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Defense Stocks Gain on a Mixed Day of Trading

08 Jan 2026

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The Dow rose, while the Nasdaq dropped. Plus: Costco shares rally on strong end-of-year sales. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free...

China Reviewing Meta's Deal for AI Startup Manus

08 Jan 2026

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Plus: Minnesota officials say the FBI has shut them out of the investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman in her car by an ICE agent in Minneapo...

Officials at Odds Over ICE Killing of Woman in Minneapolis

08 Jan 2026

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Plus: The House prepares to vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. And defense stocks dip after President Trump presses contractors...

Dow Falls, Breaking Strong Start to the Year

07 Jan 2026

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Dips in defense, home-building and bank stocks weighed on the index. Plus: Ventyx Biosciences stock rallies after acquisition talks. Katherine Sulliva...

Warner Brothers Asks Shareholders to Reject Paramount’s Amended Hostile Bid

07 Jan 2026

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Plus: Private sector hiring was up for December. And grocery chain Albertson’s saw a sales bump in its latest quarter. Anthony Bansie hosts. Sign u...

Trump Is Angling to Buy Greenland

07 Jan 2026

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Plus: Lockheed Martin ramps up its Patriot missile output, as Pentagon officials urge weapons makers to dramatically increase missile production to be...

Dow Finishes Above 49,000 for First Time

06 Jan 2026

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The S&P 500 also hit a new record. Plus: Shares in insurance giant AIG fall after announcing a new CEO. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the W...

Copper Prices Set a New Record, Topping $13,000 a Ton

06 Jan 2026

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Plus: Ford reports higher fourth-quarter sales. And a Pentagon deal leads Lockheed Martin to more than triple its PAC-3 missile production. Alex Ossol...

Nvidia Unveils Faster AI Chips Sooner Than Expected

06 Jan 2026

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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 m...

Capture of Venezuelan President Sends Dow to a New Record

05 Jan 2026

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Oil and defense stocks also rallied on the news. Plus: Bed Bath & Beyond shares rose after the company announced a new chief executive. Katherine Sull...

Energy and Defense Stocks Rise After U.S. Captures Maduro

05 Jan 2026

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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 m...

Nicolás Maduro to Appear in Manhattan Federal Court

05 Jan 2026

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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...

Stocks Finish Higher, Pushing S&P 500 to a Record Close

23 Dec 2025

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A surprisingly strong GDP report boosted investors' spirits. Plus: American depositary receipts for Novo Nordisk rise after U.S. regulators approved a...

U.S. Economy Grew Unexpectedly in the Third Quarter

23 Dec 2025

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Plus, a jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay over $1.5 billion in a lawsuit alleging its talc products caused cancer. And as car prices rise, consumer...

Trump’s Greenland Envoy Prompts Angry Response From Denmark

23 Dec 2025

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Plus: The U.S. bans new China-made drones from DJI and Autel Robotics, sparking outrage among pilots. And U.S. regulators approve the first GLP-1 weig...

Stocks Rise as Technology Shares Continue Rebound

22 Dec 2025

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Gold and silver prices hit new records. Plus: Tesla shares rise after winning a legal battle over CEO Elon Musk’s pay package. Katherine Sullivan ho...

Larry Ellison Personally Guarantees $40.4 Billion in Warner Bid

22 Dec 2025

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Plus: Top officials at the Heritage Foundation decamp to former Vice President Mike Pence’s Advance American Freedom organization. And cosmetics ret...

U.S. Coast Guard Chases Tanker Involved in Shipping Venezuela Oil

22 Dec 2025

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Plus: One of Elon Musk’s old enemies joins the race to run General Motors. And the third “Avatar” movie opens to about $345 million worldwide, w...

Stocks Up as Technology Shares Rebound

19 Dec 2025

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Plus: Nike stock falls after predicting declining sales. And BioMarin Pharmaceutical shares rise after announcing a new acquisition deal. Katherine Su...

Home Sales Rise for Third Straight Month

19 Dec 2025

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Plus: BioMarin Pharmaceutical to acquire Amicus Therapeutics for $4.8 billion. And the U.S. Navy announces a new warship for President Trump’s “Go...

OpenAI Targets $100 Billion Fundraising Round

19 Dec 2025

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Plus: The European Union commits to a $105 billion loan to Ukraine, that doesn’t include tapping frozen Russian assets. And, Sony continues to beef ...

