Investment Accounts for Babies Are Coming. Wall Street Can’t Wait.
Starting next year, babies born from 2025 to 2028 can receive $1,000 to start investment accounts. The initiative has gotten corporate America excited, with financial institutions vying for a role in the program, and philanthropists like Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell pledging billions of dollars in donations. WSJ’s Alexander Saeedy unpacks how the accounts work and why Wall Street is buzzing about them. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
Further Listening:
- Closing the Wealth Gap With a Trust Fund for Babies
- The Nvidia CEO’s Quest to Sell Chips in China
- Inside Intel's Deal With the U.S. Government
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The Tech CEO Leading Nvidia's Main Rival
Earlier this year, OpenAI and chip-designer Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, announced a multibillion-dollar partnership to collaborate on AI data centers that will run on AMD processors, one of the most direct challenges yet to industry leader Nvidia. WSJ’s Robbie Whelan spoke to the CEO of AMD Lisa Su about the deal, her company and the prospect of an AI bubble. Ryan Knutson hosts.Â
Further Listening:
- CoreWeave, the Company Riding the AI Boom
- Is the AI Boom… a Bubble?
- The Unraveling of OpenAI and Microsoft's Bromance
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Netflix’s Fight for Warner Just Got Harder
This morning, Paramount Skydance launched a $77.9 billion hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. It occurred just days after Warner had agreed to a $72 billion deal with Netflix. WSJ’s Joe Flint reports on the twists and turns of the battle to control Warner and, if Netflix succeeds, how it would change Hollywood. Ryan Knutson hosts.
Further Listening:
- Will Paramount Settle With Trump?
- She Swore Off Legacy Media. Now She's Running CBS News.
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Make Money Not War: Trump’s Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace in Ukraine through business deals. To Europe’s dismay, President Trump and his envoy are on board. WSJ’s Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson take us inside the Trump administration's new approach to diplomacy with Russia and how it could shake up the U.S.'s longstanding alliances. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
Further Listening:
- Why Trump Is Ready to Send Missiles to Ukraine
- Inside the Hunt for Putin's Sleeper Agents
- The Suspected Russian Plot to Set Airplanes on Fire
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California's Wine Industry Is in Crisis
The U.S. wine industry hasn’t had it this bad since Prohibition. WSJ’s Laura Cooper reports from Sonoma County, California, a major region for American wine production, on why growers are drowning in unsold grapes, shrinking demand and trade-war fallout. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
Further Listening:
- Who Wants Non-Alcoholic Beer? Everyone, Apparently.
- Why Coke Isn't Getting Rid of High-Fructose Corn Syrup
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