meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
WSJ Tech News Briefing

TNB Tech Minute: Walmart Reaches $1 Trillion Market Cap From Online Business And AI

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Tech News, News

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Plus: Shares of European legal publishing companies RELX and Wolters Kluwer fall after Anthropic releases new AI legal tools. And the selloff expands to data-providers like S&P Global and FactSet. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Nearly home.

0:02.2

Isn't home where we all want to be?

0:04.4

Reba here for Realtor.com, the pro's number one most trusted app.

0:09.1

A dream home isn't a dream home if it comes with a nightmare commute.

0:12.7

That's why realter.com has real commute, so you can search by drive time.

0:17.7

Download the realtor.com app today because you're nearly home. Make it real with

0:23.5

real with Realtor.com. Pro's number one most trusted app based on August 2025 proprietary survey.

0:31.3

Here's your afternoon TNB Tech Minute for Tuesday, February 3rd. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street

0:37.1

Journal. Walmart has hit a

0:39.4

market capitalization of $1 trillion, becoming the first traditional retailer to reach this milestone.

0:46.4

Walmart stock has surged in recent months, fueled in part by Wall Street's enthusiasm for growth in the

0:51.9

company's online business, as well as its investments in automation

0:55.5

and AI. Sales also grew as more shoppers turned to Walmart for low prices, fast delivery,

1:01.8

and broad selection. Most of the 11 companies that at any point reached a $1 trillion

1:06.8

valuation are technology-focused. Shares of European legal publishing companies

1:12.8

fell sharply today after Anthropic released new AI tools. Anthropic added new functions for users

1:19.3

of its co-work assistant on GitHub. The company said the new tools can automate legal tasks,

1:24.8

such as contract reviews, compliance workflows, and legal briefings.

1:29.2

London listed relics, which provides AI tools for the legal sector, including Lexus Plus AI,

1:35.0

saw its shares drop about 15%. And Volter's Kluver, which provides software products for the legal

1:40.7

industry, is down over 12%. And while shares of European legal publishers were the first to drop following

1:48.0

news of Anthropics new AI tools, the sell-off quickly expanded to market data heavyweights.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

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.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.