The Journal.

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...

The FDA Boss on the Agency’s MAHA Makeover

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Marty Makary has criticized the Food and Drug Administration for being "captured" by Big Food and Big Pharma. Now, the surgeon and former professo...

Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, President Trump fired the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official after the government published new data showing that U.S. hiring slowed s...

Is Trump Winning His Trade War?

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last few months, President Donald Trump has struck numerous trade deals with countries and continues to negotiate with others. The European U...

Why Coke Isn't Getting Rid of High-Fructose Corn Syrup

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When President Donald Trump posted that he'd been in talks with Coca-Cola, and that the sodamaker would soon be making Coke with cane sugar, it sent t...

The Chinese Coffee Giant Taking on Starbucks

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A delicious corporate rivalry is brewing! After an accounting fraud scandal nearly derailed its rise, Luckin Coffee has become the top-selling coffee ...

How Volkswagen's Electric Bus Lost Its Charge

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After decades, Volkswagen brought its iconic VW bus back to the U.S., this time as a fully electric vehicle. But after years of buzz, the new model is...

A Pharmaceutical Executive on Trump’s Tariff Strategy

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would impose up to a 200% tariff on imported pharmaceuticals, though he would give them ...

What Killed 'The Late Show'?

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, CBS cancelled “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The network said that ending the show was “purely a financial decision.” Over t...

Are Diamonds Even a Luxury Anymore?

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Global diamond company De Beers spent decades convincing couples that true love required a diamond. But now, lab-grown diamonds that are identical to ...

The Wall Street Craze Jamie Dimon Can’t Resist. Even If It Blows Up.

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Dimon, the cautious head of JPMorgan Chase, has consistently warned that private credit, the hottest trend on Wall Street, could trigger a finan...

A Fight Over Buc-ee’s and for the Soul of the American West

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Buc-ee's — the chain of road stops with a beaver mascot and a die-hard fanbase — is looking to expand westward. Its next stop is Palmer Lake, Colo...

One American Company Taking on China's Rare-Earth Dominance

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tiny rare-earth magnets are used for building phones, electric cars, and submarines, but nearly all of them are mined and made in China. One U.S. comp...

Trump’s Letter to Jeffrey Epstein

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2003, Jeffrey Epstein got a gift for his 50th birthday, a leather-bound album containing letters, poems, photos and greetings from friends. One of ...

How 1 Million Robots Are Taking Over Amazon Warehouses

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon warehouses are more automated than ever. The company, a key bellwether for the U.S. labor market, now has over a million robots packing and shi...

Why Trump Is Ready to Send Missiles to Ukraine

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After talks with NATO allies, President Donald Trump gave Russia 50 days to broker peace with Ukraine. If they can’t make it happen, he says he’ll...

The Uncertain Future of Renewable Energy

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After the passage of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” renewable energy companies are bracing for more challenging times. The law is set t...

Why Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Went Rogue

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, Grok went rogue. The AI chatbot – which users can interact with on X – posted antisemitic comments and graphic descriptions of violence...

Can Superman Save Warner?

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The man of steel is back in a new $225 million reboot. Riding on this weekend’s release is the hope that DC Studios will finally begin to match the ...

Who Will Be the Next Fed Chair? Maybe Kevin

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For years, President Trump has feuded with the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell over interest rates. And now, two Republicans named Kevin (Kev...

The Healthcare Costs of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump’s megabill cuts over $1 trillion in healthcare spending over the next decade, mainly from Medicaid. Experts project nearly 8.7 milli...

Why Trump Pushed His Tariff Deadline

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When President Trump paused most of his “Liberation Day” tariffs for 90 days last spring, the administration had hoped to cut dozens of trade deal...

AI Is Coming for Entry-Level Jobs

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial intelligence is shaking up business in a big way, and recent college graduates are feeling the pinch. WSJ’s Chip Cutter explores the new ...

Why Meta Is Offering $100 Million for AI Geniuses

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the battle for AI supremacy, Meta’s models have lagged. Now CEO Mark Zuckerberg is racing to hire new AI talent to close the gap with rivals. He’...

How Trump's Megabill Squeaked Through the Senate

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After a marathon 27-hour session, Senate Republicans passed their version of President Trump's “big, beautiful bill.” Getting enough senators on b...

Swipe, Spend, Repeat: The Perks Arms Race in Your Wallet

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

JPMorgan Chase recently announced that it was raising the annual fee on its popular Sapphire Reserve credit card by 45%. The company believes enough c...

