WSJ Your Money Briefing

Employers are pulling back on hiring [https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/the-class-of-2025-tries-to-crack-a-chilly-job-market-for-college-grads-0589c4af?mod=WSJ_YMBPOD] just as the class of 2025 polish off their degrees. That’s leaving a lot of soon-to-be-graduates floundering for a job. Wall Street Journal reporter Oyin Adedoyin joins host Janna Herron to discuss how these 20-somethings are navigating a crowded job market. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/markets-am?mod=WSJ_YMBPOD].  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Americans are done with the many tipping requests [https://www.wsj.com/business/hospitality/tipping-is-everywhere-and-consumers-are-fed-up-heres-how-some-are-coping-c8a8943e?mod=WSJ_YMBPOD] they’re encountering every day and are taking matters into their own hands. Wall Street Journal reporter Heather Haddon joins host Janna Herron to share how some diners are pushing back and saving money.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/markets-am?mod=WSJ_YMBPOD].  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

When the economy is in flux, some investors return to a tried and true protection against market chaos: gold. Wall Street Journal reporter Aaron Back joins host Julia Carpenter to talk about the gold rally [https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/buy-gold-investing-explained-3ac6ca22]—and what it means for silver [https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/silver-investment-gold-prices-record-high-5fe4a81b?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_1?mod=WSJ_YMBPOD]. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/markets-am?mod=WSJ_YMBPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

One way to minimize taxes on your retirement withdrawals is by contributing that money in Roth accounts [https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/all-roth-retirement-account-f7951b6f?mod=WSJ_YMBPOD]. That’s what Paul Ross and his wife did with all of their savings and they’re not looking back. Ross and Wall Street Journal reporter Ashlea Ebeling join host Janna Herron to break down this unconventional strategy.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/markets-am?mod=WSJ_YMBPOD].  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why did Capital One’s merger news please investors? And how are tariffs worrying consumer conglomerates like Procter & Gamble? Plus, how Google parent Alphabet’s financials are holding up–for now. Host Francesca Fontana 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. [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/markets-am?mod=WSJ_YMBPOD] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]