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WSJ Your Money Briefing

What’s News in Markets: Meaty Issues, Tech Troubles, Media Shake-Ups

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Business News

4.11.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

What beefy problems were Tyson and vegan alternative Beyond Meat dealing with this week? And what sent tech stocks sliding this week? Plus, how did two media giants fare while a potential deal for some or all of Warner Bros. Discovery continues to unfold? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?

0:04.8

So we started the business two years ago.

0:07.2

We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.

0:12.5

But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy.

0:18.0

Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business at Apple.com forward slash

0:23.6

HelloVet.

0:25.9

Hey listeners, your money briefing is on a break, but we'll be back with more personal finance

0:31.0

information for you in the future.

0:33.2

Until then, here's the news moving markets this week.

0:38.9

Hey listeners, it's Saturday, November 15th.

0:42.5

I'm Francesca Fontana for the Wall Street Journal, and this is What's News and Markets,

0:47.0

our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.

0:51.3

Let's get to it.

0:52.6

This week started off with a stock market rally with an end to the government shutdown in sight, pushing the Dow above 48,000 by Wednesday's close.

1:02.7

But the optimism faded fast on Thursday, with the Dow losing almost 800 points. While we saw broad declines, tech stocks were hit particularly hard. I'll break

1:13.7

that down in a little bit. One factor weighing on stocks was traders backing away from their

1:19.2

bets on interest rate cuts. According to CME Group, which operates futures and options exchanges,

1:25.5

the chances of a cut by the Federal Reserve next month

1:28.2

were around 50%, and that's down from 63% on Wednesday and about 70% a week earlier.

1:35.5

All told, on Thursday, U.S. stocks posted their worst day in a month.

1:39.8

Woof.

1:40.7

On a weekly basis, the Dow added 0.3%, the S&P 500 edged 0.1% higher, and the NASDAQ lost about half a percent.

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