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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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Dow Tops 50000 as Investors Stay Focused on AI
Plus: Cerebras stock soars nearly 70% in the biggest IPO of the year. And oil prices edge slightly higher after a day of high-stakes meetings in Beijing…
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Honda Sees Its First Annual Loss After Dropping U.S. EV Plans
Plus: The online brokerage Interactive Brokers expands its prediction-markets offerings. And British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing growing pressure to…
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Xi’s Taiwan Warning Highlights Summit Tensions
Plus: The Pentagon abruptly cancels a deployment to Poland. And stock markets gain as chipmaker Cerebras Systems becomes the largest U.S. IPO so far this year…
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Nasdaq Hits New High After Chip Stocks Rebound
Plus: Rising wholesale prices are raising alarms on inflation. And Walmart stock rises after announcing layoffs. Alexis Green hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free…
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U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Fall to Near Prepandemic Levels
Plus: Vice President JD Vance threatens states’ Medicaid funding if they don’t address fraud. McDonald’s strikes its first naming-rights deal for a…
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Trump Heads to Beijing With U.S. Tech Entourage
Plus: Iran expands its definition of the Strait of Hormuz, signaling Tehran’s intent to widen its grip on the crucial waterway. And Jack Daniel’s parent…
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Nasdaq and S&P Fall on CPI Data
Plus: Tech stocks including Intel and Qualcomm drop sharply, undoing recent gains. And Wendy’s stock surges after reports that investor Nelson Peltz is in…
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Inflation Soared to 3.8% in April
Plus: eBay rejects GameStop’s $56 billion takeover proposal. And PayPal reached a $30 million settlement with the Justice Department. Anthony Bansie hosts…
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Supreme Court Backs Alabama’s Move to Redraw Majority Black District
Plus: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s personal investments are coming under scrutiny from Republicans ahead of a planned IPO. And a U.K. political crisis hits the…
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Stocks Edge Higher Amid Chip-Stock Frenzy
Plus: Oil rises as diplomacy efforts stall in the Middle East. And Moderna shares dropped amid news the company is researching vaccines to protect against…
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FCC Is Trying to Censor Disney, Agency Commissioner Says
Plus: Home sales were flat last month, a blow to the housing industry. And a measure of the labor market rose in April. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s…
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Trump Calls Iran Peace Plan Rejection Unacceptable
Plus: Passengers from the cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak return home, with one American testing positive. And inflation in China soars on the back of…
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Cloudflare Stock Plummets After Announcing Job Cuts
Plus: Chip-makers’ stock gains push Nasdaq to its 11th record close of the year. Corning shares rise after announcing an investment from Nvidia. And strong…
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Solid Hiring in April Signals a Steadier U.S. Jobs Market
Plus: U.S. military forces strike Iranian-flagged oil tankers trying to break the blockade. And the Virginia Supreme Court throws out Democrats' effort to draw…
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Trade Court Rules Against New Trump Tariffs
Plus: President Trump is downplaying Thursday’s exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran in the Persian Gulf. And more airlines are reporting hits to their…
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Tech Stocks Weather a Market Retreat
SoftBank shares rallied on investor optimism in AI. Plus: Whirlpool stock tumbles, citing a “recession-level industry decline” due to the Iran war. Sign up for…
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Oil Prices Fall Below $100 a Barrel
Plus: McDonald’s gets a boost from its value meals. And a Chinese military court has issued suspended death sentences for two of the country’s former defense…
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Trump Advisers Concerned About Rising Fuel Prices
Plus: Washington and Beijing are considering guardrails around AI as competition threatens to become the arms race of the digital era. And Arm Holdings says…
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Chips Stocks Soar on Record Day for Stocks
Optimism over AI helped fuel the rally. Plus: Uber shares rise after an increase in revenue and bookings. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. An…
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Ted Turner, Creator of CNN, Has Died at 87
Plus: Disney’s new CEO lays out his vision for the company. And Chinese AI lab DeepSeek seeks to raise money at a $50 billion valuation. Alex Ossola hosts…
