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Last Checked: 2025-07-29 19:16:08

How to Navigate an AI Bull Market, With Tech Investor Imran Khan

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, hosts Gunjan Banerji and Telis Demos start the s...

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee on Tariffs, Inflation and AI | WSJ’s Take On the Week

19 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee joins WSJ’s Take On the Week to discuss the economy, inflati...

Morgan Stanley Exec on the IPO Market, Robinhood’s Tokenized Stocks and More

13 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a couple years in a slump, the market for initial public offerings has been stronger this year...

Why This Fed President Is in No Rush to Cut Interest Rates

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Barkin, president and CEO of the Richmond Federal Reserve, joins WSJ’s Take On the Week to dis...

Barclays Analyst on What Investors Should Know About Trump’s Tax Bill

29 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michael McLean, public policy senior analyst at Barclays, joins WSJ’s Take On the Week to unpack w...

What 401(k) Investors Need to Know About Private Markets

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Holly Verdeyen, partner and U.S. defined contribution leader at Mercer, joins WSJ’s Take On the We...

How Has Investing in DEI and ESG Changed Under Trump?

Wed, 18 Jun

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With companies like Target blaming DEI backlash for lower sales while competitors like Costco are se...

Is the Treasury Market Still Safe? Bank of America Strategist Weighs In

15 Jun 2025

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Meghan Swiber, senior U.S. rates strategist at Bank of America's investment banking arm BofA Securit...

Moody’s Chief Economist on Recession Fears and How Politics Shapes the Economy

Sun, 08 Jun

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On WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Telis Demos and Gunjan Banerji start the show by looking at wh...

JPMorgan's David Kelly on Why Investors Should Turn to Global Markets

Sun, 01 Jun

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On WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Telis Demos and Gunjan Banerji start the show by diving into t...

What Weak Home Sales Mean for Investors

Sun, 18 May

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On WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-host Telis Demos and guest co-host Miriam Gottfried start the show o...

Why This Harvard Economist Is Worried About the U.S. Dollar

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Harvard economist Ken Rogoff joins WSJ’s Take On the Week Podcast to talk about why he thinks the ...

Kyla Scanlon on Navigating Financial Advice on Social Media

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Economic content creator Kyla Scanlon joins WSJ’s Take On the Week to share what investors should ...

Goldman Vice Chairman and Former Fed Official Kaplan on Rate-Cut Dilemma

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Kaplan, vice chairman at Goldman Sachs and former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dalla...

Can Buffett Bets Like Coke, Food Brands Recession-Proof Your Portfolio?

27 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Markus Hansen, portfolio manager and senior research analyst of Vontobel Asset Management, joins WSJ...

Tariffs, Inflation and Market Uncertainty: What’s Next for the Consumer?

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kris Kraus, a managing director and portfolio manager at investment firm Pimco, joins WSJ’s Take O...

Bonus: Trump’s Tariff Backtrack Rocked Markets. What Do Investors Need to Know?

Fri, 11 Apr

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In this special bonus episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, we dive into the most pressing questions ...

What to Watch For This Earnings Season As Trump’s Tariffs Come Into Play

Sat, 05 Apr

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EARLY DROP!!! We know tariffs and markets are on your mind so we're dropping this episode ahead of t...

Recession vs. Stagflation and Jobs. Economist Weighs in on What’s Next

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Aditya Bhave, a Bank of America senior U.S. economist, discusses with co-hosts Telis Demos and Miria...

This Alternative Investor’s Take on How Trump Policies Weigh on Businesses

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Smith, co-head of credit at Ares Management, talks to co-host Telis Demos and guest co-host ...

Where to Invest Ahead of the Fed’s Interest Rate Decision and Trump Trade War

16 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

WSJ’s Take On the Week co-host Telis Demos talks with interest rate strategist Ed Al-Hussainy abou...

Morgan Stanley Economist on Inflation, Tariffs and Immigration

09 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

WSJ’s Take On the Week co-host Telis Demo talks with Seth Carpenter, Morgan Stanley's chief global...

What Trump's Tariff Agenda Means for Markets

Sun, 02 Mar

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On WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-host Telis Demos talks with reporter Miriam Gottfried about what is ...

Why the Future of AI Trading May Be Nuclear Power

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

WSJ’s Take On the Week co-host Telis Demos and reporter Peter Rudegeair are joined by Chris Hansen...

Why Walmart Is Trading Like a Big Tech Stock

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Walmart is emerging as a retail winner. Its stock has surged in the last year and is trading more li...

Is Bitcoin Buyer MicroStrategy Worth Its Premium Price?

Sun, 09 Feb

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On WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Gunjan Banerji and Telis Demos talk about the whiplash surroun...

The Anti-AI Trade? The Surprising Investment Growing in Popularity

02 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Gunjan Banerji and Telis Demos dive into the world of sports i...

Will the Fed Cut Interest Rates Again? What Investors Should Know

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump has said he thinks interest rates are too high. Is he right? On WSJ’s Take ...

What Trump 2.0 Means for Banks, Crypto and More

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meg Tahyar, head of the Financial Institutions Group at law firm Davis Polk, joins WSJ’s Take On t...

Will Dealmaking Boom Under Trump? Lazard CEO Peter Orszag Weighs In

Sun, 12 Jan

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On WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Gunjan Banerji and Telis Demos dive into what almost everyone ...

WSJ’s Take On the Year: Market Trends to Watch in 2025

Sun, 05 Jan

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AI was a big stock market theme in 2024. We’ve talked about it, and heard it many times. But it wa...

Goldman Sachs Economist Jan Hatzius on His 2025 Economic Outlook

Sun, 22 Dec

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Jan Hatzius, chief economist and head of global investment research at Goldman Sachs, joins co-hosts...

Is the YOLO Trade Back? Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev Weighs In

Sun, 15 Dec

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Welcome to WSJ’s Take On the Week. Co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Teli...

Why Restaurants Are Making a Comeback, With Toast CEO Aman Narang

Sun, 08 Dec

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Welcome to WSJ’s Take On the Week. Co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Teli...

Coinbase’s Paul Grewal on the Future of Crypto Under Trump

Sun, 01 Dec

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Welcome to WSJ’s Take On the Week. Co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Teli...

What Rockefeller Center’s Bond Deal Means for Commercial Real Estate

Sun, 24 Nov

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Welcome to WSJ’s Take On the Week. Co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Teli...

The AI Trade’s Next Phase Is Here. Are You Ready?

Sun, 17 Nov

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Welcome to WSJ’s Take On the Week. Co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Teli...

WSJ’s Take On the Week Is Back

Sun, 10 Nov

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WSJ's Take On the Week brings you the insights and analysis you need to get a leg up on the world of...

A Message for Our Listeners

Sun, 14 Apr

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We’re going on hiatus. A message for our listeners from WSJ’s Take On the Week producer Jess Jup...

Why Record Profits For Big Banks Could Be Good For Consumers

Sun, 07 Apr

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This week, we're expecting earnings reports from three of the biggest U.S. banks: JPMorgan Chase, Ci...

Is the AI Boom Real? And Will We See It in This Week’s Jobs Report?

Sun, 31 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The latest earnings season is coming to a close and we are looking forward to the next quarter to le...

Affirm CEO Max Levchin on Credit Cards vs. ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’

Wed, 27 Mar

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Affirm CEO Max Levchin is one of the original co-founders of PayPal, and now he leads one of the big...

Are Inflated Prices Due to Corporate Greed? This Report May Tell Us

Sun, 24 Mar

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This week, we’re taking a look at corporate greed. A recent survey from Navigator Research found t...

Tale of Two Feds: Will Interest Rates Drop and is FedEx a Tech Company?

Sun, 17 Mar

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This week, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is expected to release another interest rate dec...

How Confident Are the CEOs of America’s Largest Companies?

Sun, 10 Mar

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Are U.S. CEOs feeling confident? The Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index measures the hea...

What This Week’s Jobs Reports Could Tell Us About the State of the Consumer

Sun, 03 Mar

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This week, we’re expecting the JOLTS and nonfarm payrolls reports. With inflation still holding ab...

What Paramount’s Earnings Report Could Tell Us About the State of Streaming

Sun, 25 Feb

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This week, we’re looking ahead to Paramount Global’s earnings report. The company that includes ...

ARK Invest's Cathie Wood: AI Boom is Real, But Still Selling Nvidia

Sun, 18 Feb

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Chipmaker Nvidia is having a strong start to the year. The company is currently the best performing ...

BlackRock’s Rick Rieder on Bitcoin, the Fed and His Big Worry in 2024

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0000

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BlackRock’s Rick Rieder leads the $10 trillion asset manager’s global asset allocation team and ...

Will DoorDash Deliver the Economy a Romantic Dinner this Valentine’s?

Sun, 11 Feb

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 Why will DoorDash’s earnings report deliver a better check-up for the U.S. economy than Marriott...

What Shifting Consumer Habits Mean For CVS, Pepsi, and Beyond

Sun, 04 Feb

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This week, multinational food, snack, and beverage company, PepsiCo is set to release their fourth q...

What This Week’s Fed Rate Decision and Tax Season Means for Investors

Sun, 28 Jan

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This week, the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee is expected to release a decision on interes...

How The White House is Prioritizing Economic Policies for 2024

Wed, 24 Jan

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As we look ahead to what this year will hold for the markets, one question looming is the results of...

Are Things Getting Better For Businesses? NABE's Outlook for 2024

Sun, 21 Jan

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 What are business owners' biggest worries and how are they feeling about the economy? This week, t...

Will Home Prices Drop in 2024? What Zillow’s Co-Founder Sees Ahead

Sun, 14 Jan

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Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff joins us this week to talk about housing and the state of tech and...

What the New Year Holds for Small Businesses and Big Banks

Sun, 07 Jan

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Investors are bullish on big companies, but what about the small ones that drive almost half of U.S....

Take On the Year: What to Expect in Markets and Money in 2024

Sun, 31 Dec

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The new year is upon us, and this week we’re telling you what you need to know to make sense of th...

Interest-Rate Cuts Coming? Chicago Fed’s Austan Goolsbee Has Thoughts

Wed, 20 Dec

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The financial markets seem convinced that interest rates are poised to come down next year. But offi...

Still Have Inflation Concerns? Spending Data May Offer Insight

Sun, 17 Dec

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This week, we’re getting data from the Federal Reserve's favored measure of inflation, the persona...

How The Fed Is Moving the Markets Beyond Interest Rate Hikes

Sun, 10 Dec

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This week, we’re getting the fourth-quarter earnings from Photoshop creator, Adobe. The company’...

What the Jobs Report and Consumer Spending Tell Us About the Economy

Sun, 03 Dec

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This week, we’re turning our attention to the jobs report. The Labor Department is expected to rel...

What Third-Quarter Earnings Tell Us About What’s Next for Markets

Sun, 26 Nov

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About 95% of companies in the S&P 500 have reported third-quarter earnings. So this week, we’re ha...

Why Consumers Are Buying Flights Instead of Gifts This Holiday Season

Sun, 19 Nov

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This week is Black Friday, which means it’s the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season....

Taking the Measure of Consumer Spending at Home Depot

Sun, 12 Nov

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This week, we're grabbing our toolboxes and heading to Home Depot. The home improvement retailer is ...

Why Mohamed El-Erian Is Worried About a 2024 Recession

Wed, 08 Nov

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Mohamed El-Erian is one of the world’s most respected economists and he has growing concerns about...

Snap, Crackle, Drop. What Kellogg's Split Says About the Snack Business.

Sun, 05 Nov

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

This week, we’re turning our attention to breakfast cereals and snacks. Kellogg, the company respo...

Looking Ahead to This Week’s Fed Meeting and the Future of Crypto

Sun, 29 Oct

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This week, we’re opening up our digital wallets and examining the current state of crypto. Wall St...

From Recession Fears to Too Good? What This Week’s GDP Data Will Tell Us

Sun, 22 Oct

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This week, we're looking ahead to the GDP data for the third quarter of 2023 to find out how much th...

A Key Fed Official on What’s Next for Interest Rate Hikes

Sun, 15 Oct

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This week, we’re looking at what the Federal Reserve is watching as it plots the course of interes...

Big Banks, Big Yield and a Big Release for Taylor Swift

Sun, 08 Oct

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This week, we have banking and the recent rise in government bond yields in focus. Mary Daly, presid...

Jobs Report and Student Loans and Strikes. Oh My!

Sun, 01 Oct

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It’s a new month and quarter, and this week, we’re talking about three big pieces of economic ne...

What Nike Earnings Tell Us About the State of Retail

Sun, 24 Sep

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This week, we have our eye on the sneaker giant Nike. The company behind the Lebron 21, Air Force 1 ...

What the Fed’s September Meeting Means for Your Investments

Sun, 17 Sep

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This week, the Federal Reserve is gathering to make its latest interest rate decision. The central b...

You’re Paying More for Your Home. Yes, That’s Inflation

Sun, 10 Sep

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The market’s next move will be determined by what happens with inflation, and this week, we’re l...

Introducing WSJ's Take On the Week

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 10:00:00 -0000

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WSJ’s Take On the Week is a new weekly podcast that looks ahead at the events on the economic and ...