel hits a nuclear facility in Iran’s capital, even as its ultimate target remains just out of reach. WSJ Middle East correspondent Benoit Faucon discusses the American weapon that could change that. Plus, the Senate passes legislation to regulate stablecoins pegged to national currencies in a key victory for the digital-asset industry. And Amazon’s CEO admits AI is likely coming for our jobs. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • Israel’s Case for Its War With Iran

    Israel’s Case for Its War With Iran
    Jun 17 2025
    P.M. Edition for June 17. President Trump has called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as he considers a range of options, including a potential U.S. strike, against the country. WSJ national security reporter Alexander Ward discusses the key piece of intelligence around which Israel built its case for war, though the U.S. didn’t buy it. Plus, unemployment for recent grads hits nearly its highest level in a decade. We hear from WSJ economics reporter Justin Lahart about the factors at play. And Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy says that developments in artificial intelligence will lead to a smaller workforce. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • President Trump Exits G7 Early

    President Trump Exits G7 Early
    Jun 17 2025
    A.M. Edition for June 17. Trump left the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early after signing onto a joint statement that calls for peace and stability in the Middle East, as Iran and Israel continued fighting overnight. Journal correspondent Bojan Pancevski and reporter Kim Mackrael discuss the deals struck and which leaders, including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, missed out. Plus, the Senate Republicans propose changes to President Trump’s tax-and-spending bill. And new data from Microsoft reveals what's fast becoming a new normal at work: logging on late into the night. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins
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I wish this gave more information on other big topics and less on Covid 19. I know that I'm not the only person tired of hearing it everywhere we turn.

Same Covid stories over and over

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This is a downgrade from the daily digests. Paying premium for ads?! And I don’t want opinions, want reporting in the news.

Ads and Commentary?

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Excellent overview of what market participants want to know. Unfortunately, it doesn’t arrive consistently every morning, so hard to depend on it. Some days doesn’t show up at all when I check at 9 am, while it used to be available at 5:30 am. NY time. Disappointed.

Good content… when it arrives.

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Why is it delayed by at least a full day or more now since the new logo?

Why isitt a day late now?

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The last several days the podcast is updated 24 hours late. In other words, I'm getting yesterday morning's news this morning. When I checked with Audible, they confirmed that the podcast hadn't sent a new update. What's going on?

Updates 24 hours late???

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I will not renew when my subscription ends in Nov. A prime reason for listening is now gone.

The decision to drop the daily WSJ and New York Times deprives your listeners of a prime source of excellent content. I will no

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would like a more neutral pro America version. how to run a country from a big government view is not helpful. or the censorship ads of different people

red Chinese point of view

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I switched to this podcast after the WSJ Digest was discontinued. This is not that. If you are looking for a bunch of headlines with brief (!) comments then this is fine. I miss the more in-depth detail of a full article. This doesn't even save time, with the introductions and ad time then cover nearly as many topics in the same time but with less information.

Headlines, not reporting

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This podcast does NOT take the place of WSJ What’s In The News. It is not enjoyable to listen to and I have to listen to adds!!!

Why the change?

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Podcast user interface too convoluted to automatically play most news. Titles don’t reveal the date / time of the podcast. Content has shifted from articles to interviews.

Awkward Podcasts inferior to Audible’s former WSJ

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