Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos take off with a conversation on airlines. Alaska, Southwest, United and American are all reporting this upcoming week. Telis and Miriam get into how these carriers are dealing with skyrocketing fuel prices. Plus, they explore why luxury giants like LVMH and Kering are cooling even as the S&P 500 clears the 7,000 mark. They also talk about the mounting political drama surrounding the nomination of Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.
After the break, Miriam and Telis are joined by Wendy Edelberg, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution think tank to get into how an immigration crackdown may explain why the U.S. jobs numbers have been so volatile. Edelberg explains why traditional job growth numbers are no longer a reliable gauge of economic health and why a "breakeven" rate of zero jobs might actually signal a strong market under the current immigration policy shift, and how the U.S. labor market is becoming like Japan’s. Finally, she offers some insight on why the Fed may need to rethink its calculus on interest rates as job growth potentially turns negative.
Chapters:
0:16 - Intro & Oil Prices Impact on Airlines
0:55 - Airline Earnings & Baggage Fees
4:23 - Luxury Stocks & Consumer Spending
7:09 - Fed Chair Nomination Drama
9:04 - Confusing Jobs Numbers
9:55 - Interview: Immigration & the Jobs Report
14:02 - Breakeven Employment & What 'Good' Looks Like
18:13 - Why Fewer Immigrants Means Less Hiring
21:01 - Long-Term Impact on the US Economy
22:54 - AI, Aging & the Labor Force
26:11 - Should the Fed Still Cut Rates?
28:21 - Rethinking Job Growth Expectations
This is WSJ’s Take On the Week where co-hosts Telis Demos, Heard on the Street’s banking and money columnist, and Miriam Gottfried, WSJ’s investing and wealth management reporter, cut through the noise and dive into markets, the economy and finance—the big trades, key players and business news ahead.
Have an idea for a future guest or episode? How can we better help you take on the week? We’d love to hear from you. Email the show at takeontheweek@wsj.com.
#wsj #IMMIGRATION #JOBS
In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos take off with a conversation on airlines. Alaska, Southwest, United and American are all reporting this upcoming week. Telis and Miriam get into how these carriers are dealing with skyrocketing fuel prices. Plus, they explore why luxury giants like LVMH and Kering are cooling even as the S&P 500 clears the 7,000 mark. They also talk about the mounting political drama surrounding the nomination of Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.
After the break, Miriam and Telis are joined by Wendy Edelberg, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution think tank to get into how an immigration crackdown may explain why the U.S. jobs numbers have been so volatile. Edelberg explains why traditional job growth numbers are no longer a reliable gauge of economic health and why a "breakeven" rate of zero jobs might actually signal a strong market under the current immigration policy shift, and how the U.S. labor market is becoming like Japan’s. Finally, she offers some insight on why the Fed may need to rethink its calculus on interest rates as job growth potentially turns negative.
Chapters:
0:16 - Intro & Oil Prices Impact on Airlines
0:55 - Airline Earnings & Baggage Fees
4:23 - Luxury Stocks & Consumer Spending
7:09 - Fed Chair Nomination Drama
9:04 - Confusing Jobs Numbers
9:55 - Interview: Immigration & the Jobs Report
14:02 - Breakeven Employment & What 'Good' Looks Like
18:13 - Why Fewer Immigrants Means Less Hiring
21:01 - Long-Term Impact on the US Economy
22:54 - AI, Aging & the Labor Force
26:11 - Should the Fed Still Cut Rates?
28:21 - Rethinking Job Growth Expectations
This is WSJ’s Take On the Week where co-hosts Telis Demos, Heard on the Street’s banking and money columnist, and Miriam Gottfried, WSJ’s investing and wealth management reporter, cut through the noise and dive into markets, the economy and finance—the big trades, key players and business news ahead.
Have an idea for a future guest or episode? How can we better help you take on the week? We’d love to hear from you. Email the show at takeontheweek@wsj.com.
#wsj #IMMIGRATION #JOBS
