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WSJ Minute Briefing

Jobs Growth in May Builds on Strong U.S. Hiring Streak

WSJ Minute Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

4.1671 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Plus: Lululemon shares fell after the company reported a quarterly decline in U.S. sales. And Morgan Stanley analysts are projecting SpaceX’s revenue could reach $3.4 trillion by 2040. 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

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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.

0:17.5

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

0:26.0

Here's your midday brief for Friday, June 5th. I'm Anthony Bansy for the Wall Street Journal.

0:31.3

The Labor Department reported that the United States added 172,000 jobs in May.

0:36.9

Strong hiring and leisure, hospitality, and local government drove the gains.

0:41.6

And the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3% in line with economist expectations.

0:47.9

Despite uncertainties around the Iran War, inflation, trade, and artificial intelligence,

0:53.1

the report suggests the U.S. labor market is recovering

0:56.0

from its weakness this past fall and winter. With hiring remaining healthy alongside rising

1:01.3

inflation, traders are increasing their bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates

1:06.1

by the end of the year. Lulu Lemon shares fell about 8% to their lowest level since 2018. The athletic clothing

1:13.1

company reported a quarterly decline in U.S. sales. It also cut its outlook for the year.

1:18.2

Executives say some of the product launches have fallen short of expectations. And the

1:23.4

journal has learned that Morgan Stanley analysts are projecting SpaceX's revenue could

1:27.5

reach $3.4 trillion by 2040.

1:31.2

Last year, SpaceX's revenue came to $18.7 billion.

1:36.0

Morgan Stanley's projection was shared with top investors to support the $1.8 trillion

1:41.3

valuation Elon Musk's rocket maker is targeting for its blockbuster IPO.

1:47.1

Investment bankers at Morgan Stanley snagged one of the top two roles out of the 21 banks on

1:51.9

SpaceX's IPO IPO. SpaceX is aiming to raise about $75 billion next week in what is expected

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