The Supreme Court’s Season Finale, Explained

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SCOTUS wrapped up a busy session, giving states room to restrict transgender medical care for minors, allowing the federal government to strip legal ...

Rick Steves Is Tired of Hearing 'Have a Safe Trip'

29 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To renowned travel guru ⁠Rick Steves⁠, “fear is for people who don’t get out very much.” The travel mogul has built an empire on a philosoph...

Is NYC’s Mayoral Race All About Rent?

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has won over legions of rent-strapped young voters with a platform focused on making housing more affordable — ...

"I'm Thinking I'm 100% Legal." Then ICE Raided His Company.

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Rohwer owns Glenn Valley Foods and lends his name to the company’s signature product: Gary’s QuickSteaks. He says he built his business with ...

Why the New Pope Is Taking on AI

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The new head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, is making artificial intelligence a signature issue. Last week, the Vatican hosted tech leaders at ...

NCAA President on a New Era for College Sports

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Mendoza speaks to NCAA president Charlie Baker about the landmark settlement that is ushering in a new professional era for college sports. Th...

Iran Retaliates After U.S. Strike. How Could This End?

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Iran fired missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar. Officials said Iran also fired on Iraq. The attacks were in retaliation for a strike over...

Severed Fingers and Wrench Attacks: A New Era in Crypto Crime

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The most well-known cryptocurrency thefts involve online hacks or phishing attempts via text messages. But WSJ's Sam Schechner has been reporting on a...

Why Latino Consumers Are Spending Less

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Deportation fears and economic uncertainty is driving changes in shopping behavior in Latino communities. Job losses in industries like construction h...

Iran May Be Running Out of Options

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After five days of escalating conflict with Israel, Iran’s government may be running out of moves. Today, President Trump called on Iran to surrende...

D.C. Mayor Talks DOGE, Trump and Budget

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This year, Washington D.C. has faced ⁠thousands of federal jobs cuts⁠ due to President Trump’s DOGE work. Also, the city has a ⁠$1 billion bud...

Iran and the U.S. Were Set To Negotiate. Then Israel Attacked.

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

U.S. officials planned to meet with an Iranian delegation this weekend to discuss curbs on Iran’s nuclear program. In a twist, those talks ended up ...

The Conservative Trying to Shift America Rightward... One Movie at a Time

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Leonard Leo is a conservative lawyer and co-chairman of the Federalist Society who played a significant role in shifting the U.S. Supreme Court rightw...

Inside UnitedHealth’s Dramatic Faltering

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

UnitedHealth is the largest healthcare company in the U.S. But over the last 18 months, a string of challenges, including several Justice Department p...

Inside ICE’s Aggressive Approach to Arresting Migrants

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To fulfill a key campaign promise, the Trump administration has been pushing ICE to arrest more migrants. WSJ’s Michelle Hackman explains how that’...

Are Trump and Musk Done for Good?

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The storybook bromance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk seems to have come to an end. WSJ’s Rebecca Ballhaus unpacks what happened and w...

Medicare, Inc. Part 2: Taxpayers Paid for Care Denied by Insurers

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some of the sickest Medicare Advantage patients ran into problems getting end-of-life care. Ultimately many patients switched to traditional Medicare,...

Medicare, Inc. Part 1: How Insurers Make Billions From Medicare

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Medicare Advantage was designed to save the government money. But a Wall Street Journal investigation found that private insurers used the program to ...

Deportations Could Upend This Parachute Factory

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A special immigration status helped Mills Manufacturing, which makes parachutes for the U.S. military, keep its workforce fully staffed. But last week...

The Struggle to Get Aid Into Gaza

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An Israeli-backed system meant to deliver aid and food into Gaza launched last week to scenes of chaos and violence. WSJ's Anat Peled breaks down the ...

The Everyday American Who Hustled for North Korea

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Christina Chapman presented herself as just another influencer on TikTok. In reality, she operated a “laptop farm” that allowed North Koreans to t...

Stop Making Cents: The End of the Penny

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Minting one penny costs the United States nearly four cents. After 233 years, the Treasury Department has decided to phase out the coin. This will mea...

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer on Longevity in Hollywood

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are the Oscar winning director and producer behind some of Hollywood's most memorable movies like A Beautiful Mind, Apollo...

