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WSJ Tech News Briefing

TNB Tech Minute: Nasdaq-100 Will Allow Fast Entry for Large Companies Like SpaceX and OpenAI

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Tech News, News

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Plus: Eli Lilly strikes AI drug discovery deal with InSilico. And GM plans to boost production of heavy-duty trucks despite rising gas prices and renewed interest in electric vehicles. Danny Lewis hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Access to affordable credit helps me pay my employees, but I don't really need it.

0:05.0

Infliction is killing me!

0:08.0

But who cares? Big retailers are making record profits!

0:12.0

That's why we support the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill!

0:15.0

See? Banks and credit unions help small businesses make payroll.

0:18.0

This bill would cut the vital resources they need.

0:25.1

While increasing megastore profits, they deserve it. Don't they?

0:29.1

Tell Congress, stop the Durban Marshall money grab for corporate megastores.

0:31.2

Paid for it by the Electronic Payments Coalition.

0:38.6

Here's your afternoon, TNB Tech Minute for Monday, March 30th. I'm Danny Lewis for the Wall Street Journal.

0:45.0

Starting May 1st, NASDAQ listed companies will have the chance to quickly join its marquee NASDAQ 100 index instead of waiting up to a year. The change comes after bankers reached out to major index providers

0:50.9

to discuss how hot startups like OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX might

0:55.5

join key indexes faster than usual.

0:58.2

The traditional waiting periods are typically in place to make sure companies show they

1:01.7

are stable and their shares trade enough to handle extensive buying and selling.

1:06.5

Being included in the NASDAQ 100 unlocks access to retail and institutional capital from funds

1:11.8

that track the index's performance. Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has struck a deal with

1:17.3

Ensilico to manufacture drugs discovered using the Hong Kong listed company's artificial intelligence

1:22.2

model. Under the agreement, Ensilico will receive an upfront payment of $115 million,

1:28.5

with additional milestone payments that could put the deal's total value at about $2.75 billion,

1:34.1

plus tiered royalties on future sales.

1:36.9

Eli Lilly will secure exclusive worldwide rights to produce and sell oral treatments

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