WSJ Minute Briefing
Episodes
U.S. Stocks Fall After Up-and-Down Session
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: European central banks make rate decisions a day after the Fed’s. Class B shares of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway close at a record high...
U.S. Home Sales Rose in February, Beating Expectations
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks. The Taliban release an American detained in Afghanistan. The Bank of England leaves its key interest rate unchan...
Trump Considers Extending Chevron’s Venezuelan Oil Licence
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: The Trump administration is crafting plans for a major overhaul of the U.S. Agency for International Development. And, SoftBank inks a deal to b...
Stocks Rise as the Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chair Jerome Powell still expects two rate cuts this year, amid “remarkably high” tariff uncertainty. Plus: Tesla shares rise after Cantor Fitzger...
Trump Talks With Zelensky About Russia Ceasefire Efforts
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, Turkey detains Istanbul’s mayor and main rival of President Erdogan. Inflation in the Eurozone cooled more than expected in February. And what...
Judge Rules DOGE’s Move to Dismantle USAID Likely Unconstitutional
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Fitch Ratings downgrades the outlook for U.S. and world economic growth. And, activist investor Starboard Value prepares to wage a proxy fight a...
U.S. Stocks Resume Their Slide
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A tech selloff and renewed turmoil in the Middle East pushed stocks lower. Plus: gold hits another record high. Nvidia shares fall after its CEO says ...
Trump and Putin Speak With Ukraine Cease-Fire at Stake
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, Google parent Alphabet has agreed to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion. Nasdaq plans to open its second headquarters in Dallas, ...
Israeli Launches Renewed Strikes on Gaza
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Google-parent Alphabet is in fresh talks to buy cybersecurity start-up Wiz. And Chinese EV-maker BYD unveils new 5-minute charging tech. Kate Bu...
U.S. Stocks Continue Rally on the Back of Modest Retail Sales Growth
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Major stock indexes rose, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average advancing about 353 points. Plus: Netflix shares rise after analysts upgraded the stre...
U.S. Retail Sales Edge Up in February, Missing Expectations
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: President Trump questions the validity of President Biden’s pardons. And Harvard is going tuition-free for families making up to $200,000. Pie...
Trump, Putin to Talk Tuesday on Ending Ukraine War
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: China’s economy gets off to a stronger than expected start in 2025. And, Baidu launches a new AI model in a challenge to Deepseek. Kate Bulliv...
U.S. Stocks End a Tough Week With a Rally
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The receding threat of a government shutdown gives stocks a boost. Plus: Gold prices hit a new record high. Nvidia shares rise ahead of major artifici...
U.S. Consumer Confidence Nosedives In March
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: President Trump says he had productive conversations with President Putin about a settlement to the war in Ukraine. Tesla is developing a cheape...
Gold Hits Record Price at $3,000
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: House Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats will back a Republican spending plan to avert a government shutdown. And, Donatella Versace s...
S&P Suffers Correction After Trump Threatens Europe With More Tariffs
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The benchmark stock index is down more than 10% from its Feb. 19 high. Plus: Gold prices hit a new all-time high. Compass is in advanced talks to buy ...
Putin Rejects Immediate Ukraine Cease-Fire Plan
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: President Trump threatens 200% tariffs on European Union champagne, wine and other alcohol. And the White House withdraws its nominee for direct...
Canadian Officials in Washington for Tariff Talks
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats won’t back a Republican government funding plan. And, Intel shares rise as the semiconduct...
Intel Names Lip-Bu Tan as CEO to Lead Its Turnaround
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shares of the chip maker jump in after-hours trading. Plus: Shares of Jack Daniels maker Brown-Forman fall after EU announces reciprocal tariffs on Am...
U.S. Inflation Cooled to 2.8% in February
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Canada retaliates against the Trump administration's tariffs. And the WTO says global trade continues growing despite rising tariffs. Anthony Ba...
E.U. Strikes Back at Trump’s Steel and Aluminium Tariffs
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: House Republicans narrowly pass a proposal to fund the government into the fall, setting up a fight in the Senate. And, the Education Department...
Some Stocks Pared Losses, but Indexes Still Closed in the Red
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Signs of easing trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada encouraged some investors, while others took advantage of President Trump’s latest tariff...
Trump to Raise Tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum to 50%
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, the U.S. had 7.74 million job openings in January. Kohl’s predicts a larger than expected decline in sales this year, sending its stock slidin...
Wall Street Fears U.S. Economy Tipping Into Recession
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Tesla shares continue to slide in off hours trading, the biggest one-day drop since 2020. And, Delta Airlines has lowered its outlook citing red...
Stocks Slide as Investors Grow Concerned About a U.S. Recession
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 900 points and the Nasdaq had its worst single-day decline since 2022. Plus: Tesla shares dropped, erasin...
U.S. Stocks Fall as Trump Doesn’t Rule Out Recession
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, shares of Novo Nordisk fall after the company releases late-stage trial data of its experimental weight loss drug. Utah will become the first U....
