WSJ Minute Briefing

WSJ Minute Briefing

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WSJ Minute Briefing episodes

  • Dow 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.


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    2 min
  • Warner 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.

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    2 min
  • Trump 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 prepare for a potential future conflict. And Elon Musk’s xAI closes a $20 billion funding round. Daniel Bach hosts.


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    2 min
  • Dow 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.


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    2 min
  • Copper 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.


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    2 min
  • Nvidia 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 Democratic states. Luke Vargas hosts.


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    2 min
  • Capture 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 hosts.


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    2 min
  • Energy 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 2025. Alex Ossola hosts.


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    2 min
  • Nicolás 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 of a potential market-first diabetes treatment for children as young as one.


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    3 min
  • Stocks 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 version of weight-loss drug Wegovy. Danny Lewis hosts.

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    2 min

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