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Samsung Joins The Trillion Dollar Club
Plus: Novo Nordisk rallies on strong sales of its weightloss pill. And President Trump pauses the U.S. operation to guide commercial ships through the Strait…
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Intel Leads Indexes to New Records
The chipmaker’s stock soared after reports it might build chips for Apple in the U.S. Plus: Anheuser-Busch shares rose after reporting a growth in sales. Sign…
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Pentagon Says Iran’s Military Actions ‘Below the Threshold’ for Restarting War
Plus: Coinbase is cutting about 14% of its workforce. And sales of new single-family homes rose in March. Anthony Bansie hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s…
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Some U.S. Airfares Have Surged 50% Since the Start of the Year
Plus: Foreclosures are rising as the Trump administration scraps a Biden-era subsidy. And, Palantir shares gain off hours following a jump in revenue. Sign up…
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Stocks Fall as Tensions in Strait of Hormuz Escalate
Plus: eBay shares rise after an offer from GameStop CEO to buy the e-commerce company. And Norwegian Cruise Lines stock falls after cutting its outlook. Sign…
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Fighting Flares Up Again in the Middle East
Plus: Anthropic is launching a joint venture with Wall Street. And profits from Tyson Foods’ chicken business are offsetting beef losses. continues to be…
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GameStop Wants eBay. It’s Offering $56 Billion to Get It.
Plus: A Journal investigation finds prediction market bets offer worse odds than Vegas Slots. And, President Trump announces a new plan for opening the Strait…
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Week of Strong Earnings Pushes Nasdaq to Another Record
Plus: Reddit stock jumps on ad revenue growth. And Roblox shares drop as safety efforts weigh on its quarterly results. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News…
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Spirit Airlines Prepares to Shut Down
Plus: Top AI companies agree to deals with the Pentagon. And Elon Musk’s moonshot compensation package at Tesla was valued at $158 billion for last year…
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Investors Begin May Upbeat
Plus: Oil giants weigh a return to Venezuela. And, President Trump says he’s giving the Scotch industry a break after a royal intervention. Luke Vargas hosts…
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Apple Tops $111 Billion in Sales Thanks to iPhone 17
Plus: Dow jumps 1.6%. Nasdaq and S&P 500 post best month since 2020. Caterpillar stock leaps on demand for data center construction. Katherine Sullivan hosts…
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AI Investment Boosts U.S. Economic Growth
Plus: The Iran war lifts the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric. And Eli Lilly’s weight-loss shots sales fueled massive revenue and profit growth…
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Oil Prices Jump to New War-time High
Plus: The conflict in the Middle East deals a blow to Europe’s hopes for an economic revival. And, the White House opposes Anthropic’s plan to expand access to…
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Stocks Waver as a Split Fed Holds Rates Steady
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he’s staying on the board past the end of his term next month. Plus: Meta shares fall after hours, following an earnings report…
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Kevin Warsh Is Now One Step Closer to Being the Next Fed Chair
Plus: The Supreme Court curbs the use of race to redraw congressional maps. And the families of seven mass shooting victims are suing OpenAI for negligence…
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Trump Extends Iran Blockade Despite Rising Gas Prices
Plus: The White House warns of major travel disruptions as DHS funding hurtles toward a May deadline. And, it’s the end of an era at the Fed: Jerome Powell…
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OpenAI’s Missed Targets Send Jitters Through Markets
The AI company missed internal revenue and user targets. Plus: Spotify shares fall after missing analyst expectations. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for…
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U.A.E. to Leave OPEC, Removing 13% of Group’s Production Capacity
Plus: General Motors beat Wall Street's profit estimate for the first quarter. And Kimberly-Clark reported higher profit and rising sales. Anthony Bansie…
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OpenAI CFO Raises Concerns Over AI Spending and Revenue Gap
Plus: The Trump Administration announces payouts to energy firms to cancel offshore wind projects. And cheap foreign cars could disappear from American lots if…
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Stocks Waver as Consumer Staples Dip
Plus: Real Brokerage shares fall after agreeing to acquire Re/Max. And Domino’s Pizza stock drops after a fall in first-quarter profit. Katherine Sullivan…
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United Airlines Drops Attempt to Acquire American Airlines
