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

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

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WSJ Minute Briefing - Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers In and Out of Venezuela

Plus: Medical-supplies distributor Medline raises $6.26 billion in the biggest initial public offering of the year. And, California regulators give Tesla 90 days to meet compliance after a judge says the company deceived customers by falsely implying its cars could drive on their own. Luke Vargas hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - Trump Takes Aim at Venezuela’s Maduro With Tanker Blockade

A.M. Edition for Dec. 16. President Trump orders a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. Plus, WSJ deputy finance editor Quentin Webb discusses the appetite for IPOs in 2026, after Medical-supplies distributor Medline completes the biggest initial public offering of the year. And America’s white-collar workers are filled with anxiety. WSJ economics reporter Rachel Louise Ensign unpacks the latest jobs report, which is an ominous sign in an era of big corporate layoffs and CEOs warning that AI will replace workers. Luke Vargas hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - U.S. Unemployment Rises to Highest Level Since 2021

P.M. Edition for Dec. 16. A long-awaited government report on jobs adds to questions about the economy’s strength. Watch the WSJ Q&A for more takeaways on the labor market. Plus, Heard on the Street columnist Jonathan Weil discusses how efforts to make it easier for small companies to go public in the U.S. have helped fuel a wave of scams. And in Europe, officials are reversing course on a ban on new sales of gasoline-powered cars. WSJ reporter Kim Mackrael tells us why the EU is watering down its rules as the transition to electric vehicles proves more difficult than policymakers anticipated. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - Stocks Mixed After Tepid Jobs Report

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


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