WSJ Minute Briefing

Plus: Columbia University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik tells Congress the school is doing everything it can to confront antisemitism on campus. Tesla’s board asks shareholders to again approve CEO Elon Musk’s multi-billion dollar pay package. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The jury for Donald Trump’s hush-money case finally begins to take shape. And, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee get ready to vote on whether to unionize. Kate Bullivant hosts.   Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: United Health shares rise 5.2% after the company reports str onger-than-expected earnings. Bitcoin falls for a fifth straight session, trading below $63,000. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Plus: Bank of America reports profit fell 18% in the most recent quarter. Rep. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) says he will join Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R., Ga.) in efforts to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: China’s economy gets a boost from Beijing’s push to turbocharge manufacturing. And, the Justice Department prepares to file an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation. Kate Bullivant hosts.   Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Goldman Sachs shares rise 2.9% after the bank reported strong quarterly earnings. Trump Media & Technology Group stock falls 18% after shareholders were permitted to exercise warrants. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Goldman Sachs reports profit rose 28% last quarter from a year ago. U.S. retail rose 0.7% in March compared to February. J.R. Whlen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Donald Trump will become the first former president to sit for a criminal trial, as he appears in a New York court today. And, Samsung has overtaken Apple as the world’s top smartphone provider. Luke Vargas hosts.   Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: U.S. Steel shareholders approve the sale of the company to Japan’s Nippon Steel. Globe Life shares rebound 20% after the insurer’s stock lost half its value yesterday. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The U.S. promises Israel it will defend its ally if Iran were to strike on its soil. The European Union’s drug regulator finds no link between weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy and suicidal thoughts in patients. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: China tells its telecom giants to ditch American chips, in a possible blow to Intel and AMD. And, if you book a flight to San Francisco, check the ticket, you may end up in Oakland. Luke Vargas hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Amazon shares rise 1.7% to a new record. Morgan Stanley shares drop 5.25% after a WSJ report that federal regulators are investigating the bank over how it vets clients who are at risk of laundering money through the bank’s wealth-management division. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: An internal Boeing review, prompted by a WSJ investigation, found that company executives took personal trips worth more than $500,000 on the company’s private jets that were improperly recorded as business travel. The European Central Bank holds interest rates steady, but signals it could lower rates as soon as June. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: U.S. intelligence reports show an attack on Israeli assets by Iran or its proxies could be imminent. And new data sparks fresh deflation fears for China. Luke Vargas hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The S&P’s real-estate sector falls 4.5%. The yield on the 2-, 10- and 30-year Treasury notes rise to their highest levels of the year. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Hamas rejects a U.S. plan for a six-week cease-fire in the war in Gaza. A Russian billionaire wins a legal challenge over the European Union’s sanctions against him. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: A Boeing engineer tells federal safety officials the aerospace giant took shortcuts in the production of its troubled 787 Dreamliner jets. And shares of XPeng rally after the electric vehicle maker says it will soon sell in Hong Kong. Luke Vargas hosts.   Listening on Google Podcasts? Here’s our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Tesla shares rise 2.3% after the EV maker settled with the family of a driver who died in a 2018 crash involving the company’s driver-assistance technology autopilot. Gold miner stocks rise as the precious metal reaches another record. J.R. Whalen reports.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Mediators warn that Gaza and Israel remain far from an agreement over a U.S.-proposed cease-fire. Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600 million to settle lawsuits tied to a 2023 train derailment in Ohio. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices