WSJ Your Money Matters

After a sharp run-up during the pandemic, monthly rents for new apartment leases are beginning to come down. WSJ housing reporter Will Parker joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss what’s driving the declines, and what it means for the rental market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More companies are finding ways to trim their staff without classifying them as layoffs. WSJ careers and management reporter Chip Cutter joins host J.R. Whalen to explain why, and the tactics companies are using to shed workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With tax refunds expected to be lower this year, an often overlooked move can help lower your overall tax bill. WSJ personal-finance reporter Ashlea Ebeling discusses with host J.R. Whalen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The deadline to file income taxes this year is April 18. Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Saunders joins Your Money Briefing host J.R. Whalen to discuss how the WSJ’s annual Tax Guide can help you avoid confusion and pitfalls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin losing more than a trillion dollars in value last year, some investors didn’t sell and are likely to buy more. WSJ personal-finance reporter Joe Pinsker joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why they are unswayed by the high risk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In one of the largest trials of a four-day week to date, British businesses gave their 2,900 workers a paid day off a week to see whether they could get just as much done while working less, but more effectively. WSJ writer and editor Vanessa Furhmans joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the results of the study, and whether businesses are likely to adapt the plan going forward.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As people live longer and healthier lives, younger age groups will likely have to plan to work for 60 years. WSJ contributor Carol Hymowitz joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how workers can prepare for an extra-long career timeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People with low credit scores are having more trouble paying their auto loans than at any time since 2010. Wall Street Journal consumer finance reporter Gina Heeb joins Danny Lewis to discuss what this means for consumers and the economy at large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Several U.S. states have gotten the green light from the Biden Administration to tap into Medicaid funds to give residents access to sufficient food. WSJ’s Stephanie Armour joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the program.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Biden has called for the rolling back of what he calls “junk fees,” that often get tacked on to things like airline tickets or hotel room charges. WSJ’s Allison Pohle joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how regulation of these fees would affect consumers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices