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WSJ Minute Briefing
The top business headlines from The Wall Street Journal, three times daily. Whether it’s the latest on overseas markets, economic news out of Washington or closing numbers from Wall Street, you'll be in the know in a flash.
Episodes
WSJ Minute BriefingAlphabet Stock Suffers Worst Day on Record
Plus: U.S. crude oil price slides on hopes of de-escalation in the Persian Gulf. And Chipotle’s stock rises after the burrito chain reported higher quarterly…
WSJ Minute BriefingU.S. Economy Picks Up Speed Over the Summer
Plus: DoorDash is buying Instacart for $17 billion. And Alaska’s governor orders a probe into the state’s same-name Senate race controversy. Alex Ossola hosts…
WSJ Minute BriefingGoogle’s Search Ad Business Is Struggling
Plus: Shell reports bumper profits from its refining business amid the global fuel crunch. And reported lower profit and revenue in the third quarter…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Rise Modestly After Fed Left Interest Rates Unchanged
Plus: Tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft report revenue growth after the bell. And Robinhood saw declining profit in part due to a slump in its crypto…
WSJ Minute BriefingHigh-Speed Train Crash in Spain Kills More Than 60 People
Plus: Flávio Bolsonaro, the recently defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, has arrived in the U.S. after fleeing Brazil. And Trian, Nelson Peltz’s hedge…
WSJ Minute BriefingTraders Bet Fed Will Hold Rates
Plus: The tech rally rolls into a third day ahead of earnings from Alphabet and Microsoft. And the U.S. warns of a possible intense military campaign against…
WSJ Minute BriefingTech Stocks Push the Nasdaq Higher
Plus: Brent crude inches lower to $114 a barrel. And CoreWeave recovers slightly from its slump. Alexis Moore hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News…
WSJ Minute BriefingTwo British Men Charged After Foiled U.K. Air-Base Attack
Plus: U.S. consumer confidence improved in October. And General Motors is moving its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq. Alex Ossola…
WSJ Minute BriefingBroadcom and Anthropic Announce Biggest Ever AI Debt Deal
Plus: A federal appeals court rejects a Trump administration request to immediately set aside 20,000 California mail-in ballots. And the NFL says Jay-Z will…
WSJ Minute BriefingTech Shares Rally After Anthropic Files for IPO
Plus: Brazil-linked companies’ stock tumble following the unexpected re-election of Brazil's president. And Moderna shares decline after results from a closely…
WSJ Minute BriefingAnthropic Files to go Public Next Month
Plus: Meta plans to raise $95 billion in stock offerings to fund its AI investments. And President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s unexpected reelection victory in…
WSJ Minute BriefingBig Tech Earnings Arrive as AI Jitters Linger
Plus: Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins a surprise re-election. And Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns home after 11 months in…
WSJ Minute BriefingFears of Renewed Iran Conflict Push Stocks Down and Oil Up
Plus: Tech shares stage a partial recovery after Thursday’s selloff. And Volvo loses nearly a quarter of its market cap after announcing layoffs. Pierre…
WSJ Minute BriefingUkraine Says Starlink Still Isn’t Restored, Despite Trump Promises
Plus: American Express is cutting 3,500 jobs. And consumer sentiment fell slightly this month. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News…
WSJ Minute BriefingInvestors Pause AI Selloff as Nasdaq Futures Edge Up
Plus: Luxury stocks sink amid signs a long-awaited rebound hasn’t materialized. And oil prices rise as Iran threatens a wider retaliation to any U.S…
WSJ Minute BriefingTech Selloff Deepens and U.S. Stocks Fall
Plus: Brent crude futures close at their highest price since May. And SpaceX stock falls more than 9%. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s…
WSJ Minute BriefingRising Healthcare Costs Hit Employees
Plus: Procter & Gamble’s sales offset higher commodity costs. And elevated jet-fuel costs have American Airlines on track for another quarterly loss. Alex…
WSJ Minute BriefingOil Jumps as Fresh Strikes Threaten Broader Middle East Conflict
Plus: Another bout of AI jitters ripple through global markets. And consumer giant Nestle beats growth expectations despite headwinds from inflation and…
WSJ Minute BriefingSpaceX’s Earnings Help Boost the AI Trade
