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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.
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Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers In and Out of Venezuela
Plus: Medical-supplies distributor Medline raises $6.26 billion in the biggest initial public offering of the year. And, California regulators give Tesla 90…
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Stocks Mixed After Tepid Jobs Report
The unemployment rate rose 4.6 percent in November. Plus: Humana shares fall after announcing the retirement of its insurance head. Katherine Sullivan hosts…
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U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises in November Despite Job Gains
Plus: The Census Bureau says retail sales were flat in October. And Kraft Heinz picks a new CEO. Anthony Bansie hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz…
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Delayed U.S. Jobs Data Due
Plus: President Trump sues the BBC over an edit of his speech to supporters ahead of the Capitol riot. And, PayPal wants to open a bank. Luke Vargas hosts…
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AI Worries Weigh on Nasdaq
Plus: Roomba maker iRobot declared bankruptcy over the weekend. And Sanofi shares fall after regulatory delays for its new multiple sclerosis treatment…
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Roomba Maker Declares Bankruptcy
Plus: JPMorgan Chase is launching a tokenized money-market fund. And the EU sanctioned oil traders for facilitating Russian energy exports. Anthony Bansie…
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Australia Vows Tougher Gun Laws After Father and Son Kill 15 people
Plus: Chinese stocks fall amid fresh signs the world’s second largest economy is deteriorating on several fronts. And, SpaceX has started interviewing…
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U.S. Stocks Finish Lower Amid Concerns About AI Spending
Plus: Broadcom slid after its latest earnings report. And Bank of America hit an all-time stock price for the first time in 19 years. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign…
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Plane Passenger Sues Boeing After Alleged Exposure to Toxic Fumes
Plus: Broadcom’s stock slides after the chip maker's latest earnings report. And Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was arrested at a public…
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Trump Signs AI Order to Curb State Power
Plus: OpenAI rolls out a new version of ChatGPT in a bid to move ahead of competition from Google and Anthropic. And Lulelemon’s CEO plans to step down…
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Dow and S&P Close at New Record Highs
Plus: a sharp decline in Oracle stock dragged down the Nasdaq composite. And Disney stock rises after announcing new investment and partnership with OpenAI…
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Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI and License Its Characters for AI Videos
Plus, Eli Lilly reports dramatic weight loss in a clinical trial of a next-generation obesity drug. And the U.S. trade deficit fell to a five-year low in…
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White House Wants to Screen Social-Media History of Many U.S. Visitors
Plus: The Senate prepares to vote on competing healthcare plans from Republicans and Democrats. And shares of Oracle slide over concerns about its AI spending…
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U.S. Stocks Rally As Fed Cuts Interest Rates
Investors took Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments as more dovish than expected, raising hopes for more rate cuts next year. Plus: EchoStar shares surged after…
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'CBS Evening News’ Gets A New Anchor
Plus: A new estimate from the United Nations finds that global trade has continued to grow this year, despite the threat of tariffs. And Nobel laureate María…
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Australia Implements Under-16 Social Media Ban
Plus: Investors are pricing in an almost 90% chance that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates later today. And Eileen Higgins becomes the first…
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Stocks End Mixed Ahead of Fed Rate Decision
A decline in JPMorgan’s stock weighs on the Dow. Plus, CVS Health shares gain on an improved outlook. And Ares Management gets a boost on news it’s joining the…
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The EU Investigates Google Over Use of Online Content to Power AI
Plus: BMW names a new boss. And Home Depot provides a sales forecast for fiscal 2026 that’s lower than what analysts expected. Anthony Bansie hosts. Sign up…
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Trump Says U.S. Will Allow Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China
Plus: Ford engages France’s Renault to bolster its European lineup and combat Chinese competition. And Jamie Dimon is launching a $1.5 trillion initiative…
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U.S. Stocks Edged Lower To Start The Week
Plus: Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global shares rose after Paramount’s hostile takeover bid, while Netflix stock fell. And shares of Confluent surged…
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Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner
Plus: Several Berkshire Hathaway executives are departing as Warren Buffett’s retirement approaches. And the Trump administration plans to announce a $12…
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Trump Says Netflix Deal for Warner Bros. Could Face Scrutiny
Plus: IBM is in advanced talks to acquire data-infrastructure company Confluent. And investors anticipate another rate cut as the Federal Reserve prepares to…
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U.S. Stocks Edged Higher to End The Week
Plus: Netflix’s $72 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery sent the Hollywood giant’s stock rallying, while shares of rival suitor Paramount Skydance sank…
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Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. for $72 Billion After the Entertainment Company Splits Off Cable Networks
Plus: The Federal Reserve got one last inflation reading to consider—a moderate monthly increase in prices—before next week's interest-rate decision. And…
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Hollywood Braces for a Power Shift as Netflix Lands Warner Bros.