Plus: OpenAI and Microsoft reach a new deal, giving the startup more freedom. And China bans Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up…
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Suspect in Correspondent’s Dinner Shooting Due in Court Today
Plus: Budget Airlines seek $2.5 billion in government assistance to help with elevated fuel costs. And backers of a 5% billionaire tax have likely secured a…
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Intel’s Rally Pushes Nasdaq to Record
The tech-heavy index climbs 1.6%. Plus: Alphabet stock gets a boost from an expanded investment in Anthropic. Avis Budget Group short squeeze further unwinds…
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Justice Department Drops Investigation Into Jerome Powell
Plus: China’s DeepSeek unveils what it calls the most powerful open-source AI model on the market. And nuclear-energy company X-Energy’s $9 billion IPO means…
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Prediction Markets Face New Scrutiny After Soldier’s Alleged Insider Bets
Plus: A potential federal bailout of Spirit Airlines faces opposition in Washington. And shares of Intel surge off hours, after the chip maker beat earnings…
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Stocks Slump on Fears of War Escalation
Plus: Tesla shares fell following a $25 billion capital expenditures announcement. And IBM shares dropped after keeping revenue guidance the same. Katherine…
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Trump Administration Reclassifies Marijuana as a Less Dangerous Drug
Plus: American Airlines says it could lose money this year because of higher fuel prices. And record low snowfall and warm weather added up to a bad ski season…
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Senate Clears $70 Billion DHS Funding Boost in Overnight Session
Plus: Oil prices gain for a fourth straight session as the conflict with Iran enters a damaging new phase. And Tesla shares slip following its earnings call…
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Stocks Rebound After Cease-Fire Extension
Plus: Spirit Airlines stock soars on news it’s discussing a rescue plan with the Trump administration. And Best Buy shares slip after announcing its CEO is…
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Iran Attacks Three Ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Plus: The Trump administration nears a deal to rescue discount carrier Spirit Airlines. And a pickup in Boeing’s commercial jet business helped reduce losses…
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Futures Rise On Cease-Fire Extension
Plus: Battery-maker CATL says you'll soon be able to fully charge your EV battery in just over six minutes. And SpaceX secures an option to buy AI coding…
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Stocks Tick Lower as Investors Monitor Warsh Hearing
Plus: Apple shares fell after Tim Cook announced he will step down as CEO. And UnitedHealth shares rose after its earnings surpassed expectations. Katherine…
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Kevin Warsh Says Fed Independence Is Essential During Confirmation Hearing
Plus: Retail sales jump in March because of higher gasoline prices. And defense contractor RTX is raising its forecast for the year. Anthony Bansie hosts. Sign…
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Apple Taps Product Veteran to Take Over in the AI Era
Plus: Amazon is plowing an additional $5 billion into Anthropic. And the potential for another round of Iran-U.S. peace talks is perking up the markets today…
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Oil Climbs, Stocks Fall on Fresh U.S.-Iran Tensions
Stocks fell, with the Nasdaq breaking its longest winning streak since 1992. Plus: AST SpaceMobile shares tumbled after a company satellite was incorrectly…
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The Justice Department Is Investigating Beef Companies in a Criminal Antitrust Probe
Plus: Businesses can now officially request tariff refunds from the U.S. government. And FBI director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic publication for defamation…
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Wall Street Braces for Volatility as Strait of Hormuz is Shut Again
Plus: the U.A.E. asks the U.S. for a financial lifeline. And this week's economic data is set to reveal the Iran war's impact on the U.S. economy. Luke Vargas…
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Stocks Surge After Iran Opens Strait
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both ended at new highs. Plus: QVC shares drop after the company files for bankruptcy. And Netflix shares plummet after issuing…
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Oil Prices Tumble, Stocks Jump After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open
Plus: Ford is recalling up to 1.4 million F-150 pickups. And Anthropic’s CEO is scheduled to visit the White House as the AI company tries to ease tensions…
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Israel-Lebanon Peace Talks Risks New Rift With Hezbollah
Plus: The House failed to advance a compromise proposal to renew a national-security surveillance program for five years. And the FAA curbs plans by United and…