Wsj Your Money Briefing

Your Money Briefing is taking a break. Here’s a message from our producer, Ariana Aspuru, and our supervising producer, Melony Roy. We’re hitting pause to redevelop the show and will come back with a new program designed to help you manage your money and build a stronger financial future.  Thanks for listening and we’ll see you soon! For more coverage of the markets, be sure to check out wsj.com and our other podcasts, including What's News and WSJ’s Take On the Week.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did the Middle East conflict affect Occidental Petroleum stock? And what did Tesla’s robotaxi launch mean for its shares? Plus, why investors cheered Bumble’s cost-cutting. Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the past year, Alexandra Samuel has been working with an AI career coach that she says has unlocked new levels of creativity, dreams and career progress. But the model has also taken many hours and a lot of patience to train. The contributing writer joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss what you need to know before testing out an AI coach.  Further reading:  Meet My Favorite Shopping Companion Ever: AI  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Millennials’ financial lives have been profoundly shaped by two economic events: the Great Recession of 2008 and the pandemic-era shutdowns. Now, the prospect of a third recession looms — what’s this generation to do? Host Julia Carpenter explores what this could mean for millennials and their ability to prepare for the future.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to a growing number of meetings, messages, and actual work, more employees are finding it difficult to log off after regular work hours. Wall Street Journal reporter Ray A. Smith joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss how to get your time back.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just a few years after they trumpeted their DEI efforts, companies are now backtracking and trying to hide these programs. Wall Street Journal On the Clock columnist Callum Borchers joins host Julia Carpenter to talk about this reversal and what it means for employees and job hunters. Further Reading: How Target Boycotts Affect Black-Owned Businesses  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House hunters have struggled with mortgage rates above 6.5%, stubbornly high home prices and low inventory — but now, they may finally have the upper hand. Wall Street Journal reporter Nicole Friedman joins host Julia Carpenter to talk about what the changing number of buyers and sellers means for today’s housing market.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did U.S. Steel shares react to White House deal approval? And why did solar stocks slide after Senate revisions to the big budget bill? Plus, what’s the latest twist in the 23andMe sale drama? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival, WSJ Deputy Editor in Chief Charles Forelle spoke with trading firm CEO Donald Wilson Jr. about the future of digital assets, the path to mainstream adoption, and what it means for the average investor.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than 120 high-schoolers put their personal finance knowledge to the test in the Council for Economic Education’s National Personal Finance Challenge. Host Oyin Adedoyin is joined by personal finance reporter Ashlea Ebeling, who helped turn the questions from the challenge into a quiz for Wall Street Journal readers, some of whom didn’t score as well as the teenagers who competed.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uncertainty around the economy, from tariffs to trade wars, has sunk the value of the dollar to its weakest level in years. Certain stocks do better when the dollar is weak while others perform worse. Host Oyin Adedoyin talks with finance professor Derek Horstmeyer about how investors can position their portfolio, depending on whether the dollar rebounds or continues to fall.     Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As retirees get older, they could face additional costs including medication and doctors visits that could add tens of thousands of dollars to out-of-pocket expenses. Host Oyin Adedoyin talks with WSJ contributor Gail Marks Jarvis about how to prepare for unanticipated healthcare expenses in retirement.    Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What did investors make of Warner Bros. Discovery’s split? And what soured J.M. Smucker’s quarter? Plus, how did a deadly plane crash in India affect Boeing? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can pick your partner but you can’t choose their spending habits. It’s a common dilemma : one person regularly shops second hand and the other gravitates towards the ‘market price’ section of the menu. Host Oyin Adedoyin talks with WSJ Personal Space columnist Katie Roiphe about how she and her husband are making it work.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When budget cuts hit, fashion often suffers. But there are plenty of cheaper, more creative ways to revive that tired wardrobe. Host Oyin Adedoyin talks with WSJ contributor Esther Achara about the affordable ways to breathe new life into your clothes and accessories.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to a Fidelity Investments analysis, the average American retirement savings rate in the first three months of the year was 14.3% – just shy of the recommended 15%. Host Ariana Aspuru speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Tergesen about why savers are putting away a record amount of their income for retirement. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Divorce brings out strong emotions — and sometimes, that means less-than-perfect financial judgment. Host Julia Carpenter talks with WSJ contributor Joann S. Lublin to learn how you can avoid five of the costliest divorce mistakes.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People can build up hundreds of thousands of travel rewards points over the years — but most of the time, they can’t include those points in their estate plans. Host Julia Carpenter talks with WSJ reporter Jacob Passy about how to rethink your points strategy and hand the rewards down to your heirs.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much did a fight between Elon Musk and President Trump hurt Tesla shares? And why did tariff news lift steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs? Plus, what types of shoppers are driving Dollar General’s gains? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A turbulent spring in the stock market spooked some investors — and now, they’re struggling to get back in. Host Julia Carpenter talks with WSJ’s The Intelligent Investor columnist Jason Zweig about how these same folks can reshape their investing strategy with some much-needed historical perspective.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices