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WSJ Minute Briefing

Border Patrol Officer Shoots Two People in Portland

WSJ Minute Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

4.1671 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Plus: Saks is nearing a $1.25 billion bankruptcy financing deal. And Rio Tinto restarts talks to buy copper miner Glencore, which could create the world’s largest mining company. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:12.5

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0:17.3

Here's your morning brief for Thursday, January 9th. I'm Daniel Bach for the Wall Street Journal.

0:22.7

The mayor of Portland has condemned the shooting of two people by a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a vehicle stop on Thursday, while calling on ICE officers to leave the city.

0:33.4

Portland police said a man and a woman are in hospital with gunshot wounds, but that their

0:37.8

conditions weren't known. According to the Department of Homeland Security, a federal agent

0:42.6

fired his gun in self-defense after a driver attempted to run over officers. The agency said that

0:48.5

the driver and passenger are affiliated with a Venezuelan gang. The FBI is leading the investigation into the shooting.

0:55.7

We are exclusively reporting that the parent company of Sacks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus

1:00.4

is nearing a one and a quarter billion dollar bankruptcy deal, which will be announced within

1:05.4

days. The Chapter 11 proceedings are being led by a group of bondholders, including Bracebridge Capital and Pentwater Capital.

1:13.2

Pimco has also submitted a competing offer to finance the business with a $1.5 billion loan.

1:19.9

And talks are underway to create the world's largest mining company with a market value of more than $200 billion.

1:26.9

Rio Tinto is expected to buy copper miner Glencore

1:29.7

and has until February 5th to confirm the deal under UK takeover rules. The deal comes as miners

1:36.3

across the industry look to capitalize on a scramble for copper, which is used in data centers

1:41.6

supporting AI and cloud computing.

1:46.6

Asian stocks end of the day mostly higher.

1:49.1

European stocks are also up in midday trading,

1:53.1

and U.S. stock futures have edge jump ahead of the December jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics due at 8.30 a.m. Eastern.

1:57.1

And we have a lot more coverage of the day's news on the WSJ's What's News podcast.

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