Group of Seven Ready to Tap Oil Reserves if Needed

WSJ Minute Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

4.1 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Plus: Live Nation and the Justice Department have reached an antitrust settlement. And Novo Nordisk will sell weight-loss drugs through Hims & Hers, ending a legal dispute. Anthony Bansie hosts. Sign up for 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

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Isn't home where we all want to be?
0:01.9	Reba here for Realtor.com, the pro's number one most trusted app.
0:06.2	Finding a home is like dating.
0:08.0	You're searching for the one.
0:10.0	With over 500,000 new listings every month, you can find the one today.
0:15.3	Download the realtor.com app because you're nearly home.
0:18.9	Make it real with Realtor.com.
0:22.0	Pro's number one most trusted app based on August 2025 proprietary survey.
0:25.0	Over 500,000 new listings every month based on average new for sale and rental listings,
0:28.2	July 24 to June 2025.
0:33.6	Here's your midday brief for Monday, March 9th.
0:36.6	I'm Anthony Bansy for the Wall Street Journal.
0:38.8	The group of seven advanced economies met today to discuss a possible release of strategic
0:44.1	oil reserves as oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel. The French finance minister said the
0:50.4	countries would tap oil reserves to stabilize the global oil market if needed.
0:55.4	Iran is warning that oil could reach $200 a barrel if the United States and Israel
1:00.4	continue striking the country's energy infrastructure.
1:03.8	The Justice Department and Live Nation have reached an antitrust settlement, and Live Nation
1:09.2	won't be broken up.
1:12.7	Live Nation owns Ticketmaster,
1:17.1	and the journal has learned that the deal will restrict the company's ability to use exclusive ticketing contracts. It would also make it easier for other promoters to compete
1:22.1	at venue's Live Nation controls. About 10 states so far have agreed to the framework. Other state attorneys general may
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Wall Street Journal, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Wall Street Journal and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.