What’s News in Markets: Paramount’s Win, Private Credit Carnage, Block Layoffs

Why are last year’s market darlings falling out of favor? And is Big Tech having its “Big Tobacco Moment”? Plus, how energy stock gains translate to broader economic pain. Host Imani Moise 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

Why are investors turning away from gold? And why weren’t Micron Technology’s blowout earnings good enough? Plus, why is Super Micro’s co-founder in hot water with U.S. prosecutors? Host Hannah Erin Lang 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

Why are salty snacks hurting Campbell’s shares? And what’s ailing Centene stock? Plus, why Petco thinks it can make a profit comeback? Host Xavier Martinez 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

What do rising oil prices mean for the stock market? And why did foreign stocks fall so sharply this week? Plus, how did the war in the Middle East scramble the 60-40 portfolio? Host Hannah Erin Lang 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

How did the Warner Bros. bidding war affect Netflix and Paramount stock? And why are private lenders selling off sharply? Plus, what do investors think of Block’s steep layoffs? Host Jack Pitcher 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

This week, we’re featuring an episode of What’s News in Earnings where we dig into companies’ earnings reports and analyst calls to find out what’s going on under the hood of the American economy. Financial results from homebuilders PulteGroup, D.R. Horton and Toll Brothers give investors a peek at the forces shaping housing markets across the country ahead of the all-important spring selling season. Wall Street Journal national housing reporter Nicole Friedman discusses insights into affordability and regional differences. Veronica Dagher hosts this special bonus episode of What's News in Earnings.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why did Walmart fall on strong earnings? And how are Omnicom’s big cost cuts boosting its stock? Plus, will a major FDA reversal change Moderna’s fortunes? Host Jack Pitcher 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

This week, we feature an episode of What’s News Sunday exploring the deepening contradictions in the U.S. labor market. While corporate downsizing and AI integration drove January layoffs to their highest levels since 2009, official reports still show job gains. Host Luke Vargas examines why recent data revisions are leading workers and employers alike to question the reliability of hiring figures. Plus, WSJ reporters Justin Lahart and Lindsay Ellis break down listener questions on the reality of the current hiring climate. Further Reading What Sweeping Revisions and a Blowout Month Tell Us About the U.S. Job Market Job Growth Last Year Was Far Worse Than We Thought. Here’s Why. This Is Why It’s So Hard to Find a Job Right Now America’s Job Market Has Entered the Slow Lane Job Hunters Are So Desperate That They’re Paying to Get Recruited CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story. Five Older Job Seekers Tell Us How They Broke Through a Bruising Job Market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do software companies, wealth-management firms and the trucking business all have in common? And why are blue-chip stocks like Walmart outperforming the market? Plus, how did a former karaoke company sink transportation stocks? Host Hannah Erin Lang 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

Why are Gartner investors so spooked by AI? And how is the AI infrastructure buildout supercharging Super Micro shares? Plus, what’s behind the selloff of Coinbase shares? Host Jack Pitcher 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