Stocks Rally After Soft Inflation Report

18 Dec 2025

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The boosts helped end a recent losing streak. Plus: Trump Media shares rise after announcing a merger with a nuclear fusion firm. Katherine Sullivan h...

Inflation Eases to 2.7% in November, but Data Was Disrupted by Shutdown

18 Dec 2025

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Plus: The Bank of England and the European Central Bank make interest-rate decisions. And Trump Media & Technology Group agrees to merge with TAE Tech...

Trump Announces $1,776 Military Dividend

18 Dec 2025

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Plus: The U.S. approves more than $11 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. And, Warner Bros. demands Larry Ellison’s give a personal guarantee to backst...

Tech Concerns Drag Stocks Lower

17 Dec 2025

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Plus: Medline debuted with the largest IPO in four years. And Warner Bros. Discovery slides after it rejects Paramount’s hostile bid. Katherine Sull...

Waller Argues for More Interest-Rate Cuts Before His Fed Chair Interview

17 Dec 2025

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Plus: Warner Bros. Discovery is urging shareholders to reject Paramount’s takeover bid. And the Justice Department has indicted telehealth startup D...

Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers In and Out of Venezuela

17 Dec 2025

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Plus: Medical-supplies distributor Medline raises $6.26 billion in the biggest initial public offering of the year. And, California regulators give Te...

Stocks Mixed After Tepid Jobs Report

16 Dec 2025

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The unemployment rate rose 4.6 percent in November. Plus: Humana shares fall after announcing the retirement of its insurance head. Katherine Sullivan...

U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises in November ​Despite Job Gains

16 Dec 2025

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Plus: The Census Bureau says retail sales were flat in October. And Kraft Heinz picks a new CEO. Anthony Bansie hosts. Learn more about your ad choic...

Delayed U.S. Jobs Data Due

16 Dec 2025

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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 h...

AI Worries Weigh on Nasdaq

15 Dec 2025

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Plus: Roomba maker iRobot declared bankruptcy over the weekend. And Sanofi shares fall after regulatory delays for its new multiple sclerosis treatmen...

Roomba Maker Declares Bankruptcy

15 Dec 2025

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Plus: JPMorgan Chase is launching a tokenized money-market fund. And the EU sanctioned oil traders for facilitating Russian energy exports. Anthony Ba...

Australia Vows Tougher Gun Laws After Father and Son Kill 15 people

15 Dec 2025

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Plus: Chinese stocks fall amid fresh signs the world’s second largest economy is deteriorating on several fronts. And, SpaceX has started interviewi...

U.S. Stocks Finish Lower Amid Concerns About AI Spending

12 Dec 2025

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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 host...

Plane Passenger Sues Boeing After Alleged Exposure to Toxic Fumes

12 Dec 2025

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Plus: Broadcom’s stock slides after the chip maker's latest earnings report. And Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was arrested at...

Trump Signs AI Order to Curb State Power

12 Dec 2025

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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 d...

Dow and S&P Close at New Record Highs

11 Dec 2025

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Plus: a sharp decline in Oracle stock dragged down the Nasdaq composite. And Disney stock rises after announcing new investment and partnership with O...

Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI and License Its Characters for AI Videos

11 Dec 2025

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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...

White House Wants to Screen Social-Media History of Many U.S. Visitors

11 Dec 2025

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Plus: The Senate prepares to vote on competing healthcare plans from Republicans and Democrats. And shares of Oracle slide over concerns about its AI ...

U.S. Stocks Rally As Fed Cuts Interest Rates

10 Dec 2025

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Investors took Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments as more dovish than expected, raising hopes for more rate cuts next year. Plus: EchoStar shares su...

'CBS Evening News’ Gets A New Anchor

10 Dec 2025

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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 laureat...

Australia Implements Under-16 Social Media Ban

10 Dec 2025

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Plus: Investors are pricing in an almost 90% chance that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates later today. And Eileen Higgins becomes the fir...

Stocks End Mixed Ahead of Fed Rate Decision

09 Dec 2025

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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’...

The EU Investigates Google Over Use of Online Content to Power AI

09 Dec 2025

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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....

Trump Says U.S. Will Allow Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China

09 Dec 2025

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Plus: Ford engages France’s Renault to bolster its European lineup and combat Chinese competition. And Jamie Dimon is launching a $1.5 trillion init...

U.S. Stocks Edged Lower To Start The Week

08 Dec 2025

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Plus: Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global shares rose after Paramount’s hostile takeover bid, while Netflix stock fell. And shares of Conflu...

Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner

08 Dec 2025

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Plus: Several Berkshire Hathaway executives are departing as Warren Buffett’s retirement approaches. And the Trump administration plans to announce ...

Trump Says Netflix Deal for Warner Bros. Could Face Scrutiny

08 Dec 2025

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Plus: IBM is in advanced talks to acquire data-infrastructure company Confluent. And investors anticipate another rate cut as the Federal Reserve prep...

U.S. Stocks Edged Higher to End The Week

05 Dec 2025

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Plus: Netflix’s $72 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery sent the Hollywood giant’s stock rallying, while shares of rival suitor Paramount S...

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. for $72 Billion After the Entertainment Company Splits Off Cable Networks

05 Dec 2025

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Plus: The Federal Reserve got one last inflation reading to consider—a moderate monthly increase in prices—before next week's interest-rate decisi...

Hollywood Braces for a Power Shift as Netflix Lands Warner Bros.

05 Dec 2025

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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....

U.S. Stocks Waver Between Small Gains And Losses

04 Dec 2025

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Plus: Dollar General shares surged after the discount retailer lifted its full-year outlook. And Snowflake stock tumbled following slower quarterly re...

Jobless Claims Fall to Three-Year Low, Labor Department Says

04 Dec 2025

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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 i...

Sam Altman Has Explored Deal to Build a Rocket Company

04 Dec 2025

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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 h...

U.S. Stocks Climb After Modest Private-Sector Job Losses

03 Dec 2025

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Plus: Microsoft shares fall after a media report suggested the tech giant had cut growth targets for artificial-intelligence software sales. And stock...

Macy’s Raises Outlook for the Year After Quarterly Sales Growth

03 Dec 2025

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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 ...

Republicans Hang on to Tennessee House Seat

03 Dec 2025

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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 administrat...

U.S. Stocks Recover From Global Selloff of Risky Assets

02 Dec 2025

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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 W...

Michael and Susan Dell Donate $6.5 Billion to Trump Administration’s Child Savings Accounts

02 Dec 2025

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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 ...

OpenAI Issues 'Code Red' for Urgent ChatGPT Fix

02 Dec 2025

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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 b...

Bitcoin Posts Its Sharpest Decline Since March

01 Dec 2025

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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 out...

Court Upholds Disqualification of Trump’s Top New Jersey Prosecutor

01 Dec 2025

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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, w...

Why Gen Z Shoppers Are Pulling Back This Holiday Season

01 Dec 2025

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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 co...

Hopes for a Rate Cut Boost Stocks for Fourth Straight Session

26 Nov 2025

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Plus: HP stock falls after missing expectations and announcing cuts. And Dell stock rises after a strong forecast for its AI servers. Pierre Bienaimé...

Georgia Judge Dismisses Election-Interference Case Against Trump

26 Nov 2025

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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. Ale...

U.S. Negotiates Lower Medicaid Prices for 15 Drugs

26 Nov 2025

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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. A...

Dow Rallies Despite Slump in Chip Stocks

25 Nov 2025

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Nvidia and AMD stocks dropped, while Google rose on the strength of its AI semiconductors. Plus: Zoom Communications posts better-than-expected result...

September Retail Sales and Wholesale Prices Rose in Delayed Government Reports

25 Nov 2025

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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 untreat...

Amazon Bets You’ll Buy Anything, Even a Car, Online

25 Nov 2025

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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...

Tech Shares Rally as AI Bubble Fears Recede

24 Nov 2025

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A positive talk between President Trump and Chinese President Xi also boosted markets. Plus: Novo Nordisk stock slides after trials for its weight-los...

Kohl’s Names New CEO

24 Nov 2025

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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 N...

Markets Rise on December Rate Cut Hopes

24 Nov 2025

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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 H...

Dow Rallies After Fed Official Signals a Possible Rate Cut

21 Nov 2025

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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. ...

Eli Lilly Touches $1 Trillion Market Cap

21 Nov 2025

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Plus: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country faces a difficult choice over the Trump administration’s proposed plan to end the war....

Chip Stocks Slide Amid Renewed AI Bubble Fears

21 Nov 2025

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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. D...

Stocks Down Sharply on Renewed AI Fears

20 Nov 2025

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Indexes gave up the gains they made yesterday. Plus: Bath & Body Works plummets after slashing its forecast. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for ...

