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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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US-Iran Peace Deal Boosts Stocks and Lowers Oil
Plus: Anthropic sends top staff to Washington in a bid to end export restrictions. And the U.K. announces plans for an under-16 social media ban. Luke Vargas…
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SpaceX IPO Surge Crowns Musk as World’s First Trillionaire
Elon Musk’s rocket maker is now America's sixth-most-valuable public company, with a market cap of $2.1 trillion. Plus: Other high-flying tech stocks…
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SpaceX Shares Climb After Trading Debut on the Nasdaq
Plus: A consumer-sentiment index shows Americans are feeling slightly better about the economy. And redemptions requests rose from investors in BlackRock’s…
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Markets Brace for SpaceX Trading Launch
Plus: Stocks rise and oil falls on the prospects of an imminent U.S. peace deal with Iran. And growth takes a hit in Europe’s two biggest economies. Luke…
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Dow Surges 930 Points After Trump Cancels Strikes on Iran
The rally comes despite a slump in Oracle shares after the company reported larger-than-forecast spending on data centers. Plus: Investors gear up for SpaceX's…
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President Trump Says U.S. Will Hit Iran Tonight
Plus: The ECB is the first major central bank to raise interest rates in response to rising energy prices. And Oracle shares are plunging after it reported…
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OpenAI Considers Price Cuts as Tech War Intensifies
Plus: Canada moves to ban kids from social media. And striking workers at a GM supplier reach a deal to end the 10-day walkout. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for…
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Dow Drops 953 Points as Middle East Tensions Escalate
Inflation soars 4.2% as the U.S.-Iran war drives up energy prices. Plus: Super Micro Computer shares tumble after the company disclosed plans to raise $7…
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Inflation Rose to 4.2% in May, Hitting a Three-Year High
Plus: Oil futures gain after U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iran for a downed Apache helicopter. And an auto supplier that’s particularly important for Ford is…
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Graham Platner Wins Maine Primary
Plus: Stocks, futures slide on inflation concerns. And U.S. regulators are proposing new rules for prediction markets. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s…
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Volatile Trading Day Leaves Analysts Seeking Answers
Tech stocks weigh on U.S. indexes, with chip makers remaining a pressure point. Plus: Oil prices fall as President Trump accuses Iran of shooting down a U.S…
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Home Sales in May Post Biggest Increase this Year
Plus: Chip maker Broadcom is working with the private equity companies Apollo Global Management and Blackstone to launch a 35-billion-dollar AI financing…
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OpenAI Prepares to Go Public
Plus: Alibaba and Baidu face U.S. restrictions under an updated Pentagon list. And Chinese exports accelerated in May in a big boost to the struggling economy…
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Nasdaq and S&P Close Higher After Friday Selloff
Tech stocks rebound despite a flare-up in the Middle East, which sent oil prices higher. Plus: Delta and United Airlines shares slip over concerns of rising…
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Aviation Trade Group Warns Some Airlines Won’t Survive Fuel Crunch
Plus: Global markets slide following Friday’s Wall Street rout. And Israel and Iran exchange fire in a fresh test of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Luke Vargas…
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Hot Jobs Report Sparks Fresh Inflation Fears
Nasdaq sinks 4% to close out its worst week in more than a year. Intel, Marvell and Micron Technology stocks tumble. Plus: Lululemon shares slip after the…
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Jobs Growth in May Builds on Strong U.S. Hiring Streak
Plus: Lululemon shares fell after the company reported a quarterly decline in U.S. sales. And Morgan Stanley analysts are projecting SpaceX’s revenue could…
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Senate Passes $70 Billion Immigration Bill Without Killing Trump Fund
Plus: Anthropic calls on top artificial-intelligence labs to consider slowing down their development. Senior U.S. officials discuss having the federal…
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Healthcare Stocks Fuel Dow's 875 Point Surge
Oil prices break a three-session streak of gains after Israel and Lebanon agree to a renewed ceasefire. Plus: Broadcom shares tumble as the semiconductor and…
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Trump to Nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General
Plus: The U.K. has banned financier Lex Greensill from serving on company boards for nine years following his lending firm's collapse in 2021. And investors in…
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Trump Backs Iran Ceasefire Unless U.S. Troops Killed
Plus: Top AI executives urge Congress to protect against biological threats posed by the technology. And a flesh-eating parasite has been detected in U.S…
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U.S. Stocks Snap Five-Session Winning Streak After Iranian Airstrikes
Plus: Treasury yields rose after ADP reports solid private hiring. And GitLab shares fell after it announced plans to cut 14% of its staff. Danny Lewis hosts…
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Meta Launches AI Agents for Businesses
Plus: Macy’s lifts its outlook for the year after strong first-quarter sales. And Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg with drones ahead of a speech at an economics…
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U.S. Proposes at Least 10% Tariffs on Trading Partners
Plus: The OECD warns of multiple recessions if the war with Iran continues. And ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley is fired by CBS News. Luke Vargas…
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Stocks Close Higher as Investors Weigh AI Fervor and Mideast Worries
U.S. stocks close at fresh records for their fifth straight session. And Marvell Technology shares jump after Nvidia’s Huang says it could become the next $1…
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Trump Appoints Housing Chief Bill Pulte as Acting National Intelligence Director
Plus: Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack says the central bank may need to respond if inflation continues. And Victoria’s Secret stock skyrockets…
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Russian Attack on Ukraine Kills at Least 11
Plus: The Trump administration proposes a new 25% tariff on some Brazilian goods. And Google asks for billions to fund its AI buildout. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign…
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Nvidia’s New Superchip Fuels AI Enthusiasm
Fresh tensions in the Middle East send oil prices higher. Plus: Taylor Morrison stock surges after Berkshire Hathaway agrees to buy the home builder for nearly…
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Anthropic Files to Go Public
Plus: Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, saying the ChatGPT company knowingly released an unsafe product. And Barry Diller’s People Inc. makes a bid for MGM…
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Strike Threatens to Stall GM’s Truck Output
Plus: Nvidia unveils a next generation lineup of laptops and desktops designed to run AI agents. And SoftBank leapfrogs Toyota to become Japan's most valuable…
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Oil Suffers Biggest Monthly Drop Since 2020
Prospects for a peace deal with Iran lift U.S. stocks to new records. Plus: Dell shares skyrocket as demand grows for its AI products. Replimune's stock jumps…
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Judge Pauses $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund During Legal Challenge
Plus: the Trump administration wants cars to be at least 50% made in America under a trade pact with Mexico and Canada. And an armed Russian drone crashed into…
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Blue Origin Rocket Explodes on Florida Launchpad
Plus: Dell shares surge nearly 40% higher after the computer hardware maker reports strong AI server growth and a new U.S. military contract. And ABC complies…
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U.S. Stocks Hit Record as Investors Cling to Hope of U.S.-Iran Deal
Snowflake stock surges as the cloud-software company reports strong earnings and strikes a $6 billion deal with Amazon. Plus: Shares of Hormel Foods, whose…
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Fed’s Preferred Gauge Shows Inflation Heating Up
Plus: Billionaire Tilman Fertitta has agreed to buy Caesars Entertainment for about $5.7 billion. And a federal regulator has paused its review of a…
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Google Worker Charged With Insider Trading on Polymarket
Plus: The Justice Department opens a probe into writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexual assault and defamation. And Meta rolls out paid…
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Oil Drops on Hopes of U.S.-Iran Deal
Stock indexes close at record highs after posting modest gains. Plus: Memory-chip maker Micron gains, while other tech stocks, including Nvidia, AMD and Intel…
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Lululemon Is Making Peace With Its Founder
Plus: Robinhood adds a new feature to let customers use AI to trade. And a major shareholder of Universal Music Group slams the $65 billion bid from Bill…
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Paxton Wins Texas GOP Primary After Trump Endorsement
Plus: The Trump administration plans to deploy U.S. public health officers to Kenya for a potential Ebola quarantine facility for Americans. And memory-chip…
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Tech Stocks Rally, Pushing Micron to $1 Trillion Market Cap
Oil rises after a fresh round of strikes in Iran. Plus: Ferrari shares slump as the automaker debuts its first ever electric vehicle. Alexis Green hosts. Sign…