Plus: AT&T shares fall as its core wireless-subscriber numbers and rising expenses disappointed investors. And Tesla and Meta report their latest earnings…
WSJ Minute BriefingAI Finds a Bug That Puts Up to 70% of the World’s Websites at Risk
Plus: Russian authorities have released a 74-year-old American in a sign of warming ties between the Trump administration and Moscow. And AT&T raises its…
WSJ Minute BriefingElon Musk Outlines Potential SpaceX Tesla Merger
Plus: French supermarket giant warns turmoil will hurt sales for the year. And the British government approves controversial natural gas production in the…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Trade Higher After Report on U.S.-Iran Diplomacy
Plus: Brent crude prices fall below $109 a barrel. And in its second earnings report as a public company, SpaceX reported $14.6 billion in revenue—more than…
WSJ Minute BriefingGM Stock Slides as Iran War Drives Up Costs
Plus: The White House is launching a plan to pay for government fraud tips. And President Trump is announcing an $8 billion bailout for farmers ahead of the…
WSJ Minute BriefingAI Jitters Return
Plus: Albertans vote overwhelmingly to remain in Canada. And Japan launches a spacecraft to explore Mars’s moons. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free…
WSJ Minute BriefingBig Names in Tech Mount a Recovery
Plus: French government bonds are selling off after nationwide protests over the weekend. And shares in the steel producer Cleveland-Cliffs stock soared as the…
WSJ Minute BriefingSaudi Arabia Postpones ‘Davos in the Desert’ Until Next Year
Plus: Elon Musk says he’ll give each child in the U.S. one share of SpaceX. And steel producer Cleveland-Cliffs just had its best quarter in three years. Alex…
WSJ Minute BriefingFrance Holds Emergency Meetings After Cost-of-Living Riots
Plus: Russian President Vladimir Putin floats a summit with President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss a Ukraine deal. And China’s surging…
WSJ Minute BriefingAI Stocks Drag Down the Nasdaq
Plus: Brent crude climbs to its highest level since May. And Tesla shares slip after the company unveils a thruster-equipped Tesla Roadster. Pierre Bienaimé…
WSJ Minute BriefingMusk Funnels Millions Into Texas Senate Race
Plus: France and Germany make deal to protect Europe’s struggling auto industry. And U.S. import prices rise for the second month in a row. Alex Ossola hosts…
WSJ Minute BriefingTesla’s New Roadster Takes Flight
Plus: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick pours cold water on the idea of tariff relief for Mexican steel, aluminum and automobiles. And Kevin Warsh stays quiet…
WSJ Minute BriefingInvestors Rotate Out of Tech and Into Treasuries
A flight to safer assets pushes down yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury. And TSMC posts another record profit, but its American depositary receipts fall…
WSJ Minute BriefingTrump Cancels Plan to Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter
Plus: CoreWeave bonds continue to slump as investors question high borrowing costs’ effect on the artificial-intelligence investment boom. And the producer…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Slide Amid AI Rout
Plus: The world’s largest contract chipmaker posts another record quarter. And Anthropic’s quarterly revenue surges as it prepares to list. Luke Vargas hosts…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Drop After Hot Inflation Reading
Plus: Treasury yields rose sharply after the CPI report, but the benchmark 10-year yield later dropped to 5.189%. And shares of software company Bending Spoons…
WSJ Minute BriefingInflation Rises in September, Pressuring the Fed
Plus: Netflix is the latest tech and entertainment company to have layoffs. And Iran is ramping up attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Alex Ossola hosts…
WSJ Minute BriefingUkraine Says New Starlink Speed Limit Is Disrupting Its Strikes
Plus: A fresh warning that diesel prices will remain high into 2027. And ASML boosts its guidance for a third time on insatiable chip demand. Luke Vargas…
WSJ Minute BriefingBig Banks Lead U.S. Stocks Lower
Plus: Diesel futures rise to their highest level in two weeks. And Johnson & Johnson’s stock falls after the healthcare bellwether’s earnings report. Pierre…
WSJ Minute BriefingKimberly Guilfoyle Resigns as Ambassador to Greece
Plus: Big banks kick off the latest earnings season. And home sales rose in September. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Hosted…
WSJ Minute BriefingAre AI Investors Merely ‘Gamblers’?
