How the Rising Cost of College Is Changing Families’ Calculus
Episode Date: August 24, 2025Rounding out our week looking at the finances of parenting, we’re looking at one of the biggest costs families can face: college. About 18 million stu...
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678 episodes transcribedRounding out our week looking at the finances of parenting, we’re looking at one of the biggest costs families can face: college. About 18 million stu...
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A.M. Edition for Aug 22. Jerome Powell is set to speak at the Jackson Hole symposium this morning, where WSJ editor Quentin Webb says the Federal Rese...
P.M. Edition for Aug. 21. More U.S. companies plan to slow hiring in the second half of the year. Wall Street Journal reporter Ray Smith explains why....
A.M. Edition for Aug 21. After months of spending big to hire more than 50 researchers and engineers, Meta Platforms says it’s taking a breather on ad...
P.M. Edition for Aug. 20. The president called on Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign after a housing official alleged she submitted what he...
A.M. Edition for Aug 20. Billionaire Elon Musk is quietly pausing his highly publicized ambitions to launch a political party. WSJ’s Brian Schwartz sa...
P.M. Edition for Aug. 19. Hamas has accepted a framework for a temporary cease-fire in Gaza and the release of some Israeli hostages. Anat Peled, WSJ’...
A.M. Edition for Aug 19. President Trump is calling for a three-way summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir...
P.M. Edition for Aug. 18. President Trump appeared optimistic in White House talks with President Zelensky and European leaders on ending the Russia-U...
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P.M. Edition for Aug. 15. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have begun their face-to-face meeting in Alaska to discuss endin...
A.M. Edition for Aug 15. People familiar with the matter say the chip maker is in talks with the Trump administration, as WSJ reporter Stu Woo explain...
P.M. Edition for Aug. 14. Faced with budget shortfalls and preexisting deficits, state and local legislators are looking for ways to get more in taxes...
A.M. Edition for Aug 14. As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lands in the U.K. to shore up support ahead of the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, WS...
P.M. Edition for Aug. 13. A revived tax deduction is prompting tech startups to dust off their hiring plans. WSJ special writer Theo Francis discusses...
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