Hiring Beats Expectations in September as Employers Add 119,000 Jobs

20 Nov 2025

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Plus: Home sales in October rise to the highest level since February. And Abbott Laboratories agrees to acquire cancer diagnostics company Exact Scien...

Record Nvidia Sales Soothe Investor Jitters Over AI Boom

20 Nov 2025

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Plus, President Trump signs the bill to release the Epstein files. And a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage says that vaccines might c...

Nasdaq Rises in Anticipation of Nvidia Earnings Report

19 Nov 2025

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The chip maker’s report after the market close beat analyst expectations. Plus: Constellation Energy announces it will restart operations at Three M...

Target to Invest Billions in Store Improvement as Sales Slump

19 Nov 2025

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Plus: Larry Summers resigns from the OpenAI board after the release of correspondence between him and Jeffrey Epstein. And McKinsey elects one of its ...

All Eyes on Nvidia Today

19 Nov 2025

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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 ...

AI Bubble Fears Stoke Stock Market Decline

18 Nov 2025

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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 ...

Global Markets Tumble as AI Fears Grow

18 Nov 2025

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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...

Stocks Drop as Tech Selloff Continues

17 Nov 2025

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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 Wh...

Novo Nordisk Slashes Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs

17 Nov 2025

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Plus: Johnson & Johnson agrees to acquire Halda Therapeutics for just over $3 billion. And Federal Reserve Governor Philip Jefferson says the Fed shou...

President Trump Backs Vote to Release Epstein Files

17 Nov 2025

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Plus, the Federal Aviation Administration lifts flight restrictions stemming from the government shutdown. And tech stocks rise in South Korea after t...

Stocks Close Mixed Following Volatile Trading Day

14 Nov 2025

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Plus: Cidara Therapeutics stock doubles after a bid from Merck. And Under Armour shares fall after dropping a deal with Stephen Curry. Katherine Sulli...

Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon to Step Down After Over a Decade in the Role

14 Nov 2025

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Plus: The U.S. agrees to cut tariffs on Switzerland down to 15%. And Jaguar Land Rover reports a quarterly loss after a crippling cyberattack earlier ...

Global Market Downturn Continues After Yesterday’s Selloff

14 Nov 2025

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Plus, Paramount, Comcast and Netflix prepare bids for Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of the November deadline. And 2026 shapes up to be the worst colleg...

Doubts Over Fed Rate Cuts Spur Tech Selloff

13 Nov 2025

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Plus: Disney reports lower-than-expected revenue. And Verizon shares get a boost after announcing layoffs. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for th...

Disney Shares Slump After Latest Quarterly Results

13 Nov 2025

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Plus: AI startup Cursor raises $2.3 billion in its third funding round this year. And the IRS shares new contribution limits for 401(k)s and IRAs for ...

U.S. Government Slow to Get Back to Business

13 Nov 2025

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Plus, the White House says October employment and inflation data are unlikely to be released. And a new malaria drug promises to beat resistant strain...

Dow Hits New Record While Tech Stocks Slump

12 Nov 2025

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Plus: AMD surges on data center demand. And silver futures hit a new record. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsl...

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic to Retire in February

12 Nov 2025

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Plus: Chevron becomes more serious about entering the power business. And Toyota opens a $14 billion battery plant in North Carolina. Zoe Kuhlkin host...

SNAP Funding Delayed as Shutdown Vote Moves Through House

12 Nov 2025

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Plus, the White House explores new rules that would upend shareholder voting. And President Trump moves to drill baby drill, off the coast of Californ...

Stocks Mixed After Weak Jobs Data

11 Nov 2025

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ADP jobs report shows job losses in October. Plus: Beyond Meat sales continue to decline. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What...

ADP Estimates Private Sector Was Shedding Jobs in October

11 Nov 2025

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Plus: Paramount Skydance shares jump after the entertainment company reports third quarter earnings. And Pakistan blames India-backed militants for a ...

Shutdown Deal Headed for a House Vote

11 Nov 2025

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Plus, we look at why Anthropic is on track to beat OpenAI to a profit. And SoftBank sells its Nvidia stake for $5.8 billion. Caitlin McCabe hosts. S...

U.S. Stocks Rally on Government Shutdown Progress

10 Nov 2025

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Plus: Transportation authorities ground MD-11 planes after a fatal crash in Kentucky. And video-sharing platform Rumble says it will acquire an artifi...

Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage

10 Nov 2025

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Plus: President Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and dozens of others in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election. And Visa and ...