Dow Rebounds to New Record

WSJ Minute Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

4.1 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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The index crossed the 50,000 mark for the first time. Plus: Nvidia shares jumped as investors rushed back to the tech sector. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.7	U.S. stocks surged today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 50,000-point milestone for the first time.
0:47.3	The index's 2.5% rally was fueled by a resilient economy and healthy corporate earnings.
0:53.6	The NASDAQ rose 2.2% as tech shares bounced back from a recent slump.
0:58.9	And the S&P 500 rose 2%.
1:01.2	Positive consumer sentiment and moderating inflation expectations helped support the broad market gains.
1:07.8	Among individual companies,
1:09.7	Nvidia shares climbed nearly 8% as investors returned to the
1:13.8	technology sector. Roblox shares jumped 10% after the online gaming company projected revenue growth
1:20.4	as high as 29% on higher bookings and daily active users. Strategy shares surged 26% as the price of Bitcoin rebounded from recent losses.
1:31.4	Other cryptocurrency platforms shares also rose. Stilantis shares plunged 25% following news.
1:38.1	The automaker will take a $26 billion charge as it scales back its electric vehicle business.
1:43.9	And Molina Healthcare shares sank
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