WSJ Minute Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
WSJ Minute Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday 24 November 2020 : President Trump said his administration will begin coordinating with President-elect Joe Biden's team. Retailers report earnings as holiday...
Monday 23 November 2020 : U.S. stocks rise on promising Covid-19 vaccine news. Merck to buy OncoImmune for $425 million. General Motors withdraws from emissions fight...
Monday 23 November 2020 : Auto maker's petition to exclude certain vehicles rejected by regulators. Trump administration wants to form alliance to retaliate when...
Monday 23 November 2020 : The world's biggest economies pledge to cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus. Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu held a historic...
Friday 20 November 2020 : Pfizer, BioNTech request FDA approval for their Covid-19 vaccine. Georgia declares President-elect Joe Biden winner after statewide recount....
Friday 20 November 2020 : World Health Organization recommends against Gilead Sciences drug remdesivir as Covid-19 treatment. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin aims...
Friday 20 November 2020 : Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he will let expire several Federal Reserve emergency lending programs on Dec. 31. California issues a...
Thursday 19 November 2020 : Energy, technology stocks push U.S. markets higher. United Airlines reports lower bookings and higher cancellations. J.R. Whalen reports....
Thursday 19 November 2020 : Sales of previously owned U.S. homes hit 14-year high. Oxford, AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine's strong response in elderly confirmed in...
Thursday 19 November 2020 : Norwegian files for bankruptcy protection for two of its core units. Chip maker Nvidia reports record quarterly sales and a jump in profit,...
Wednesday 18 November 2020 : New York City schools halt in-person instruction. Health insurers' stocks decline. Apple to reduce fees on small developers. Charlie Turner...
Wednesday 18 November 2020 : Pfizer, BioNTech say vaccine was 95% effective. FDA approves first fully self-administered Covid-19 test. Target posts record quarterly...
Wednesday 18 November 2020 : President Trump fires the nation's top Homeland Security cybersecurity official, who had disputed Trump's election-fraud claims. Amazon...
Tuesday 17 November 2020 : Walmart's shares fall 2% after sales growth slows. Tesla's shares jump 8.2% on electric-vehicle maker's admission to the S&P 500. Judy...
Tuesday 17 November 2020 : Walmart says sales grew for third consecutive quarter. U.S. reports more than 166,000 new coronavirus infections. Mark Zuckerberg, Jack...
Tuesday 17 November 2020 : Elon Musk's SpaceX capsule arrives at the International Space Station, and Tesla is set to join the S&P 500. Airbnb reports a quarterly...
Monday 16 November 2020 : Moderna shares gain 9.5% on encouraging Covid-19 vaccine trial results. Economic data from China and Japan push commodities prices higher....
Monday 16 November 2020 : Drugmaker says its coronavirus vaccine could be ready for regulators' review by early December. Dow Jones Industrial Average hits intraday...
Monday 16 November 2020 : PNC has agreed to buy the American operations of Spanish bank BBVA in a $11.6 bill deal. SpaceX launches its first regularly scheduled...
Friday 13 November 2020 : Optimism over a Covid-19 vaccine propels stocks which had been hurt by the pandemic lockdowns. But investors remain cautious about the...
Friday 13 November 2020 : The U.S. recorded more than 150,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time. Cybercriminals targeting companies producing...
Friday 13 November 2020 : Chinese shares dropped following the U.S. president's order. Beijing congratulates President-elect Biden on his election victory. Fed chief...
Thursday 12 November 2020 : As Americans wait for a vaccine, markets are worried that a resurgence of Covid-19 cases will hurt the economy. The Commerce Department says...
Thursday 12 November 2020 : Initial unemployment benefits fell sharply last week; Biden expected to hold onto his lead in Arizona's presidential vote count, while...
Thursday 12 November 2020 : President-elect Biden picks his White House chief of staff and speaks with allies in the Asia-Pacific region. New York sets a curfew for...
WSJ Minute Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
Global Markets Rise After Trump Clears Way for Transition
President Trump said his administration will begin coordinating with President-elect Joe Biden's team. Retailers report earnings as holiday...
Janet Yellen Is Biden's Pick for Treasury Secretary
U.S. stocks rise on promising Covid-19 vaccine news. Merck to buy OncoImmune for $425 million. General Motors withdraws from emissions fight...