Plus: Meta cuts spending on the metaverse, betting big on AI wearables instead. And stock markets gain ahead of the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge. Daniel…
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U.S. Stocks Waver Between Small Gains And Losses
Plus: Dollar General shares surged after the discount retailer lifted its full-year outlook. And Snowflake stock tumbled following slower quarterly revenue…
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Jobless Claims Fall to Three-Year Low, Labor Department Says
Plus: The European Commission has opened an antitrust probe into Meta Platforms over WhatsApp’s AI policy. And the FBI has arrested a Virginia man in…
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Sam Altman Has Explored Deal to Build a Rocket Company
Plus: A group of former FDA commissioners has criticized the agency’s new vaccine standards, citing risks to public health. And UBS says the world has more…
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U.S. Stocks Climb After Modest Private-Sector Job Losses
Plus: Microsoft shares fall after a media report suggested the tech giant had cut growth targets for artificial-intelligence software sales. And stock in…
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Macy’s Raises Outlook for the Year After Quarterly Sales Growth
Plus: Payroll processor ADP says U.S. private hiring sank in November. And federal agents are fanning out across New Orleans, the latest focus of the Trump…
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Republicans Hang on to Tennessee House Seat
Plus: President Trump says he doesn’t want Somali immigrants in the U.S., amid reports of an ICE operation in Minneapolis. And the Trump administration calls…
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U.S. Stocks Recover From Global Selloff of Risky Assets
Plus: Shares of MongoDB and Credo Technology jump, driven by AI. And Ford shares fall amid a slowdown in EV sales. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free…
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Michael and Susan Dell Donate $6.5 Billion to Trump Administration’s Child Savings Accounts
Plus: Costco is suing the Trump administration in an effort to make sure it can get a full refund of tariffs it’s already paid if the Supreme Court rules…
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OpenAI Issues 'Code Red' for Urgent ChatGPT Fix
Plus: Bitcoin makes a comeback after tumbling more than 6% yesterday. And Netflix sweetens its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery in a second round of bids as it…
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Bitcoin Posts Its Sharpest Decline Since March
Plus: Coupang, the South Korean e-commerce company, disclosed a hack that exposed the personal data of 33.7 million accounts. And Strategy cut its outlook and…
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Court Upholds Disqualification of Trump’s Top New Jersey Prosecutor
Plus: A state commission awards licenses to three proposals for casinos in New York City. And Newell Brands, the maker of Yankee Candle and Sharpie, will lay…
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Why Gen Z Shoppers Are Pulling Back This Holiday Season
Plus: Top U.S. envoys head to Russia this week, as talks to end the war in Ukraine continue to intensify. And a volatile stretch for global markets continues…
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Hopes for a Rate Cut Boost Stocks for Fourth Straight Session
Plus: HP stock falls after missing expectations and announcing cuts. And Dell stock rises after a strong forecast for its AI servers. Pierre Bienaimé hosts…
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Georgia Judge Dismisses Election-Interference Case Against Trump
Plus: jobless claims fell last week, showing that the low-hire, low-fire environment is still going. And the U.K. unveils broad new tax increases. Alex Ossola…
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U.S. Negotiates Lower Medicaid Prices for 15 Drugs
Plus: The White House defends Steve Witkoff over reports he advised a Russian official on how to approach President Trump over a Ukraine peace plan. And shares…
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Dow Rallies Despite Slump in Chip Stocks
Nvidia and AMD stocks dropped, while Google rose on the strength of its AI semiconductors. Plus: Zoom Communications posts better-than-expected results…
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September Retail Sales and Wholesale Prices Rose in Delayed Government Reports
Plus: French authorities have detained a person who they suspect to be the last thief involved in the Louvre heist. And a new study has linked untreated sleep…
