{"podcast":{"title":"GREY Journal Daily News Podcast","slug":"grey-journal-daily-news-podcast-6927761","podcast_index_feed_id":6927761,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/665dda1b3ce6480013459039","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/grey-journal-daily-news","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/665dda1b3ce6480013459039/1717644637445-1b845bfe8616f8bc0e179bd1a9d8bfbd.jpeg","author":"GREY Journal","episode_count":1337,"summary":"From our Manhattan news studio, welcome to the GREY Journal Daily News Podcast! We bring you digestible news and business insights tailored for ambitious entrepreneurs and CEOs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:18:01.614362+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grey-journal-daily-news-podcast-6927761"},"episode":{"title":"How Should Businesses Respond to a VIX Spike?","slug":"how-should-businesses-respond-to-a-vix-spike","published_at":"2026-06-08T16:11:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grey-journal-daily-news-podcast-6927761/how-should-businesses-respond-to-a-vix-spike","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grey-journal-daily-news-podcast-6927761","url":"https://greyjournal.net/news/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/665dda1b3ce6480013459039/e/6a26e9a0ec7c103dca47d654/media.mp3","summary":"Wall Street's fear gauge, the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, jumped as investors paid up for protection derived from S&P 500 options. Rising volatility often coincides with equity declines, wider credit spreads, and tighter liquidity. Inflation and uncertainty around Federal Reserve policy, along with CPI and jobs releases and earnings guidance, can act as catalysts. Higher volatility complicates IPOs, follow-ons, and convertible debt pricing, and can slow late-stage private rounds. Operators face higher hurdle rates, tighter working capital, and longer sales cycles, prompting stress tests and hedging. Founders can monitor the VIX term structure, high yield credit spreads, and sector leadership to time financing and adjust operating plans. Learn more on this news by visiting us at: https://greyjournal.net/news/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Wall Street's fear gauge, the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, jumped as investors paid up for protection derived from S&P 500 options. Rising volatilit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":108,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grey-journal-daily-news-podcast-6927761/episodes/how-should-businesses-respond-to-a-vix-spike/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grey-journal-daily-news-podcast-6927761/how-should-businesses-respond-to-a-vix-spike.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}