WSJ Minute Briefing

Home insurance companies see stock hits as the blazes continue. Plus, Delta shares soared after the airline reported quarterly results. Danny Lewis reports.

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Plus: President-elect Donald Trump is sentenced to no punishment for covering up hush money paid to a porn star. And ESPN, Fox Corp., and Warner Bros. Discovery call off their planned Venu Sports joint venture. Pierre Bienaimé reports.

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Plus: The Supreme Court clears the way for Donald Trump’s criminal sentencing in his hush-money case. And, 10 people are confirmed dead as wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles. Luke Vargas hosts.

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Plus: Lebanon’s parliament elects Joseph Aoun, a U.S.-trained general, as president. U.S. leaders and five former presidents gather in Washington, D.C., for former President Jimmy Carter’s memorial service. J.R. Whalen reports.

Programming note: Minute Briefing will release its next episode Friday morning.

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Plus: U.S. dockworkers and port employers reach a tentative labor deal to avert another shutdown. And, Blackstone is investing $300 million in DDN, its latest bet on artificial intelligence. Luke Vargas hosts.

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Plus: Johnson & Johnson shares fall after the company paused the use of the heart device, Varipulse, while it investigates the cause of four reported “neurovascular events” in patients. Shares of several quantum computing companies fall sharply after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang played down the utility of the technology in the near- or medium-term. J.R. Whalen reports.

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Plus: Business confidence in the eurozone declined further in December due to political instability and the threat of U.S. tariffs. Meta Platforms will allow some users to browse eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace. J.R. Whalen reports.

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Plus: A bill expanding the number of people eligible for deportation passes in the House with bipartisan support. And, Amazon plans to invest at least $11 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Georgia. Luke Vargas hosts.

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Plus: Shares of vaccine makers Moderna and Novavax rise after U.S. health officials confirmed the first American death caused by the H5N1 bird flu. Shares of Aurora Innovation, an Nvidia collaborator in self-driving trucks, climb 29%. J.R. Whalen reports.

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Plus: The Biden administration is negotiating with the Taliban for the release of three Americans in exchange for an alleged Osama bin Laden associate. Jean-Marie Le Pen, the face of the far-right in France for nearly four decades, has died at age 96. J.R. Whalen reports.

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