WSJ's Take On the Week brings you the insights and analysis you need to get a leg up on the world of money and investing. We cut through the noise and dive into markets, the economy and finance. Join The Wall Street Journal's Telis Demos and Miriam Gottfried in conversation with the people closest to the hot topics in markets to get incisive analysis on the big trades, key players in finance and business news. The duo will bring actionable insights to a range of investors and business leaders while also entertaining a broader audience with lively, relatable conversations. Episodes...
Latest episodes
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34 min
How AI Regulation Could Help the Public—and Investors Too
Could artificial intelligence surpass the internet in its transformative power? Jonathan Kanter, former assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department…
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32 min
What the Midterm ‘Affordability Election’ Means for Markets
It’s election season again, and affordability is on the ballot for voters. High gas prices, energy costs and persistent inflation continue to squeeze households—what does that mean…
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36 min
Why Cash Is King in the Era of Higher Interest Rates
Interest rates are up, and high-yield savings accounts are back— so why is so much of your cash still under-earning? In this episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, hosts Telis Demos an…
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35 min
Why the SEC’s Proposal to Get Rid of Quarterly Reporting Is Bad for Investors
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-host Miriam Gottfried and Heard on the Street columnist Jonathan Weil break down why U.S. Treasury yields hit their highest lev…
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36 min
Making Sense of Sky-High Treasury Yields
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-host Miriam Gottfried is joined by guest co-host and WSJ markets reporter Sam Goldfarb to break down the unprecedented surge in…
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35 min
Will Real Estate Protect Your Portfolio if the AI Bubble Bursts?
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Telis Demos and Miriam Gottfried break down the conversation around AI safety and development, and how markets have react…
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31 min
A Breakthrough Cancer Vaccine Fueled a Biotech Rally. Can It Last?
Despite a rough past week for the healthcare sector, pharmaceuticals and biotech stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 this year. Investors have gotten excited over cancer treatment…
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29 min
How AI Speculation Is Fueling the Small-Cap Stock Rally
On this week’s episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, host Miriam Gottfried and guest host Aaron Back, editor of WSJ’s Heard on the Street, preview the upcoming employment and inflatio…
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32 min
What Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole Debut Means for Nervous Markets
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos preview the upcoming Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium—one of the longest-standing…
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36 min
How to Make Inflation Work for Your Portfolio
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, we dig into Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, or TIPS! Our co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos are joined by Jill Cet…
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35 min
How AI Spending Is Fueling the Economy Overall
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos dig into the shifting sentiment away from AI stocks and the pivot into consumer sectors.…
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35 min
Why Oil Prices Could Hit a Breaking Point by Year End
In this episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-host Telis Demos is joined by guest co-host and Wall Street Journal reporter David Uberti to break down the Federal Reserve’s latest m…
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33 min
The Buried $150B Bet Inside the Top 20 U.S. Stocks
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, host Telis Demos and guest host Spencer Jakab, the Wall Street Journal’s investing columnist and writer of the Markets A.M. newsle…
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35 min
How This $150B+ Wall Street Strategy Could Lower Your Taxes
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos are joined by Brent Sullivan, founder of Tax Alpha Insider, to dive into a hot, over $15…
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38 min
Are Corporate Earnings in a Bubble? This Quarter Is a Test
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos preview earnings from Taiwan’s flagship chip maker, TSMC. They also break down why this…
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39 min
Can Hot Consumer Companies Like Oura and Whoop Make Good IPOs?
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos dig into this past week’s tech selloff and how the market’s volatility reflected serious…
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29 min
How Big Tech’s Financials Obscure the True Cost of the AI Buildout
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, host Telis Demos and Heard on the Street columnist Jonathan Weil sit down with Kevin Koharki, principal at CAE Consulting and prof…
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34 min
The Hidden Risks of Buying Into Mega-IPOs Like SpaceX
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos break down the historic launch of SpaceX, the biggest initial public offering ever, whic…
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37 min
NYU’s ‘Dean of Valuation’: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Isn’t Worth $1.77 Trillion
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos break down the unconventional lead-up to the SpaceX IPO. They examine the rocket maker's…
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30 min
Why This Ex-Trump Economist Says the Fed Needs to Raise Interest Rates
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-host Telis Demos is joined by Heard on the Street editor Aaron Back to discuss the economy, inflation, and the appointment of t…