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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 BriefingHealth Insurers Slump on Medicare Rates Proposal
Plus: The European Union and India finalize a free-trade agreement linking almost two billion consumers. And the chair of the senate antitrust panel raises…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Rise Despite Canada Tariff Threats
Gold topped $5,000 a troy ounce for the first time. Plus: CoreWeave stock rallies after Nvidia announces additional investment. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign…
WSJ Minute BriefingTrump Is Sending Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota
Plus: Israel recovers the body of the last hostage in Gaza. And Nvidia invests $2 billion in CoreWeave to build AI factories. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up…
WSJ Minute BriefingFatal ICE Shooting of Minneapolis Nurse Sparks Further Tensions
Plus: A hearing is scheduled for today in Minnesota federal court that seeks to bar Homeland Security and Justice Department officials from destroying or…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Close Mixed Following a Turbulent Week
The Dow slid, while the Nasdaq gained. Plus: Intel shares plunged after a disappointing earnings report. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free…
WSJ Minute BriefingIntel Shares Slide as Chip Maker Scrambles to Meet AI Demand
Plus: the DOJ is investigating whether HR startup Deel recruited a spy inside a rival firm. And, consumer sentiment improves in January, while silver futures…
WSJ Minute BriefingEnergy Producers on High Alert as U.S. Braces for Major Winter Storm
Plus: TikTok finalizes a deal allowing it to keep operating in the U.S. And gold hits a new record with prices nearing $5,000 an ounce. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Rise as Tariff Tensions Cool
Plus: Intel predicts further losses next quarter in after-hours earnings report. And Abbott Laboratories stock fell after missing sales expectations. Katherine…
WSJ Minute BriefingUpdated GDP Numbers Confirm Strong Third-Quarter Growth
Plus: Higher prices boost Procter & Gamble’s revenue in its latest quarter. And colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50…
WSJ Minute BriefingDetails Emerge of the Greenland Framework
Plus: Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to visit Minnesota today to meet with local leaders and community members. And our annual airline rankings are out -…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Jump as Trump Drops European Tariff Threat
Plus: Netflix shares drop on concerns about its outlook. And Kraft Heinz slides after a top shareholder signals it might sell its stake. Katherine Sullivan…
WSJ Minute BriefingPresident Trump Says U.S. Won’t Use Force to Acquire Greenland
Plus: The European Union has stopped working on a deal that would slash tariffs on U.S. goods in light of President Trump’s push for Greenland. And Charles…
WSJ Minute BriefingTrump Set to Address Davos Amid Growing Angst Over Greenland
Plus: More American firepower is headed to the Middle East. And The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a case deciding whether President Trump can…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Plummet on Trump’s Tariff Threats Over Greenland
The Dow lost nearly 2 percent. Plus: 3M shares fall after litigation costs weigh on quarterly income. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free…
WSJ Minute BriefingU.S. Stocks Fall After President Trump Doubles Down on Greenland
Plus: French President Emmanuel Macron denounces President Trump’s tariff pressure in Davos. And Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix strike a new all-cash deal…
WSJ Minute BriefingGreenland Standoff Set to Dominate Davos Following Trump Posts
Plus: The restart of the trade war with Europe tests markets. And a big change is coming to the New York Stock Exchange: a platform for trading tokenized…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Edge Down on Fed Chair Uncertainty
Plus: Micron Technology shares jump as semiconductor stocks rally. And Novo Nordisk stock rises after seeing positive uptake of its weight loss pill. Katherine…
WSJ Minute BriefingChina and Canada Establish A New Trade Partnership
Plus: U.K. regulators approve a higher dose of Wegovy. And FedEx secures financing ahead of the spin-off of its trucking division. Anthony Bansie hosts. Sign…
WSJ Minute BriefingVenezuela’s Opposition Leader Gives Trump Her Nobel Peace Prize
Plus: The Trump administration proposes an emergency auction where tech companies would bid to have new power plants built. And a federal judge rules work can…
WSJ Minute BriefingChip and Bank Stocks Rally, Boosting Markets
