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Private Credit Is in Turmoil–and Could Be in Your Future 401(k)

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

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4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Mar. 30. The Labor Department proposed a new rule that would make it easier to invest in private markets through 401(k)s. It comes as investors pull money from some private-credit funds. WSJ retirement reporter Anne Tergesen explains the risks. Plus, last year OpenAI hyped up its new AI video product, Sora. So why did it abruptly pull the plug last week? WSJ tech reporter Berber Jin tells us. And the CEO of Air Canada is stepping down after he offered condolences for the LaGuardia Airport crash in English and not in French. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I think the potential of Agenic is to rethink how work gets done overall.

0:05.0

It challenges all sorts of traditional orthodoxies around how organizations execute the work at hand.

0:11.3

That's Jason Gersatus, CEO of Deloitte U.S., talking about the transformational potential of A.Gentic AI.

0:17.9

Join him later to learn why agents are a game changer for businesses across industries.

0:26.4

Chair Jerome Powell says the Fed can look past the oil shock, but maybe not forever. Plus, private

0:32.7

credits in turmoil, and the Trump administration is trying to make it easier to add it to 401ks. And Sam

0:38.7

Altman hyped Sora as opening eyes next big thing. He really felt like this could have been a

0:44.8

chat GPT moment for the creative space. So why did it all fall apart? It's Monday, March 30th.

0:51.3

I'm Alex O'Sullough for the Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition of

0:55.2

What's News, the top headlines, and business stories that move the world today.

1:02.8

Don't expect the current market chaos to prompt a knee-jerk reaction from the Fed. Today, Federal

1:08.4

Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will likely stay the

1:11.7

course and keep rate steady, despite the energy shock caused by the war in Iran.

1:16.6

Speaking to students at Harvard University, Powell said monetary policy typically works too

1:21.3

slowly to counteract sudden economic shocks in real time.

1:24.9

Monetary policy works with long and variable lags famously. And so by the time

1:29.8

the effects of tightening and monetary policy take effect, you know, the oil price shock is

1:36.7

probably long gone. But he cautioned that if Americans expect significant inflation over the long

1:42.2

term, the central bank may be forced to act.

1:48.2

You've heard us talk about how private credit is under pressure. Firm's invested in software

1:53.5

companies, and now investors are worried about how those companies will do in an AI era.

1:58.5

Industry executives have dismissed market turbulence as an overreaction to a few

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