Trump Declines to Rule Out Recession as Chinese Tariffs Kick In
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney is set to take over from Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister. And, Foxcon...
Stocks Tick Higher After a Week of Tariff News
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following fresh jobs data for February, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that the central bank is comfortable with its wait-and-see approa...
Trump Threatens Russia With Sanctions Until Ukraine Peace Agreement Is Reached
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, the U.S. added 151,000 jobs last month. And Canada’s decades-long litigation with Big-Tobacco ends. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Sign up for the ...
Walgreens Seals $10 Billion Deal to Go Private
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: President Trump signs an executive order to create a strategic bitcoin reserve. And another Starship spacecraft explodes during the latest Space...
Nasdaq Enters a Correction as Trade Stress Slams U.S. Stocks
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investors have been unnerved by frequent swings in President Trump’s tariff policies. Plus: shares of chipmaker Marvell Technology sank despite narr...
Trade Policy Uncertainty Rattles Markets
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, U.S. trade deficit grew 34% in January. Macy’s expects sales to fall again this year. And the European Central Bank cuts its key interest rate...
Veterans Affairs Aiming to Cut 70,000 Jobs
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: The Trump administration drafts an executive order aimed at abolishing the Education Department. And European leaders discuss boosting their def...
U.S. Stocks Rise After Trump Gives Automakers a Tariff Reprieve
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The White House says some automakers will get a 30-day break from the new tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico this week. Plus: Novo Nordisk launches ...
Trump Pauses Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court rejects the Trump administration’s bid to pause foreign aid payouts. And the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership gets antitrus...
Trump Doubles Down on Tariff Agenda
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: The Senate votes to repeal a Biden-era crypto tax rule. And Goldman Sachs will target vice presidents in its next round of layoffs. Luke Vargas ...
U.S. Stocks Fall After President Trump Imposes Tariffs on Canada and Mexico
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The new 25% tax on imports from North American neighbors went into effect this morning. Plus: stock in individual companies seen as vulnerable to tari...
Markets Rattled After U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Canada and Mexico announce plans for countermeasures and China set retaliatory tariffs on U.S. farm goods. And a consortium of investors led by ...
U.S. to Pause All Military Aid to Ukraine
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Ottawa and Beijing respond after President Trump’s tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China take effect. And Walgreens nears a deal to g...
U.S. Stocks Tumble After President Trump Confirms North American Tariffs
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trump said 25% import taxes on goods from Canada and Mexico will go into effect on Tuesday. Plus: investors turned to gold, silver and copper amid con...
U.S. Manufacturing Activity Expands for Second Straight Month
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Kroger’s CEO resigns following a board investigation into his personal conduct. President Trump and TSMC are expected to announce a $100 billi...
Consulting Bosses Defend U.S. Government Contracts
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Chinese buyers get around U.S. export controls to order Nvidia’s latest AI chips. And, Shell explores the potential sale of its European and U...
A Late-Friday Stock Rally Wasn’t Enough to Dig Out of February’s Hole
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Markets see-sawed after a new forecast suggests U.S. GDP could decline this quarter, alongside a tense meeting between President Trump and Ukraine’s...
Trump to Make English Official U.S. Language
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the White House in an attempt to reset his relationship with President Trump. And the Fed’s pref...
FAA Wants to Hire More Air-Traffic Controllers
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: KPMG is set to become the first Big Four firm to open a law practice in the U.S. And, Trump officials struggle to keep pace with the president’...
Stocks Fall After President Trump Latest Tariff Threats
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investors continue to digest the new administration's plans on tariffs and federal spending cuts. Plus: Nvidia shares continue to fall after the compa...
Trump Announces Another 10% Tariff on China
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, Amazon shows off its first chip for quantum computing. And a mysterious disease linked to bats has already killed 60 people in the Democratic Re...
Microsoft Calls on Trump to Relax AI Chip Export Rules
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: President Trump revokes a Biden-era license allowing Chevron to produce oil in Venezuela. And, European shares fall on Trump’s EU tariff threa...
Stocks Struggle to Shake Off Slump Amid Fresh Tariff Threats
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump said he is considering 25% tariffs on goods from the European Union. Plus: stock in Outback Steakhouse’s parent company fell to its ...
U.S. New-Home Sales Slumped in January
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, drugmaker Eli Lilly plans to invest $27 billion in new U.S. plants. Ukrainian President Zelensky says many details of the minerals deal with the...
House Republicans Pass Budget Plan
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Budweiser brewer AB InBev scores market-share gains in the U.S. And, copper prices rise as White House officials mull imposing tariffs on the me...
Economic Worries and Tariff Fears Dragged on Markets Again
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump’s proposed tariff policies also contributed to the largest monthly decline in U.S. consumer sentiment in three years. Plus: Home Dep...
U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops in February
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus, Taiwan detains ship and Chinese crew after undersea cable was severed. And Eli Lilly offers higher doses of its obesity-drug Zepbound through it...