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The most important stories about money, business and power. Hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.
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TikTok had hardly any friends in the U.S. government when, earlier this year, the Biden administration and Congress threatened to ban the Chinese-owned video giant. WSJ’s Stu Woo profiles financier Jeff Yass, who made a big bet on the app and is a top donor to lawmakers opposing a ban.
Further Listening:
- What’s Up With All the TikTok Bans?
- Exclusive: TikTok’s CEO on the App’s Future in the U.S.
- How TikTok Became the World’s Favorite App
Further Reading:
- The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Your Phone
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1JPMorgan is paying $75 Million to settle a lawsuit accusing the bank of aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking. WSJ’s Dave Benoit delves into the twists and turns revealed during the legal proceedings and discusses what the settlement means for the bank’s reputation.
Further Reading:
- JPMorgan Paying $75 Million to Settle Suit Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties
- Jamie Dimon Says He Never Discussed Jeffrey Epstein’s Accounts at JPMorgan; Jes Staley Says Dimon Did
- JPMorgan’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein Were Deeper Than the Bank Has Acknowledged
Further Listening:
- A $175 Million ‘Huge Mistake’
- How Jeffrey Epstein Made His Money
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WSJ’s Nidhi Subbaraman on the scientists who moonlight as data detectives and whose discoveries have upended careers.
Further Reading:
-The Band of Debunkers Busting Bad Scientists
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After Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash last month, he left behind a vast network of political connections, companies and mines throughout Africa. WSJ’s Benoit Faucon chronicles the rise of Wagner’s Dmitry Sytii, the current frontman of Wagner’s African operations.
Further Reading:
- The Elusive Figure Running Wagner’s Embattled Empire of Gold and Diamonds
Further Listening:
- The Plane Crash That Killed Yevgeny Prigozhin
- The Mutiny That Shook Putin's Grip on Power
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Before his downfall, Sam Bankman-Fried drew comparisons to Warren Buffett, J.P. Morgan and other titans of finance. As his trial approaches, WSJ’s Caitlin Ostroff charts the meteoric rise of crypto’s golden boy, exploring how he sold customers and powerful people on his ideas, while hiding secrets under the hood of his flashy crypto empire.
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Ties between Canada and India have sunk to a low. This week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged India was potentially involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist in a suburb of Vancouver, a charge India denies. WSJ’s Tripti Lahiri explains why the crisis is now ensnaring other big democracies.
Further Reading:
- India Suspends Visas for Canadians as Rift Over Killing Deepens
- India Blasts Canada Over Trudeau’s Allegation That It Played Role in Killing
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Rupert Murdoch, 92, announced he's stepping down as chairman of Fox and News Corp, the two companies that have made him a force in global media. WSJ's Amol Sharma discusses how Murdoch became a media tycoon and what comes next for his empire.
Further Reading:
-Rupert Murdoch to Step Down as Chair of Fox and News Corp After Seven-Decade Career
Further Listening:
-Behind the Breakup of Fox and Tucker Carlson
-Dominion Voting Systems vs. Fox News
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Federal Reserve officials voted to hold interest rates steady at a 22-year high but signaled they were prepared to raise rates once more this year to combat inflation. WSJ's Nick Timiraos explains the Fed’s “soft landing” goal of lowering inflation without crashing the economy.
Further Reading:
- Fed Holds Rates Steady but Pencils in One More Hike This Year
- Why a Soft Landing Could Prove Elusive
Further Listening:
- Will the Fed Stop Raising Interest Rates
- Homeowners Don’t Want to Sell. So Builders Are Cashing In.
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Sam Bankman-Fried built a crypto empire. Then the exchange he founded collapsed, revealing that billions of dollars of customer money was missing. Bankman-Fried was charged with fraud, and his trial begins Oct. 3. In a new series from The Journal, WSJ’s Caitlin Ostroff explores Bankman-Fried meteoric rise, devastating fall and the trail that will determine his future.
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A former Wells Fargo executive was recently sentenced for her role in the bank's 2016 fake account scandal. WSJ's Ben Eisen explains why that sentencing isn't the end of this story for Wells Fargo as the bank has struggled to overhaul the way it manages risks, even seven years later.
Further Reading:
-Former Wells Fargo Executive Avoids Prison Time in Fake-Accounts Scandal
-Wells Fargo Is Still in Fix-It Mode
Further Listening:
-Wells Fargo and the Fake-Account Fallout
-The War Inside Goldman Sachs
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In 2006, after years of denial, ExxonMobil publicly acknowledged climate change for the first time. But internal documents show that behind the scenes, Exxon officials pushed to diminish concerns about climate change. WSJ’s Christopher M. Matthews breaks down the new findings.
Further Reading:
- Inside Exxon’s Strategy to Downplay Climate Change
- Exxon Predicts World Will Miss Climate-Change Targets
Further Listening:
- An Activist Investor and the Showdown Over Exxon’s Future
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For the first time, the United Auto Workers is striking all three Detroit car companies at once, targeting factories in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri. WSJ’s Nora Eckert explains the union’s unprecedented strategy and how much bigger the walkout could get.
Further Reading:
- UAW Goes on Strike Against GM, Ford and Stellantis
- UAW’s Strike Strategy: Start Small and Keep ’Em Guessing
Further Listening:
- Meet the Man Who Has Detroit on Edge
- Scandal Engulfs One of America’s Biggest Unions
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For years, West Virginia University, a state flagship, poured money into gleaming new research facilities and dormitories to attract new students. It had to borrow money to do so. The university now faces a huge deficit and major cuts. It's a problem facing many major public universities, as WSJ’s Melissa Korn explains.
Further Reading:
-West Virginia University Banked on Growth. It Backfired.
