
Barron's Streetwise
Get the lowdown on high finance each week with Barron’s columnist Jack Hough. Business leaders and trendspotters, insights and absurdities—this is Wall Street like you've never heard before.
Latest episodes

Jun 19, 2020 • 20min
Good News on Covid Treatments. And What's the Deal With Dave Portnoy?
Jack talks with Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O'Day, and weighs in on a day-trading celebrity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 12, 2020 • 23min
Are Home Buyers Heading to the Suburbs?
Yale economist Robert Shiller and the CEOs of broker Redfin and homebuilder Taylor Morrison. Plus, Jack rants about gold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 5, 2020 • 20min
Mohamed El-Erian on Stocks, Bitcoin, and Zombies
Good news: The economy is reopening. Bad news: A top economist says Fed overreach could produce scary results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 2020 • 22min
Time for Travel? Plus: Bowling's Back
An analyst upgrades Southwest Airlines, and the CEO of Booking Holdings talks hotels. Also, post-Covid bowling is two comeback stories in one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 2020 • 16min
Vacation Edition: Jack Answers Listener Questions
Questions about airlines, Uber, a stock market bubble, and globalization on this special edition of Barron's Streetwise hosted by Jack Hough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 2020 • 21min
TV's Sink Or Stream Moment
ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish on soaring demand for streaming; why advertising will come back; and what makes Pluto TV the company's secret weapon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 8, 2020 • 21min
Pizza and Hard Seltzer: The Quarantine Combo
How the lockdown is affecting booze and takeout. Plus, a conversation with Rob Lynch, CEO of Papa John's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 1, 2020 • 23min
Slack and Okta: Work-From-Home Winners
The CEOs of Slack and Okta talk about what the Covid-19 pandemic means for cloud business software. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 2020 • 21min
The Week Oil Got Weird
Chaotic trading in crude oil, what it means for the energy sector, and why tankers are sitting pretty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 17, 2020 • 22min
Crisis Hits the Car Business, Again
Ford CEO Jim Hackett and Wall Street analysts discuss how the pandemic will change the car industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices