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Camp Swamp Road Ep. 5: Jacksonville

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

According to a WSJ analysis, the epicenter for Stand Your Ground killings is in the state where the laws were first enacted: Florida. From 2021 throug...

Drug Cartels' New Weapon: Chinese Money Launderers

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Federal officials say Chinese money launderers moved more than $300 billion in illicit transactions through U.S. banks and other financial institution...

It's Almost 2026. How's the Economy?

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How did the U.S. economy do in 2025? With unemployment ticking up, tariffs shaking up global trade and the stock market booming, it has been hard to m...

The Battle Over a Church Worth Millions

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a historic church in the heart of Nashville was taken over by a businessman, the family of the church’s original founder, including Christian ...

How the ‘Chemtrails’ Conspiracy Theory Is Sabotaging One Company

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cloud seeding is a decades-old rain-making technology, and it’s making a comeback in drought-stricken western states. Utah is partnering with a star...

How Robinhood’s CEO Became a Cult Hero

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Risky investing strategies are on the rise, and Robinhood’s CEO Vlad Tenev is leading the charge. He’s built the company’s trading app not just ...

Compass vs. Zillow: The Real Estate Wars

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin wants to change the way Americans buy and sell homes by encouraging sellers to list their homes privately when they first h...

AI Has Come For Advertising

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While some viewers complain that AI-generated ads look uncanny, brands like Coca-Cola are making them anyway. WSJ’s Katie Deighton explains how Coke...

OpenAI's 'Code Red' Problem

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI kickstarted the AI race, but is it now at risk of falling behind Google? As the company behind ChatGPT releases its latest update to fend off G...

Investment Accounts for Babies Are Coming. Wall Street Can’t Wait.

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Starting next year, babies born from 2025 to 2028 can receive $1,000 to start investment accounts. The initiative has gotten corporate America excited...

The Tech CEO Leading Nvidia's Main Rival

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year, OpenAI and chip-designer Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, announced a multibillion-dollar partnership to collaborate on AI data cent...

Netflix’s Fight for Warner Just Got Harder

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This morning, Paramount Skydance launched a $77.9 billion hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. It occurred just days after Warner had ag...

Make Money Not War: Trump’s Plan for Peace in Ukraine

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace in Ukraine through business deals. To Europe’s dismay, President Trump and his envoy are on board. WSJ’...

California's Wine Industry Is in Crisis

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The U.S. wine industry hasn’t had it this bad since Prohibition. WSJ’s Laura Cooper reports from Sonoma County, California, a major region for Ame...

Is America on Too Many Psychiatric Drugs?

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As part of a year-long investigation, WSJ’s Shalini Ramachandran and Betsy McKay have been reporting on two of the most commonly prescribed psychiat...

The AI Cold War Will Redefine Everything

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An escalating artificial intelligence race between China and the U.S. is drawing comparisons to the Cold War, and is likely to be just as consequentia...

Inside Quince’s Quest to Sell Luxury Goods for Less

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Quince is seemingly everywhere. Since launching in 2018, the brand has built an e-commerce empire that brings in $1.1 billion annually, and has catapu...

The Case of the Missing $15 Billion Fortune: Part 2

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After Hermès heir Nicolas Puech announced his $15 billion fortune was missing, accusations started flying. Who had taken the money? Was it his handym...

The Case of the Missing $15 Billion Fortune: Part 1

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hermès is one of Europe’s most storied luxury brands, known for its Birkin bags and expensive silk scarves. One of the company’s biggest sharehol...

Is the Hottest Investment Pokémon Cards?

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pokémon cards are beating the benchmark S&P 500 and tech stocks like Meta. WSJ’s Krystal Hur has been talking with a few collectors that have hit i...

KFC Got Fried in the Chicken Wars. Can It Come Back?

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kentucky Fried Chicken was once one of the biggest fast-food chain in America. Now, it’s battling declining U.S. sales as rivals attract customers w...

The Era of AI Layoffs Has Begun

20 Nov 2025

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Corporate layoffs have been rolling across American companies: Amazon, General Motors, Verizon, Target and Microsoft have all cut jobs. WSJ’s Chip C...

Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Epstein Files and a MAGA Feud

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Once one of President Trump’s most strident allies, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is now arguing the president is out of touch with his polit...

Can Nike Make Its Shoes Cool Again?

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After five quarters of lagging sales and a sluggish stock price, Nike CEO Elliott Hill is trying to turn things around. WSJ’s Inti Pacheco spoke wit...

Why French Museums Keep Getting Robbed

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The daylight heist at the Louvre Museum in October, during which thieves made off with more than $100 million in crown jewels, captured the world's at...

The Repo Man is Busier Than Ever

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The repossession business is booming. More Americans are falling behind on their car payments, a sign that lower-income consumers are struggling. WSJ’...

How Tariffs Could End Italian Pasta in the U.S.

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Americans could soon lose access to Italian-made pasta due to a 107% tariff plan on pasta imports. WSJ's Margherita Stancati unravels how a fight over...

CoreWeave, the Company Riding the AI Boom

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

WSJ’s Dan Gallagher takes us inside the little-known company playing a pivotal role in the AI spending boom. And Jessica Mendoza speaks to CoreWeave...

Hollywood Jobs Are Disappearing

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Work in Los Angeles’s entertainment industry is evaporating. A desire to cut production costs, changing viewer habits, and competition from other fi...

Tesla Gives Elon Musk a $1 Trillion Pay Package

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shareholders at Tesla approved the most valuable pay package ever for Elon Musk in an effort to bring his attention back to the company. The CEO will ...

Will Trump’s Tariffs Survive the Supreme Court?

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could reverse President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, and potentially upend the cent...

The Man Leading Trump’s AI Charge Against China

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At WSJ’ Tech Live, Jessica Mendoza sits down with Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to discuss t...

The Healthcare Fight at the Heart of the Shutdown

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The debate over healthcare subsidies has shut down the federal government for a historic length of time. With open enrollment underway, many Americans...

The Waldorf Renovation: Over Budget, Past Deadlines, a Man Imprisoned

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel has reopened after an eight year saga that went $1 billion over budget. WSJ’s Craig Karmin takes us inside the de...

The Witch Economy Is Booming

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Etsy witch trend has taken witchcraft into the mainstream. These online witches are making their magical services available to anyone willing to p...

Is the Economy Getting Better or Worse? The Fed Says It's Hard to Tell

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced a highly anticipated quarter-point cut to interest rates. But the road to future rate cuts is pretty murky...

Why GM Is Slamming the Brakes on EV Ambitions

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2021, GM and its CEO Mary Barra announced a bold plan to go all electric by 2035. But falling consumer demand and shriveling government support has...

Smucker, Trader Joe's and a Battle Over PB&Js

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

J.M. Smucker is suing Trader Joe's over trademark infringement, accusing the company of copying its pre-made Uncrustables peanut-butter and jelly sand...

Missing Billions and a Secretive CEO: The First Brands Bankruptcy

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Auto-parts maker First Brands Group, the company behind products like Autolite spark plugs and Fram oil filters, declared bankruptcy last month. Court...

Why Is the U.S. Giving Billions to Argentina?

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Argentinians go to the polls this Sunday in the first major test of their leader, Javier Milei. Voters appear to be losing faith in his bold economic ...

Real Talk on Building Wealth: The Journal Live

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a conversation taped at The Journal live event, entrepreneurs and influencers Vivian Tu, Haley Sacks, and Brian Kelly sat down with Jessica Mendoza...

No, Your Toll Payment Is Not Overdue

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chinese criminals have made more than $1 billion from scam text messages sent out across the U.S. and the world. The texts warn of unpaid fines and lu...

‘Exmo’ Influencers Are Taking On Mormonism

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Once among the world's fastest-growing religions, Mormonism is facing a 21st-century reckoning, driven by social media. Across Tiktok and Instagram an...

Are Conservatives Being 'Debanked'?

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Happ was packing to leave Tennessee for an evangelical mission to Uganda in 2023 when Bank of America told him it was canceling his church’s b...

The Pentagon's UFO Coverup

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For decades, one of the biggest questions fueling conspiracy theories has been: is the U.S. government hiding secret knowledge of extraterrestrial lif...

The Government Shutdown: Who Will Blink First?

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

16 days into the government shutdown, services are unavailable and federal workers are facing instability. Both sides have dug in, with Democrats and ...

Mexico's New Cocaine Kingpin is Cashing In

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Deep in a heavily guarded mountain hideout in the heart of the Sierra Madre mountains, a new drug king is reigning. He is 59-year-old Nemesio “Mench...

Is the AI Boom… a Bubble?

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tech giants are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on an AI building boom, constructing massive data centers like a sprawling new complex in Tex...

The Botched Software Update That Cost $600 Million

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re off today for the holiday, but wanted to share this episode. Sonos, the high-end speaker company, is still reeling from its disastrous app u...

