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Dow Jones Industrials Cross 50000 for First Time

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Feb. 6. Stocks bounced back today from a tech selloff. We hear from WSJ markets reporters David Uberti and Jack Pitcher about how that took the Dow over a historic milestone of 50000 and what that means. Plus, President Trump posts, then deletes, a video depicting former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. And Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has only been in her role for a few months, but she’s already betting her seat on a snap election this Sunday. WSJ Tokyo bureau chief Jason Douglas joins to discuss how Takaichi hopes to cement her power and move Japan closer to the U.S. Alex Ossola hosts. Your Money Briefing episode featuring Lauryn Williams: Going for Gold: The Financial Hurdles Facing Olympic Athletes Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I think the potential of Agenic is to rethink how work gets done overall.

0:05.0

It challenges all sorts of traditional orthodoxies around how organizations execute the work at hand.

0:11.3

That's Jason Gersatus, CEO of Deloitte U.S., talking about the transformational potential of A.Gentic AI.

0:17.9

Join him later to learn why agents are a game changer for businesses across industries.

0:26.4

The Dow soars and crosses over 50,000 for the first time. Plus, why Japan's first female

0:32.8

prime minister is betting her seat on a snap election. The goal is to get a big majority for the coalition.

0:38.9

I think she'd be even happier she could get a big majority for her ruling party alone,

0:43.0

which some of the polls suggest that she could.

0:45.2

The opposition is somewhat fragmented, somewhat divided.

0:47.5

All the polls are pointing to a landslide for her.

0:50.0

And American athletes at this year's Winter Olympics will get something they've never been given before.

0:55.4

A retirement nest egg.

0:57.1

It's Friday, February 6th.

0:59.1

I'm Alex O'Soulaf for the Wall Street Journal.

1:01.5

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

1:11.7

The Dow today hit a new milestone, crossing 50,000 for the first time.

1:16.5

It's only been about a year and a half since it crossed 40,000, making this the fastest

1:21.1

10,000-point milestone on record. The journal's David Uberti says a lot of that was because

1:26.2

of the success of the tech sector.

1:28.2

Despite some fits and starts year and there, the line has basically gone up and to the right.

1:33.4

There's been basically a continuous rally into U.S. stocks over the last 10 to 15 years in part because of this tech boom that we've had out of Silicon Valley, which has really accelerated in recent years with the growth of AI.

1:45.5

So now we're hitting 50,000. And what that says is that America and the American economy

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