TSMC posted record quarterly earnings. Plus: Boston Scientific shares drop after announcing it’s buying health-tech company Penumbra. Katherine Sullivan hosts…
WSJ Minute BriefingGoldman Sachs Fourth-Quarter Profit Rises on Dealmaking Boom
Plus: President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act over protests in Minnesota. And ICE agents arrest two workers driving to the construction site…
WSJ Minute BriefingTrump Says Iran Has Stopped Killing Protestors
Plus: California investigates xAI’s chatbot Grok over deepfakes. And TSMC surges to another quarter of record earnings. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s…
WSJ Minute BriefingChip Shares Drag Stocks Lower
The Nasdaq led the declines. Plus: Wells Fargo shares drop after the bank’s per-share income missed forecasts. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's…
WSJ Minute BriefingU.S. Home Sales Rose 5% in December
Plus: Bank of America says its profit rose 12% in the fourth quarter. And Ford has suspended a worker who heckled President Trump during a tour of a truck…
WSJ Minute BriefingVance to Meet With Greenland and Denmark Officials
Plus: The parent of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy protection. And Netflix prepares to sweeten its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery…
WSJ Minute BriefingJPMorgan Profit Slump Weighs on Dow
Revenue for the bank missed targets. Plus: Delta airlines shares fall after the government shutdown cut into profits. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the…
WSJ Minute BriefingInflation Holds Steady in December at 2.7%
Plus: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warns political interference with the Federal Reserve would backfire and drive interest rates higher. And South Korean…
WSJ Minute BriefingTrump to Meet Senior Officials to Weigh Strikes on Iran
Plus: Japan’s Nikkei 225 surges to a record close on hopes for a general election. And a federal judge rules that work on a major wind farm off the coast of…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Edge Higher While Dollar Weakens
The Fed Chair revived concerns about central bank independence. Plus: Synchrony Financial drops after the President calls for a cap on credit card interest…
WSJ Minute BriefingMeta Names Former Trump Adviser As Its New President and Vice Chair
Plus: Paramount escalates its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. And Google parent Alphabet becomes the latest company to cross the $4 trillion…
WSJ Minute BriefingDOJ Investigating Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Plus: President Trump mulls blocking Exxon Mobil from drilling in Venezuela following comments by the company’s top executive at the White House. And big bank…
WSJ Minute BriefingDow Hits Record Following Mixed Labor Report
The S&P 500 also reached a new high. Plus: Intel shares jumped after its CEO met with the president. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free…
WSJ Minute BriefingU.S. Hiring Slowed in December
Plus: Meta unveils sweeping new agreements to purchase nuclear power. And the European Union backs a trade deal with four South American countries. Alex Ossola…
WSJ Minute BriefingBorder Patrol Officer Shoots Two People in Portland
Plus: Saks is nearing a $1.25 billion bankruptcy financing deal. And Rio Tinto restarts talks to buy copper miner Glencore, which could create the world’s…
WSJ Minute BriefingDefense Stocks Gain on a Mixed Day of Trading
The Dow rose, while the Nasdaq dropped. Plus: Costco shares rally on strong end-of-year sales. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News…
WSJ Minute BriefingChina Reviewing Meta's Deal for AI Startup Manus
Plus: Minnesota officials say the FBI has shut them out of the investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman in her car by an ICE agent in Minneapolis…
WSJ Minute BriefingOfficials at Odds Over ICE Killing of Woman in Minneapolis
Plus: The House prepares to vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. And defense stocks dip after President Trump presses contractors to limit…
WSJ Minute BriefingDow Falls, Breaking Strong Start to the Year
Dips in defense, home-building and bank stocks weighed on the index. Plus: Ventyx Biosciences stock rallies after acquisition talks. Katherine Sullivan hosts…
WSJ Minute BriefingWarner Brothers Asks Shareholders to Reject Paramount’s Amended Hostile Bid
Plus: Private sector hiring was up for December. And grocery chain Albertson’s saw a sales bump in its latest quarter. Anthony Bansie hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s…
WSJ Minute BriefingTrump Is Angling to Buy Greenland
Plus: Lockheed Martin ramps up its Patriot missile output, as Pentagon officials urge weapons makers to dramatically increase missile production to better…