-Colleges Urged to Produce Better Information on How They Spend Money
-Colleges Spend Like There’s No Tomorrow. ‘These Places Are Just Devouring Money.’
Further Listening:
-Wesleyan’s President on Admissions Post-Affirmative Action
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Yesterday, Apple announced a new iPhone 15 with a USB-C charger, the same cable its competitors use. As WSJ’s Kim Mackrael and Sam Schechner explain, at least some credit for the change can go to the European Union bureaucrats who have been increasingly battling Big Tech.
Further Reading:
- America’s Tech Giants Rush to Comply With New Curbs in Europe
- He Took On the World’s Most Valuable Company—and Won
Further Listening:
- FTC Chair Lina Khan on Microsoft Merger, ChatGPT and Her Court Losses
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Elon Musk’s wild mood swings are legendary. His “demon mode" gets a lot of attention from biographer Walter Isaacson in a new book about Musk. WSJ’s Tim Higgins talks with Isaacson about what fuels Musk’s "demon mode" and how it plays out in his business ventures.
Further Reading and Watching:
-Elon Musk’s Lessons From Hell: Five Commandments for Business
-Elon Musk Is Running Twitter on His Impulses
-The Real Story of Musk’s Twitter Takeover
Further Listening:
-Elon Musk Wants to Build an Everything App
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As ESPN tries to transition to streaming and attract younger viewers, the sports-media giant is venturing outside its comfort zone with its newest star: Pat McAfee. WSJ's Isabella Simonetti explains why the F-bomb-throwing former NFL punter is a big bet for the network.
Further Reading:
- ESPN Bets Big on Pat McAfee, an F-Bomb-Throwing YouTube Star
Further Listening:
- How Americans Watch Sports Is Changing
- The Troubled Second Act of Disney CEO Bob Iger
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In the U.S., one in five mothers suffers from mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy or after birth. But many of them struggle to find help. Last year, the CDC reported that the leading cause of maternal deaths in the country are suicide or drug overdose. We spoke with two mothers about their experience postpartum and to reporter Anna Mutoh about the FDA’s approval of a new drug to fight postpartum depression.
Further Reading:
- The Tragedy of Being a New Mom in America
- First Pill for Postpartum Depression Is Approved by FDA
- U.S. Maternal Mortality Hits Highest Level Since 1965
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Spotify spent more than $1 billion to build up its podcasting empire. After years of costly acquisitions and celebrity partnerships, most of its shows are still not profitable. WSJ’s Anne Steele unpacks why Spotify’s big bet hasn’t paid off yet.
Further Reading:
- Spotify’s $1 Billion Podcast Bet Turns Into a Serial Drama
- Harry and Meghan Produce a Hollywood Flop: Themselves
Further Listening:
- Neil Young, Joe Rogan and Spotify’s Balancing Act
- Harry and Meghan, Hollywood Royalty?
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United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain is throwing out the traditional union playbook for contract negotiations. WSJ’s Nora Eckert reports that Fain is preparing for a strike, possibly against three automakers at once.
Further Listening:
-Why 46,000 Auto Workers Are on Strike
Further Reading:
-Meet the Man Who Has Detroit on Edge
-UAW Accuses GM, Stellantis of Unfair Labor Practices
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Airbnb listings in New York City are disappearing as the city cracks down on short-term rentals as a way to address its housing shortage. As of today, it will now enforce some of the toughest laws in the nation around short-term rentals. WSJ's Allison Pohle unpacks what's happening and why other big cities are taking note.
Further Reading:
-Airbnb Hosts and Guests Scramble as New York Begins Crackdown
-Airbnb Fights New NYC Short-Term Rental Requirements
Further Listening:
-Why Airbnb is Letting Employees Work Anywhere
-How Airbnb Deals With Crime
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At some point, the cover-up will exceed the crime. That's what happened to Nixon.
funny how when they "expose" it's always the conservative justices.
What a fantastic guy. I wish more people had his confidence in the risks desperately needed for energy transition and technological innovation.
I'll tell you what they should do with cnn -- shut it down.
F it if Republicans want to let it burn, let it burn
Wait I thought cancel culture was supposed to be a "Lib" thing, didn't the right decry for years now about how terrible cancel culture is...
like the reporting in most of your subjects. I think you totally missed the underlying causes of the backlash here.
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absolutely not.
It's time to overwhelm and abuse the reporting on this law, choke dispatch with calls on every football game with skimpy cheerleader outfits. Call on people dancing at the pool in summer in a swimsuit. Hell report Dolly Partten for spilling out of her lavish outfits(tell her first she's great lol)
Poor snowflake industries afraid of the world changing again, guess what you are killing the very life support system that keeps us alive, you f with the environment it gonna f you right back tenfold. Our options are: reduce and maintain the human population to 3 billion or less or get out s together and clean up the mess we've made to make it possible for 8 to 10 billion. Sooooooooo aggravating to have to keep explaining this. And yes I get this f's jobs in these sectors but your job is not more important than all of humanity. How many times has a coal mine or gas field just shut its doors and said to bad when the supply ran out or it got to expensive to pull out of the ground and left whole towns high and dry. You should be lobbing for new industry to replace what will eventually dry up and go away anyway. And stop tying "Woke" to everything you are afraid of. The environmental movement is completely different and separate from LGBTQ rights issue.
We have the same problem with private health care, my wife has routinely had to wait for well over 3hrs for a room and/or talk to a doctor.
does this just exonerate XJP for his Zero Covid policy? XJP could have said now, "I told U so...U wanted to open up so bad, now u have what u wished for." But execution of the policy could have been better in 20-20.
a woman
Rip
Musk is destroying Twitter.
CDC allowing NIH to manage the COVID pandemic would be like FEMA allowing NOAA to manage hurricane relief and recovery. Totally insane.