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Amazon Bets You’ll Buy Anything, Even a Car, Online
Plus: Peace talks to end the war in Ukraine enter a new phase, as a U.S. army official meets with a Russian delegation. And House Speaker Mike Johnson warns…
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Tech Shares Rally as AI Bubble Fears Recede
A positive talk between President Trump and Chinese President Xi also boosted markets. Plus: Novo Nordisk stock slides after trials for its weight-loss drugs…
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Kohl’s Names New CEO
Plus: Novo Nordisk’s stock slumps after its said semaglutide didn’t slow Alzheimer’s disease in two late-stage clinical trials. And former Fox News host Tucker…
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Markets Rise on December Rate Cut Hopes
Plus, the White housing says it has made progress toward ending the war in Ukraine following talks in Geneva. And Israel says it has killed a senior Hezbollah…
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Dow Rallies After Fed Official Signals a Possible Rate Cut
Plus: Eli Lilly’s weight loss drugs propel it to a $1 trillion market cap. And Gap shares rise after seeing sales growth. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for…
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Eli Lilly Touches $1 Trillion Market Cap
Plus: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country faces a difficult choice over the Trump administration’s proposed plan to end the war. And New…
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Chip Stocks Slide Amid Renewed AI Bubble Fears
Plus, major U.S. banks pull out of a planned $20 billion bailout for Argentina. And Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix all submit bids for Warner Bros. Discovery…
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Stocks Down Sharply on Renewed AI Fears
Indexes gave up the gains they made yesterday. Plus: Bath & Body Works plummets after slashing its forecast. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's…
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Hiring Beats Expectations in September as Employers Add 119,000 Jobs
Plus: Home sales in October rise to the highest level since February. And Abbott Laboratories agrees to acquire cancer diagnostics company Exact Sciences in a…
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Record Nvidia Sales Soothe Investor Jitters Over AI Boom
Plus, President Trump signs the bill to release the Epstein files. And a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage says that vaccines might cause…
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Nasdaq Rises in Anticipation of Nvidia Earnings Report
The chip maker’s report after the market close beat analyst expectations. Plus: Constellation Energy announces it will restart operations at Three Mile Island…
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Target to Invest Billions in Store Improvement as Sales Slump
Plus: Larry Summers resigns from the OpenAI board after the release of correspondence between him and Jeffrey Epstein. And McKinsey elects one of its smallest…
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All Eyes on Nvidia Today
Plus, legislation to make a trove of Epstein files public has landed on Trump’s desk. And Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is in advanced…
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AI Bubble Fears Stoke Stock Market Decline
Indexes were down for a fourth straight day. Plus: Home Depot shares fall after the company cut its outlook. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's…
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Global Markets Tumble as AI Fears Grow
Plus, a House vote on the Justice Department releasing its Epstein files is expected today. And President Trump says that the U.S. would sell F-35 jet fighters…
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Stocks Drop as Tech Selloff Continues
Traders are scrutinizing the AI boom. Plus: Berkshire Hathaway takes a big stake in Google. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News…
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Novo Nordisk Slashes Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs
Plus: Johnson & Johnson agrees to acquire Halda Therapeutics for just over $3 billion. And Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson says the Fed should…
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President Trump Backs Vote to Release Epstein Files
Plus, the Federal Aviation Administration lifts flight restrictions stemming from the government shutdown. And tech stocks rise in South Korea after the…