Risk Journal Podcast
Dow Jones Risk Journal Podcast delivers insights executives need to know to navigate business risks. Threats and challenges are constantly evolving. Each week, our journalists provide essential intelligence on regulations, supply chains, geopolitical hotspots, cyber risks, climate and business resilience.
What the Blue Wave Means for Corporate America
Democrats' sweeping midterm victories could usher in new congressional investigations and scrutiny of U.S. sanctions policy. Plus, the backlash against AI data centers becomes a political flashpoint in Texas.
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The Cyber Flaw That May Actually Be as Bad as It Sounds
AI is helping uncover software vulnerabilities that have remained hidden for years, and that could be a huge problem for companies. Plus, the midterms were already a firestorm, and AI-powered deepfakes are pouring on gasoline.
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War Is Getting in the Way of Saudi Arabia’s Business Ambitions
Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation is facing a new security test. Plus, local opposition is disrupting billions of dollars in datacenter projects.
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Trump’s Tariffs Give Forced-Labor Activists an Opening
U.S. tariff pressure is prompting countries to tighten their forced-labor rules, changes that could prove more durable than the tariffs themselves. Plus, Bank of America faces more than $1.2 billion in penalties over failures to detect financial crime.
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Iran Built a Secret Network to Sell Oil, Then the Money Went Missing
Tehran’s sanctions-busting oil trade entrusted billions of dollars to middlemen, and not all of it has come back. Plus, the push for digital sovereignty is causing big headaches for multinational companies.
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The U.S. Wants To Quit China. It Still Needs China
America has spent much of the past decade trying to reduce its trade and economic dependence on China. It’s proving difficult. Also, datacenters grapple with becoming military targets.
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The Race to Mine the Ocean Floor
Deep-sea mining, once the preserve of science fiction, is moving closer to reality, and it’s at the heart of great-power competition. Also, datacenters and AI became flashpoints at Climate Week.
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Who Are the Houthis? Inside the Faction Shaping the Iran Conflict
The conflict between the U.S. and Iran could ultimately be reshaped by Yemen’s militant group, as it takes a vital port in the Red Sea. Also, artificial intelligence CEOs are urging a slowdown, but the practicality of doing so is questionable.
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Argentina Threatens Sanctions in Oil Battle With Britain
Buenos Aires is taking a harder line against London as offshore oil development raises the stakes in a decades-old sovereignty dispute. Also, U.S. lawmakers from both parties say the continuing degradation of America’s lead cyber agency is becoming a national security issue.
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Inside the Expanding U.S. Financial Campaign Against Iran
The Trump administration is targeting Banque Misr’s UAE operations as it expands pressure on the foreign institutions that provide Iran with access to the global financial system. Risk Journal’s Richard Vanderford speaks with Oliver Wyman partner Daniel Tannebaum. Also, a federal judge brings New York’s new climate superfund law to a grinding halt.
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The World's Waterways Are Becoming Chokepoints
From the Strait of Hormuz to Panama, pressure is building across some of the world's most important trade routes. We explore why businesses are being forced to rethink how goods move around the globe. Also, the U.S. and Canada are embroiled in their worst dispute in decades.
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What Operation Economic Outcast Means for Business
Special edition: The Trump administration’s new sanctions regime against Iran reaches far beyond its borders. We explore what this new phase of economic warfare means for global companies.
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Should Private Companies Be Fighting Cybercriminals?
A new White House initiative could allow cybersecurity firms to help the government conduct offensive operations against foreign criminal groups. Also, warehouses are ramping up automation.
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How America Left Its Water Systems Open to Hackers
Federal officials spent years warning that local water utilities were vulnerable to cyberattacks. This summer, those vulnerabilities became impossible to ignore. Also, the FTC is pulling back on an anti-discrimination enforcement mechanism.
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Inside Amazon's AI Security Playbook
Amazon security chief Steve Schmidt explains why artificial intelligence is accelerating both attacks and defenses, and why skilled humans remain essential. Also, new European AI rules and a surge in corporate AI-risk disclosures.
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Your Next Board Member Might Not Be Human
Companies are experimenting with AI that can participate in board discussions, but some say the technology can't replace the judgment or accountability of human directors. Also, the discussions at the forefront of global risk leaders’ minds right now relating to tech and the U.S. role in shaping it.
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Iran Conflict Tests U.S. Power in the Gulf
As fighting spreads and the Strait of Hormuz remains under threat, Washington faces questions over whether military pressure, diplomacy or both can still shape the outcome. Also, Jerry Perullo of Adversarial Risk Management on how a test of powerful frontier models at OpenAI went horribly wrong.
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The Storm Surrounding Electric Trucking’s Hottest Startup
As Windrose pursues new funding, international expansion and a potential public listing, questions over operations and governance offer a window into the challenges facing fast-growing industrial startups. Also, hackers are rebranding at a furious pace.
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Preparing For A Less American Europe
NATO’s members are spending more on defense than at any point in decades. The question now is whether they can build the capabilities needed to match the threat they face, potentially without U.S. support. Also, forever chemicals are in regulators’ crosshairs.