Kathy Hochul on Mamdani, Trump and Where Democrats Went Wrong

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has a lot to juggle, from a federal government shutdown to immigration enforcement to the state’s affordability crisi...

Israel and Hamas Take a Big Step Towards Peace

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to end the war in Gaza. The deal would free the remaining hostages held by Hamas. The ...

She Swore Off Legacy Media. Now She's Running CBS News.

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Paramount has acquired news and opinion website the Free Press for $150 million. The company's co-founder, Bari Weiss, has a new job as editor in chie...

They Won Millions for Life. Until They Didn't.

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2021, Tamar Veatch won millions of dollars in a sweepstakes competition run by Publishers Clearing House, the company best known for delivering ove...

Ben & Jerry's Co-Founder Wants to Be Set Free

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield quit the brand after 47 years, accusing parent company Unilever of not allowing the company to...

Camp Swamp Road Ep. 4: That’s What Heaven Is For

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For more than two years, Jennifer Foley has been an advocate for her brother Scott Spivey. But to get the criminal investigation into his death reopen...

The $55 Billion Deal to Take EA Private

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A group of investors including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner’s investment firm are acquiring videogame maker Electronic ...

Student-Loan Debt Is Strangling Gen X

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gen X is barreling toward retirement with an excruciating student-loan burden. The generation that came of age in the ’80s and ’90s is now also th...

Why This Government Shutdown Is Different

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Government funding lapsed early Wednesday morning after the White House and lawmakers failed to reach a spending deal, triggering a shutdown that is e...

Inside the Crisis at Tylenol

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, President Donald Trump warned that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is a potential cause of autism. Many medical profession...

Trump's Case Against James Comey

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After former FBI director James Comey was indicted last week, Trump said that there may be more indictments coming. WSJ’s Sadie Gurman takes us insi...

Camp Swamp Road Ep. 3: A Friend in the Shadows

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Super Bowl Sunday, Jennifer Foley opened a police file and discovered 90 recorded phone calls from her brother’s killer. To Jennifer, what she he...

Is Jane Goodall Fighting a Losing Battle?

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From the forests of Tanzania to the halls of power, Jane Goodall has spent her life fighting to protect wildlife. But as the planet warms and some gov...

The Bean at the Center of the Trade War

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's officially harvest season in the American heartland. But sixth-generation Iowa farmer Scott Dierickx says he won’t be making a profit on soybea...

A $100,000 Work Visa Could Rock the Tech Industry

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump Administration recently announced a new $100,000 annual fee for the coveted H-1B visa. Then the White House walked that back, saying that th...

The Airline Industry Has a Toxic Fume Problem

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The fumes are often described as smelling like “dirty socks ” – and they’re seeping into airplane air, sickening some passengers and crew. So-...

The Florida Cops Who Act as ICE Agents

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Florida Highway Patrol has taken up the Trump administration’s call for state and local law enforcement to play a bigger role in its immigration...

Camp Swamp Road Ep. 2: A Game of Telephone

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After Scott Spivey was killed in a shootout on Camp Swamp Road, his sister Jennifer Foley wanted to know what happened. But the police didn’t provid...

Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension and Trump’s FCC

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week, ABC’s late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was suspended indefinitely by parent company Disney after Kimmel made remarks about Ch...

How Larry Ellison (Briefly) Became the World's Richest Person

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Oracle co-founder is almost as wealthy as Elon Musk, and he’s in the middle of the AI revolution, the future of entertainment, and maybe even a ...

Is the TikTok Saga Finally Over?

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a series of extended deadlines, failed deals and fights over national security, the U.S. and China say they have a framework for a deal for the ...

The Drama at the Fed as It Debates Cutting Rates

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Reserve faces a pivotal choice this week: cut interest rates to boost a cooling labor market, or hold firm to keep inflation in check. WSJ...

Camp Swamp Road Ep. 1: Mess Around, Find Out

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A man in rural South Carolina calls 911 about a reckless driver. A reckless driver with a gun. Minutes later, a man is killed on Camp Swamp Road. Poli...

The Bad Bunny Economy in Puerto Rico

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The musician Bad Bunny opted to hold 30 concerts in his hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico instead of touring the mainland United States. WSJ’s Elias...

The Killing of Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Political Violence

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie Kirk, the provocative conservative influencer and confidant of President Trump, was shot and killed yesterday. He was 31. WSJ’s Aaron Zitner...