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Oil Company BP Removes Chairman Over Governance Issues
Plus: Growth in U.S. home prices slowed slightly in March. And Groupon will lay off up to 400 employees as it seeks to transform into an AI-native company…
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U.S. Strikes Iranian Targets in Renewed Fighting
Plus: China’s Huawei says it can match cutting-edge Intel semiconductors by 2031 without equipment the U.S. has blocked it from accessing. And Eli Lilly is…
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Investors’ AI Enthusiasm Powers S&P to Longest Weekly Winning Streak Since 2023
Investors remain optimistic despite an uncertain backdrop in the Middle East. Plus: Shares of quantum-computing companies climb further after the Commerce…
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Kevin Warsh Sworn In as Fed Chair
Plus: A closely watched measure of consumer sentiment fell to a new low this month. And celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury has played a key role in…
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Weight-Loss Drugs Show Surprising Ability to Stall Cancer
Plus: GOP lawmakers pull a vote to limit President Trump’s Iran war powers. And SpaceX postpones the launch of its new Starship rocket. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign…
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Dow Hits Record High Amid Hopes of Mideast Peace Progress
Plus: Nvidia stock slips despite beating analysts' expectations. And Spotify soars as the music streamer announces a new AI tool that lets users cover and…
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Walmart Sales Rise, Helping Offset Higher Fuel Costs
Plus: The Trump administration will award $2 billion in grants to quantum computing firms. And, apartment owners AvalonBay and Equity Residential agree to…
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Anthropic’s Explosive Growth Pushes It Into the Black
Plus: Tesla announces the rollout of fully self-driving tech in China. And as the Iran war begins to weigh on global growth, economists fear the slowdown could…
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Nvidia Beats Estimates With Record First Quarter Sales
Plus: SpaceX files its long-anticipated IPO as investors prepare for what could be the largest debut on record. And AMC Entertainment stock soars after the…
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OpenAI Is Preparing to File for IPO Soon
Plus: Target posts its strongest sales in years. And Meta begins laying off thousands of employees. Alexis Moore hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News…
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Massie Loses GOP Primary After Trump Attacks
Plus: A global selloff in bonds starts to bring down stock markets. And the world’s largest memory chip maker, Samsung, faces a strike. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign…
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Bond Selloff Deepens on Inflation Fears
Plus: U.S. stocks retreat after reaching record highs last week. And CoreWeave shares drop after reports that Alphabet and Blackstone plan to create a rival AI…
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Home Depot Posts Lower Profit as Homeowners Hold Off on Big Projects
Plus: United Airlines says it expects 53 million travelers this summer—about 3 million more than last year. And Spanish police have arrested Jonathan Andic in…
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Oil Prices Slip on Prospect of Iran Peace Deal
Plus: Google and Blackstone are planning to launch an AI cloud company. And the Long Island Rail strike is called off. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s…
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Tech Declines Drive Nasdaq, S&P Lower
Plus: As the war in Iran enters its 80th day, investors worry about its threat to the global economy. And Dominion Energy shares jump on news of a possible…
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NextEra to Buy Dominion Energy, Making East Coast Utilities Titan
Plus: President Trump drops a lawsuit against the IRS as the Justice Department announces a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim the DOJ victimized…
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Long Island Rail Strike Hits Commuters
Plus: The U.S. and China have agreed to establish bilateral boards of trade and investment. And coal is making a comeback as the Iran war continues to choke…
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30-Year Bond Yield Hits Highest Level Since 2007
Plus: Bond yields interrupt a rally in tech stocks. And oil rises after conflicting messages from President Trump on the Strait of Hormuz. Alexis Green hosts…
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British Borrowing Costs Soar as Starmer Fights to Keep His Job
Plus: Starbucks cuts more corporate jobs and offices. And Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has taken a new stake in Microsoft. Anthony Bansie hosts. Sign up for…
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Trump Heads Home Following High-Stakes Xi Summit
Plus: The Supreme Court preserves widespread access to abortion pills. And the head of the CIA visits Havana. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s…