WSJ Minute BriefingDow Finishes Above 49,000 for First Time
The S&P 500 also hit a new record. Plus: Shares in insurance giant AIG fall after announcing a new CEO. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free…
WSJ Minute BriefingCopper Prices Set a New Record, Topping $13,000 a Ton
Plus: Ford reports higher fourth-quarter sales. And a Pentagon deal leads Lockheed Martin to more than triple its PAC-3 missile production. Alex Ossola hosts…
WSJ Minute BriefingNvidia Unveils Faster AI Chips Sooner Than Expected
Plus: More than eight million workers get a pay bump, as states hike their minimum wage. And the Trump administration pauses social-service funds in more…
WSJ Minute BriefingCapture of Venezuelan President Sends Dow to a New Record
Oil and defense stocks also rallied on the news. Plus: Bed Bath & Beyond shares rose after the company announced a new chief executive. Katherine Sullivan…
WSJ Minute BriefingEnergy and Defense Stocks Rise After U.S. Captures Maduro
Plus: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz drops his re-election bid amid a welfare fraud scandal in the state. And Toyota reports strong sales for the final months of…
WSJ Minute BriefingNicolás Maduro to Appear in Manhattan Federal Court
Plus: Chevron shares rally, but oil futures are muted after President Trump says the U.S. could keep some of the profits from Venezuela’s oil output. And news…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Finish Higher, Pushing S&P 500 to a Record Close
A surprisingly strong GDP report boosted investors' spirits. Plus: American depositary receipts for Novo Nordisk rise after U.S. regulators approved a pill…
WSJ Minute BriefingU.S. Economy Grew Unexpectedly in the Third Quarter
Plus, a jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay over $1.5 billion in a lawsuit alleging its talc products caused cancer. And as car prices rise, consumers are…
WSJ Minute BriefingTrump’s Greenland Envoy Prompts Angry Response From Denmark
Plus: The U.S. bans new China-made drones from DJI and Autel Robotics, sparking outrage among pilots. And U.S. regulators approve the first GLP-1 weight-loss…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Rise as Technology Shares Continue Rebound
Gold and silver prices hit new records. Plus: Tesla shares rise after winning a legal battle over CEO Elon Musk’s pay package. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign…
WSJ Minute BriefingLarry Ellison Personally Guarantees $40.4 Billion in Warner Bid
Plus: Top officials at the Heritage Foundation decamp to former Vice President Mike Pence’s Advance American Freedom organization. And cosmetics retailer Coty…
WSJ Minute BriefingU.S. Coast Guard Chases Tanker Involved in Shipping Venezuela Oil
Plus: One of Elon Musk’s old enemies joins the race to run General Motors. And the third “Avatar” movie opens to about $345 million worldwide, well below the…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Up as Technology Shares Rebound
Plus: Nike stock falls after predicting declining sales. And BioMarin Pharmaceutical shares rise after announcing a new acquisition deal. Katherine Sullivan…
WSJ Minute BriefingHome Sales Rise for Third Straight Month
Plus: BioMarin Pharmaceutical to acquire Amicus Therapeutics for $4.8 billion. And the U.S. Navy announces a new warship for President Trump’s “Golden Fleet.”…
WSJ Minute BriefingOpenAI Targets $100 Billion Fundraising Round
Plus: The European Union commits to a $105 billion loan to Ukraine, that doesn’t include tapping frozen Russian assets. And, Sony continues to beef up its…
WSJ Minute BriefingStocks Rally After Soft Inflation Report
The boosts helped end a recent losing streak. Plus: Trump Media shares rise after announcing a merger with a nuclear fusion firm. Katherine Sullivan hosts…
WSJ Minute BriefingInflation Eases to 2.7% in November, but Data Was Disrupted by Shutdown
Plus: The Bank of England and the European Central Bank make interest-rate decisions. And Trump Media & Technology Group agrees to merge with TAE Technologies…
WSJ Minute BriefingTrump Announces $1,776 Military Dividend
Plus: The U.S. approves more than $11 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. And, Warner Bros. demands Larry Ellison’s give a personal guarantee to backstop…
WSJ Minute BriefingTech Concerns Drag Stocks Lower
Plus: Medline debuted with the largest IPO in four years. And Warner Bros. Discovery slides after it rejects Paramount’s hostile bid. Katherine Sullivan hosts…
WSJ Minute BriefingWaller Argues for More Interest-Rate Cuts Before His Fed Chair Interview
Plus: Warner Bros. Discovery is urging shareholders to reject Paramount’s takeover bid. And the Justice Department has indicted telehealth startup Done Global…