How a $1.5 Billion Settlement Could Alter the Course of AI

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Get more information about our first-ever live show here! Limited tickets left. Artificial intelligence company Anthropic agreed to pay at least $1.5...

Introducing: Camp Swamp Road

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On September 9, 2023, in rural South Carolina, a man was killed in a shootout on Camp Swamp Road. Police said that it was a clear case of self defense...

The FDA Commissioner on Vaccines and Public Trust

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary discusses the recent decision to approve updated Covid-19 vaccines for a smaller population...

The Hyundai Plant Raided By Immigration Authorities

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At a Hyundai electric vehicle factory complex in Georgia, agents from the Department of Homeland Security detained about 475 people, including hundred...

A Troubled Man and His Chatbot

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Get more information about our first-ever live show here! Tickets are on sale now.! Tickets are on sale now. Stein-Erik Soelberg became increasingly ...

Private Equity Took Over a Hospital. Then It Shuttered.

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Get more information about our first-ever live show here! Tickets go on sale Friday, September 5 at 10am ET. A hospital in Chester, Pennsylvania wa...

Kraft Heinz's Big Breakup

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Get more information about our first-ever live show here! Tickets go on sale Friday, September 5, 10am ET. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 5, 10a...

Inside the ICE Hiring Blitz

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is trying to triple its ranks of deportation officers. Flush with cash from President Trump’s “one big, beauti...

The Corporate Grudge Fueling Cracker Barrel's Logo Fiasco

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just a week after it unveiled a streamlined new design, Cracker Barrel has reversed its controversial decision to change its logo. WSJ's Heather Haddo...

Breakfast Battle: The Cereal Industry vs MAHA

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda has shaken big food companies already reeling from shifting consumer preferences....

Inside Intel's Deal With the U.S. Government

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The U.S. government is taking a 10% stake in Intel, a deal that caps a two-week frenzy for the troubled chip maker and marks the latest in a series of...

The Federal Reserve Under Siege

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After months of demands for lower interest rates, President Donald Trump is attempting to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in the most dramatic...

How Scotts Miracle-Gro's Weed Business Went Up in Smoke

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Over a decade ago, home gardening giant Scotts Miracle-Gro made a bold push for growth in a nascent and controversial industry: cannabis. What was onc...

Can a Farming Community Resist a Development Boom?

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When a pro-growth mayor in rural Tennessee dies unexpectedly, his vision for development is suddenly challenged. What began as a land dispute quickly ...

Private Equity and Crypto Could Be Coming for Your 401k

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump recently signed an executive order that could make it easier for everyday Americans to invest their retirement savings in assets that ...

How an NYC Suburb Is Keeping Rents Down

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When New Rochelle, NY was faced with a declining population and economy, it set out on a building spree. A decade into the effort, the city – which ...

Is American Capitalism in Retreat?

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump administration has made big moves to intervene in critical industries – from computer chips to rare earth minerals to steel. WSJ’s chief...

The Nvidia CEO’s Quest to Sell Chips in China

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After months of quiet behind the scenes’ lobbying in both Washington and Beijing, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has secured a deal to protect tens of bill...

The Mystery of the Mansion Filled With Surrogate Children

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A couple in Los Angeles say they wanted a big family. Surrogates who carried their children say they were deceived. WSJ’s Katherine Long explains wh...

Is an Algorithm Blocking Your Job Search? One Man Is Trying to Find Out.

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Derek Mobley spent years applying for jobs online after he got laid off. After more than 100 rejections, he started to wonder whether Workday – the ...

How Intel’s CEO Became a Political Liability

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump has called for the resignation of Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan. Tan played a key role in building up China’s chip industry, earning him...

The Drug You’ve Never Heard of Wreaking Havoc Across Europe

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Europe has mostly been spared from the synthetic opioid crisis that has ravaged the U.S. over the past two decades. But now, a deadly new drug could b...

Palantir: Pariah to Power Player

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Silicon Valley company Palantir spent years treading water as a tech outsider in the S&P 500. The company's recent success, as WSJ’s Heather Som...

The Game Making Baseball Fans Go Bananas

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a new game selling out stadiums around the country: banana ball. The game’s founder, Jesse Cole, describes how he got started. And WSJ’s...

Why Is Everyone Obsessed With Labubus?

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An ugly-cute monster has become a global sensation. PopMart, the company behind Labubus, has leveraged blind-box packaging, scarcity and artist collab...

Disney’s Big AI Dilemma

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Disney is grappling with how to push forward into a new AI era without losing control of its valuable intellectual property. WSJ’s Jessica Toonkel t...