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Following the Money in the World Cup’s Shadow
As millions of soccer fans travel across North America, banks and regulators are using financial intelligence to identify human trafficking networks operating around the tournament. Also, Christmas is coming early for some U.S. retailers, whether they like it or not.
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How Washington Wants To Rewire The Finance Playbook
From anti-money-laundering rules to fintech partnerships and bank capital requirements, a series of policy proposals reveals a broader effort to redefine the balance among risk, oversight, and competition in the financial sector. Also, the Justice Department steps into a datacenter lawsuit on national security grounds.
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The Strait That Still Moves the World
From the Strait of Hormuz to strategic reserves, the Iran crisis has exposed how vulnerable global energy markets remain to disruption from a single chokepoint. Plus, how the U.S. government’s ban on Chinese car software isn’t working.
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Inside Trump’s Uncertain Iran Deal
A ceasefire may be holding, but the hardest questions remain unresolved. What the Iran framework deal means for sanctions, shipping through Hormuz and the future of stability in the Middle East.
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The Fraying Ceasefire in Iran
The simmering conflict in the Middle East is raising more questions than before fighting broke out, as Israel, the U.S. and Iran teeter on the brink. Plus, airlines once touted sustainable fuel as the future. It hasn’t worked out like that.
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Your New Digital Employee May Be a Security Risk
As companies embrace AI agents, cybersecurity experts warn they could become an insider threat; plus misinformation around the recent ebola and hantavirus outbreaks. To learn about Risk Journal, visit: dowjones.com/riskjournal
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Minnesota Draws a Line Against Prediction Markets
Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are moving rapidly into the financial mainstream, triggering battles over regulation, gambling laws and market integrity. Plus, the growing environmental cost of the AI boom and the water demands of data centers. To learn about Risk Journal, visit: dowjones.com/riskjournal
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How the Gulf Crisis Could Hit Dinner Tables Next Year
Food producers and retailers are bracing for prolonged volatility as the Gulf conflict ripples into fertilizer markets and future harvest expectations. Also, how unrelenting crises have prompted rethinking of resiliency at multinational companies. Learn about Risk Journal. Visit: dowjones.com/riskjournal
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Trump and Xi Meet as Superpower Pressure Builds
The much-hyped summit between the U.S. and China leaders is pitted against a backdrop of increasing mistrust; plus one of the U.K.’s most senior antitrust regulators tells us about her priorities this year.
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Frontier AI and the Troubled Future of Digital Defense
As AI uncovers software flaws at unprecedented speed, governments are confronting a new reality: innovation may also empower attackers; plus U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary Jonathan Burke on defending national security through the financial sector.
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How A Ransomware Negotiator Played Both Sides of Cyberattacks
Companies trusted him to negotiate with hackers. Prosecutors say he was helping the attackers. Also, oil theft is becoming a major issue in the South.
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The Tariff Refund Floodgates Are Open
The U.S. government has formally opened the process for companies to claim refunds for tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court in February. Also, Hungary’s election could mark a significant shift in European politics.
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Hormuz Blockade Pressures Iran, But Stretches U.S. Alliances
Washington is betting that cutting off Iran’s access to a critical chokepoint will force concessions, but the early impact is being felt far beyond Tehran. Also, companies are still promoting their climate credentials, despite political pressure.
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A Fragile Pause in the Iran Conflict
The U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire ahead of a deadline from President Trump that threatened widespread destruction. However, continued progress is far from certain. Also, cyber insurance is struggling to keep up with threats.
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Insider Trading Risks Put Prediction Markets in the Crosshairs
Federal regulators have said they will more aggressively police insider trading in prediction markets, which have exploded in popularity in recent years. Also, the U.S. government issues a stark warning to banks on reporting healthcare fraud.
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Security Chiefs Grapple with Looming AI Threats
The annual RSAC Conference in San Francisco is dominated by artificial intelligence. This year, however, there seems to be a more pragmatic appreciation of what AI is actually doing to cyber defense. Also, fertilizer prices are worrying politicians.
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Iran Conflict Begins to Hit Global Supply Chains
Retaliation spreads beyond the region, with cyber activity, rising fuel prices and supply-chain disruptions offering the first signs of how the Middle East crisis could impact global business. Also, regulators are battling over prediction markets.
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Washington Eyes Bigger Cyber Role for Private Sector
The White House’s new cyber strategy pushes companies to play a larger role in identifying and disrupting hackers, raising legal, security and geopolitical questions. Also, companies are claiming climate credits for a project that isn't completed.
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The Dangers of a Long War With Iran
Attacks are spreading across the Gulf, into the Mediterranean, and as far away as Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka. Oxford Analytica's Laura James discusses likely scenarios. Plus, the head of New York state’s top financial watchdog outlines her priorities.
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Iran Crisis Sends Fresh Shock Through Global Markets
Special edition: Air travel disruptions, heightened security concerns and rising oil prices are rippling across supply chains and financial markets as military and political developments in the Middle East shift hour by hour.
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How the Iran Conflict Raises Stakes for Energy and Security
Special edition: As missiles fly and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slows, Washington faces a high-risk scenario on escalation, regime change and energy market stability.
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