The Journal.
The most important stories, explained through the lens of business. A podcast about money, business and power. Hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson. The Journal is a co-production from Gimlet Media and The Wall Street Journal.
James Bond Is Missing. He's Trapped in a Fight With Amazon.
James Bond is one of Hollywood's most famous characters. So when Amazon bought the rights to distribute...
EscucharEven Doctors Are Frustrated With Health Insurance
The killing of a top health insurance executive outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel this month triggered...
EscucharReaders Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.
BookTok, the corner of TikTok that’s all about books, has shaken up the publishing world. Over the...
EscucharWhy GM Is Giving Up on Cruise Robotaxis
After nearly a decade and $10 billion in development, General Motors is ending its robotaxi program....
EscucharThe Chip Business Is Booming. Why Isn’t Intel?
Intel—the company whose chips were “inside” your ‘90s desktops—has fallen behind in recent...
EscucharThe Suspected Russian Plot to Set Airplanes on Fire
Since the war in Ukraine began, strange attacks have been happening across Europe, including a plot...
EscucharThe Biggest Supermarket Merger That Wasn’t
This week, a federal judge blocked a proposed $20-billion merger between the U.S.’s two largest supermarket...
EscucharBitcoin Hit $100k. What's Next?
Last week, the price of Bitcoin reached $100,000 per coin, an all-time-high as President-elect Donald...
EscucharThe Suspect in the UnitedHealth Killing
After a manhunt lasting nearly a week, authorities have arrested and charged a suspect in the killing...
EscucharAssad's Regime Falls. What's Next For Syria?
After decades of brutal dictatorship in Syria, the regime of Bashar al-Assad fell in a matter of days....
EscucharThe $6 Million Banana’s Appeal
Last month, Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian,” a piece of conceptual art that consists of a banana...
EscucharHow Target Got Off Target
Target used to be a cheap and chic place to shop, but now the retailer is in a sales funk, losing market...
EscucharDOGE: The Plan to Downsize the Government
President-elect Donald Trump has proposed radically downsizing the federal government, and two of his...
EscucharHow One Business Owner Is Getting Ahead of Trump's Tariffs
As President-elect Donald Trump lays out his plan for increasing tariffs on goods made in China and...
EscucharYour Flight Delay Is Probably New York's Fault
To ease flight delays and staffing shortages in the New York City area, the FAA shifted oversight of...
EscucharCanned or Homemade? America’s Biggest Cranberry Company Wins Either Way
Happy Thanksgiving! This episode was originally published in November 2023. Ocean Spray’s farmers...
EscucharWhat the Ceasefire in Lebanon Means for the Middle East
Israel and Lebanon have reached a ceasefire agreement that ends more than a year of fighting between...
EscucharInside Trump's Pick for Treasury Secretary
After two weeks of uncertainty, Donald Trump nominated Scott Bessent, a longtime Wall Street investor,...
EscucharWhy Hollywood Is Betting Big on ‘Wicked’
The movie musical “Wicked” collected a blockbuster $114 million in its opening weekend. Over the...
EscucharGaetz, Bondi and Trump's Department of Justice
After recognizing his nomination was facing an uphill battle, former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz...
EscucharThe Biggest Trade in Sports Wasn't an Athlete — It Was a TV Show
When TNT lost the rights to broadcast NBA games this year, fans worried that the network’s long-running...
EscucharHow Spirit Airlines Landed in Bankruptcy
For years, Spirit Airlines soared with a low-cost, no-frills business model. This week, it came in for...
EscucharThe Fight for 7-Eleven
Earlier this year, Canadian convenience store company Alimentation Couche-Tard put in a bid to acquire...
EscucharThe Mysterious Fees Inflating Your Grocery Bill
Grocery bills are going up for a lot of reasons. One has to do with how food gets on grocery store shelves....
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