WSJ Minute Briefing - Chip and Bank Stocks Rally, Boosting Markets

TSMC posted record quarterly earnings. Plus: Boston Scientific shares drop after announcing it’s buying health-tech company Penumbra. Katherine Sullivan hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - Can NATO Troops in Greenland Keep Trump at Bay?

A.M. Edition for Jan. 15. Denmark and several NATO allies are sending troops for military exercises in Greenland, a day after unsuccessful efforts by Danish and Greenlandic officials to persuade President Trump to abandon his pursuit of the island. Plus, Trump appears to roll back threats of an imminent attack on Iran. And Journal special writer Gregory Zuckerman discusses the White House’s decision to put Wall Street on the defensive as a part of its midterm-elections push on affordability. Luke Vargas hosts. 


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WSJ What’s News - Why U.S. Home Sales Ended 2025 on a High Note

P.M. Edition for Jan. 14. U.S. existing home sales rose 5.1% in December, their biggest gain in two years. Journal reporter Nicole Friedman discusses what’s driving the gains in the struggling housing market and whether the momentum can continue. Plus, the U.S. military is evacuating some personnel from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as President Trump considers a strike on Iran. And earnings from some of the biggest U.S. banks such as Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo show strong consumer spending in the fourth quarter. Alex Ossola hosts.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - Chip Stocks Drag Stocks Lower

The Nasdaq led the declines. Plus: Wells Fargo shares drop after the bank’s per-share income missed forecasts. Katherine Sullivan hosts.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - U.S. Home Sales Rose 5% in December

Plus: Bank of America says its profit rose 12% in the fourth quarter. And Ford has suspended a worker who heckled President Trump during a tour of a truck plant. Alex Ossola hosts.


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