Plus: Another AI company pulls its IPO plans. And the IMF warns the global economy is testing its limits. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News…
WSJ Minute BriefingOil Prices Rise After Russia Pounded Ukrainian Energy Targets
Plus: Stocks are mixed today. And Bumble shares soar on news that it may go private at $1 billion valuation. Alexis Moore hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s…
WSJ Minute BriefingUkraine Says Russian Strikes Damage Energy Infrastructure
Plus: Ilhan Omar’s home is searched by federal agents. And two American professors win the Nobel Prize for their work on economic stability. Alex Ossola hosts…
WSJ Minute BriefingTrump’s Russian Diesel Deal Meets Bipartisan Pushback
Plus: Deadly Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia’s airports could draw the U.S. into another conflict. And a major pull back in China’s car market is having global…
WSJ Minute BriefingInvestors Shake Off Fears of AI Growth Slowdown
Plus: Oil prices remain high after reports of more strikes on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. And telecom giants’ shares sink after SpaceX makes a big play…
WSJ Minute BriefingPresident Trump Sets Up Committee to Investigate Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Plus: a new study shows older Americans are the wealthiest group in the country. And Delta shares fall after the airline cuts its earnings outlook. Alex Ossola…
WSJ Minute BriefingPentagon Plans to Livestream Execution
Plus: The Nobel Peace Prize goes to International Court of Justice Judge Navi Pillay. And a scrapped AI IPO sends jitters through tech stocks. Luke Vargas…
WSJ Minute BriefingNasdaq Drops on Concerns About AI Growth
Marvell, Advanced Micro Devices, and other chip stocks were down after a Financial Times report raised questions about OpenAI's revenue. Plus: PepsiCo shares…
WSJ Minute BriefingMortgage Rates Hit Their Highest Level in Nearly 3 Years
Plus: the U.S. is suspending Microsoft from a program allowing H-1B visa holders to apply for permanent residency. And Canadian poet Anne Carson wins the Nobel…
WSJ Minute BriefingOil Prices Rise on Middle East Attacks
Plus: Three fired OpenAI employees urge the company to work with outside safety auditors and preserve the ability to monitor AI models. And Samsung expects its…
WSJ Minute BriefingTreasury Yields Slip After Strong Auction
Plus: Stocks inch lower. And SpaceX stock fell after reports that Elon Musk’s rocket and AI company was looking to raise $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia…
WSJ Minute BriefingWells Fargo Faces Probe Over Efforts to Boost Black Homeownership
Plus: U.S. Treasurys are selling off again. And the Nobel Prize for Chemistry goes to researchers whose work became key in the development of modern…
WSJ Minute BriefingU.S. Pressures Russia For Details on Siberian Lab Death
Plus: The French government says it is willing to bypass the country’s parliament to pass billions in spending cuts amid nationwide protests. And S&P 500 and…
WSJ Minute BriefingS&P 500 Hits Record High
Plus: Brent crude is trading at around $100 a barrel, as traders weigh an uptick in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz against Iran’s attempts to interfere…
WSJ Minute BriefingS&P 500 Hits New Record in Intraday Trading
Plus: Wall Street bonuses are on track to hit a record high in 2026. And a former German spy chief has been arrested on suspicion of espionage. Anthony Bansie…
WSJ Minute BriefingFutures Edge Toward S&P 500 Record
Plus: Student protests in France call for more government spending, just as France’s ballooning budget roils markets. And Saudi Arabia dials up its attacks on…
WSJ Minute Briefing10-Year Yield Rises as Bond Selloff Continues
Plus: Brazilian stocks are up after first-round election results. And U.S. industrial-software maker PTC is the S&P 500’s top performer. Alexis Moore hosts…
WSJ Minute BriefingRussian Authorities Investigate Death of Infectious Disease Researcher
Plus: The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term. And former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert has died. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s…
WSJ Minute BriefingDollar Strengthens Amid Euro Selloff
Plus: A new wave of attacks on vessels around the Strait of Hormuz is threatening a recovery in Middle Eastern oil exports. And the International Chamber of…
WSJ Minute BriefingNasdaq Leads Stock Gains After Tame Jobs Report
Plus: Treasury yields end higher. And Tesla shares jump after falling sales still beat analyst expectations. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free…
WSJ Minute BriefingU.S. Hiring Slows With 29,000 Jobs Added in September
Plus: G-7 nations agree to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil to help bring prices down. And leaders of the UAE and Israel call this week’s…
WSJ Minute BriefingBond Rout Hits Europe’s Indebted Countries
Plus: Volvo pulls its guidance amid dismal car sales in China. And Nike downsizes after two straight quarters of falling revenue. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign up…