GM to Recall Nearly 6 Million Vehicles
Auto maker's petition to exclude certain vehicles rejected by regulators. Trump administration wants to form alliance to retaliate when...
Markets Rise on Hopes for Potential Covid-19 Vaccines
The world's biggest economies pledge to cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus. Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu held a historic...
U.S. Stocks Lose Ground at End of Choppy Week
Pfizer, BioNTech request FDA approval for their Covid-19 vaccine. Georgia declares President-elect Joe Biden winner after statewide recount....
Pfizer, BioNTech to Seek FDA Approval of Coronavirus Vaccine Today
World Health Organization recommends against Gilead Sciences drug remdesivir as Covid-19 treatment. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin aims...
Trump Administration to Announce Rules to Lower Drug Prices
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he will let expire several Federal Reserve emergency lending programs on Dec. 31. California issues a...
Potential for Renewed Stimulus Talks Powers Turnaround in U.S. Stocks
Energy, technology stocks push U.S. markets higher. United Airlines reports lower bookings and higher cancellations. J.R. Whalen reports....
New U.S. Unemployment Claims Jump to 742,000
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes hit 14-year high. Oxford, AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine's strong response in elderly confirmed in...
U.S. Covid-19 Deaths Top 250,000
Norwegian files for bankruptcy protection for two of its core units. Chip maker Nvidia reports record quarterly sales and a jump in profit,...
U.S. Stocks Slip as Coronavirus Prompts More Restrictions
New York City schools halt in-person instruction. Health insurers' stocks decline. Apple to reduce fees on small developers. Charlie Turner...
Pfizer Says It's On Track to Seek Covid-19 Vaccine Approval in Days
Pfizer, BioNTech say vaccine was 95% effective. FDA approves first fully self-administered Covid-19 test. Target posts record quarterly...
Boeing's 737 MAX to Fly Again
President Trump fires the nation's top Homeland Security cybersecurity official, who had disputed Trump's election-fraud claims. Amazon...
U.S. Stocks Retreat From Record Highs
Walmart's shares fall 2% after sales growth slows. Tesla's shares jump 8.2% on electric-vehicle maker's admission to the S&P 500. Judy...
U.S. Retail Sales Grow for Sixth Straight Month, Albeit Slower
Walmart says sales grew for third consecutive quarter. U.S. reports more than 166,000 new coronavirus infections. Mark Zuckerberg, Jack...
Global Markets Waver After Another Strong Day on Wall Street
Elon Musk's SpaceX capsule arrives at the International Space Station, and Tesla is set to join the S&P 500. Airbnb reports a quarterly...
Dow Hits Record on Promising Coronavirus Vaccine News
Moderna shares gain 9.5% on encouraging Covid-19 vaccine trial results. Economic data from China and Japan push commodities prices higher....
Moderna Says Covid-19 Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective
Drugmaker says its coronavirus vaccine could be ready for regulators' review by early December. Dow Jones Industrial Average hits intraday...
Stocks in Asia Rise After China, Others Sign Regional Trade Deal
PNC has agreed to buy the American operations of Spanish bank BBVA in a $11.6 bill deal. SpaceX launches its first regularly scheduled...
Dow Rises 4% This Week; S&P Hits a Record High
Optimism over a Covid-19 vaccine propels stocks which had been hurt by the pandemic lockdowns. But investors remain cautious about the...
Daily Covid-19 Cases Top 150,000 for the First Time
The U.S. recorded more than 150,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time. Cybercriminals targeting companies producing...
Trump Bars Investment in Chinese Military-Linked Firms
Chinese shares dropped following the U.S. president's order. Beijing congratulates President-elect Biden on his election victory. Fed chief...
Stocks Slide On Covid Fears; Commerce Won't Enforce TikTok Ban
As Americans wait for a vaccine, markets are worried that a resurgence of Covid-19 cases will hurt the economy. The Commerce Department says...
First-Time Jobless Claims Fall; A Court Victory For Harvard
Initial unemployment benefits fell sharply last week; Biden expected to hold onto his lead in Arizona's presidential vote count, while...
Global Markets Mixed After Wall Street's Tech Bounceback
President-elect Biden picks his White House chief of staff and speaks with allies in the Asia-Pacific region. New York sets a curfew for...
