Stocks Slump on Fears of War Escalation

Stocks Slump on Fears of War Escalation

From WSJ Minute Briefing by The Wall Street Journal

April 23, 2026 · 3 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline in stock prices due to fears of war escalation and reports on Tesla and IBM's financial announcements.

Plus: Tesla shares fell following a $25 billion capital expenditures announcement. And IBM shares dropped after keeping revenue guidance the same. Katherine Sullivan hosts. Sign up for the 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

People in this episode

Host: Katherine Sullivan

Topics covered

  • stocks
  • war escalation
  • capital expenditures
  • revenue guidance
  • market analysis

Keywords

  • stocks
  • Tesla
  • IBM
  • capital expenditures
  • revenue guidance
  • market news

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Organizations: Tesla, IBM, Wall Street Journal

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