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WSJ Minute Briefing

Investors Begin May Upbeat

WSJ Minute Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

4.1671 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Plus: Oil giants weigh a return to Venezuela. And, President Trump says he’s giving the Scotch industry a break after a royal intervention. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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Here is your morning brief for Friday, May 1st.

0:35.4

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal.

0:38.3

Investors are kicking off May on an optimistic note, with U.S. stock futures holding on to

0:42.8

recent gains and oil prices relatively steady. Both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ finished April with

0:49.4

their largest monthly gains since 2020, as investors looked past the war in Iran and focused instead on earnings.

0:56.6

Apple is the latest company to add fuel to that rally after reporting stronger than expected sales,

1:02.2

sending its shares up 3% pre-market. Even still, the conflict in the Middle East still looms over

1:07.6

markets. Oil majors Chevron and ExxonMobil will report earnings before the opening bell,

1:13.5

and readings on manufacturing activity are due shortly after the open.

1:18.5

Meanwhile, Venezuela is open for business. Just months ago, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips deemed Venezuela too risky,

1:26.1

but we exclusively report that they are now

1:28.4

pitching their plans to revive the country's run-down oil fields.

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