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  • The Witch Economy Is Booming

    The Witch Economy Is Booming
    2025/10/31
    The Etsy witch trend has taken witchcraft into the mainstream. These online witches are making their magical services available to anyone willing to pay for them. Want a job? Or a boyfriend? There’s a spell for that. WSJ’s Chavie Lieber explains why it pays to be a witch. Jessica Mendoza hosts. Further Listening: -Etsy: Big Commerce or Crafters' Community? -Lady Gaga, Low-Rise Jeans, and the Next Recession Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 分
  • Is the Economy Getting Better or Worse? The Fed Says It's Hard to Tell

    Is the Economy Getting Better or Worse? The Fed Says It's Hard to Tell
    2025/10/30
    On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced a highly anticipated quarter-point cut to interest rates. But the road to future rate cuts is pretty murky. WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains how missing government data is obscuring the Fed’s view of the economy, and why Fed Chair Jerome Powell says a December rate cut is “not a foregone conclusion.” Ryan Knutson hosts. Further Listening: - The Government Shutdown: Who Will Blink First? - The Drama at the Fed as It Debates Cutting Rates Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 分
  • Why GM Is Slamming the Brakes on EV Ambitions

    Why GM Is Slamming the Brakes on EV Ambitions
    2025/10/29
    In 2021, GM and its CEO Mary Barra announced a bold plan to go all electric by 2035. But falling consumer demand and shriveling government support has undermined GM’s electric plans. Now, as Sharon Terlep reports, GM has gone from one of the industry’s loudest EV champions to a leading opponent of government emissions rules and fuel-economy standards. Ryan Knutson hosts. Further Listening: -What Happened to GM’s All-Electric Bet? -Tesla Has a Problem: Elon MuskSign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 分
  • Smucker, Trader Joe's and a Battle Over PB&Js

    Smucker, Trader Joe's and a Battle Over PB&Js
    2025/10/28
    J.M. Smucker is suing Trader Joe's over trademark infringement, accusing the company of copying its pre-made Uncrustables peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches. WSJ’s Jesse Newman explores the battle over PB&Js is part of a broader anxiety for Big Food over the rise of private-label products. Ryan Knutson hosts. Further Listening:- Food Fight: PepsiCo vs. Carrefour- Kraft Heinz’s Big BreakupSign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 分
  • Missing Billions and a Secretive CEO: The First Brands Bankruptcy

    Missing Billions and a Secretive CEO: The First Brands Bankruptcy
    2025/10/27
    Auto-parts maker First Brands Group, the company behind products like Autolite spark plugs and Fram oil filters, declared bankruptcy last month. Court filings have revealed a trove of irregularities and a $2 billion dollar hole. WSJ’s Alexander Gladstone says the bankruptcy is having an impact on the company’s lenders and on Wall Street. Ryan Knutson hosts. Further Listening: - Trump’s Tariffs Cause Chaos in Auto Industry - How Spirit Airlines Landed in Bankruptcy Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 分
  • Why Is the U.S. Giving Billions to Argentina?

    Why Is the U.S. Giving Billions to Argentina?
    2025/10/24
    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 vision to resuscitate the country’s ailing economy. But Milei has a secret weapon: a close relationship with President Trump. WSJ’s Ryan Dubé explains why the U.S. government is bailing out Argentina. Jessica Mendoza hosts. Further Listening: -Argentina’s New President Takes A Chainsaw to the Country’s Government -The Bean at the Center of the Trade War Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 分
  • Real Talk on Building Wealth: The Journal Live

    Real Talk on Building Wealth: The Journal Live
    2025/10/23
    In a conversation taped at The Journal live event, entrepreneurs and influencers Vivian Tu, Haley Sacks, and Brian Kelly sat down with Jessica Mendoza to explore personal finance in the social media era; exploring everything from generational wealth to how much crypto people should have in their portfolios. Further Listening: Kathy Hochul on Mamdani, Trump and Where Democrats Went Wrong We had so much fun in NYC, keep an eye out for more live events across the U.S. soon! Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 分
  • No, Your Toll Payment Is Not Overdue

    No, Your Toll Payment Is Not Overdue
    2025/10/22
    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 lure unsuspecting victims to fork over their credit-card details. WSJ’s Robert McMillan explains how the scheme works and why it’s been so hard to stop. Jessica Mendoza hosts. Further Listening: Pig-Butchering: A Texting Scam With a Crypto Twist The Slaves Sending You Scam Texts Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 分