Trump's Plan B After Trade Court Setback

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, an obscure trade court dropped a bombshell ruling: President Trump did not have the authority to issue sweeping tariffs under a 1977 law. T...

NPR’s CEO on the Fight Over Public Media

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In May, President Trump signed an executive order cutting off federal funding for public broadcasters, including NPR and PBS. In his order, Trump said...

For Millions of Student-Loan Borrowers It's Time to Pay

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump administration is starting to put millions of defaulted student-loan borrowers into collections and threatening to confiscate their wages, t...

The Battle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meta has gone all in on chatbots. The bots are capable of giving advice, answering questions and playing games with users. Some feature the licensed v...

Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're off for Memorial Day but with summer reading season just beginning, we wanted to share this episode.BookTok, the corner of TikTok that’s all a...

Lady Gaga, Low-Rise Jeans, and the Next Recession

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Economists have long analyzed data to predict the next recession. They’ve also turned to more offbeat economic gauges like underwear sales and skirt...

Eggs Are Still Expensive. Is This Company to Blame?

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some consumers and lawmakers upset over high egg prices believe they’ve found a villain: Cal-Maine. The little-known company produces one out of eve...

Ozempic Is a Hit. So Why Is the Drugmaker’s CEO Out?

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Blockbuster drugs. Rising profits. Strong sales. And yet, Novo Nordisk, the Danish company behind the GLP-1 drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, made a surprisin...

Can the GOP Unite Around Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill today to urge passage of his multitrillion dollar tax and spending agenda. The bill is a complex piece of...

The Giant Bust Rocking the Art Market

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was supposed to be the highlight of New York’s spring auction week: Sculptor Alberto Giacometti’s masterpiece “Large Thin Head” was this ye...

How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A global team of betting whizzes hatched a scheme to take down the Texas Lottery. The plan was led by a London banker-turned-bookmaker and a mysteriou...

An Air Traffic Controller Speaks Out About Newark Airport

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Air traffic controllers for Newark Liberty International Airport have recently experienced several frightening incidents. Their radars and radios have...

A Life-or-Death Insurance Denial

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Billions of health insurance claims are processed every year, and around 19% of them are denied. Very few people appeal, but those that do have a chan...

Inside the Surprise U.S.-China Trade Deal

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, to the surprise of global investors, the U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day trade deal. The deal slashed tariffs between the two countries a...

MAHA Influencers Go to Washington

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Casey Means to be surgeon general. Means is a wellness influencer and, along with her brother, a promi...

Why Sam Altman Wants to Scan Your Eyeball

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI innovator and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sees a big problem on the horizon: As AI becomes more and more intelligent, how can anyone tell the humans from...

Made in America? Shoe Companies Already Tried That.

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump sees tariffs as a way to bring more manufacturing to the United States. But Nike and other sneaker companies have tried to move...

The Financial Mess Facing the Vatican

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just days before his death, Pope Francis wrestled with an enormous problem: the Vatican’s dire finances. The world’s smallest country is now facin...

Is the Economy… OK?

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For months, questions have been swirling about the economy. And last week, we finally got some answers when all kinds of economic data was released. S...

There Will Never Be Another Warren Buffett

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After 60 years in charge, Warren Buffett is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway later this year. Jessica Mendoza talks to WSJ’s Jason Zweig a...

A Tariff Loophole Just Closed. What That Means for Online Shopping.

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A little-known trade provision is ending, and it will likely upend business for e-commerce companies and raise prices for consumers. De minimis has al...

Trump 2.0: The First 100 Days

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our capstone episode, Kate Linebaugh and Molly Ball break down Trump's first 100 days in office with WSJ’s Aaron Zitner, digging into the highs a...

In Crypto’s Darkest Corner, A Suicide Became a Meme Coin

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Before committing suicide live on X, Arnold Haro had a request: "If I die, I hope you guys turn this into a meme coin." His dying wish came true. Haro...

Behind the Scenes at Davos, Claims of a Toxic Boss

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Davos conference brings together the world’s elites to try to make the world a better place. But according to some current and former employees,...

Canada’s New Leader Is Ready To Take on Trump

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Carney, a former banker, won Canada’s national election on Monday. Carney ran on an anti-Trump platform, and he's promised to try to decouple h...

A Syrian Father’s Journey to Find His Son

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Suleiman al-Youssef’s son, Shadi, has been missing since the beginning of the Syrian civil war. After the Assad regime was overthrown, Suleiman foun...

Neom, Pt 2: The Emperor’s New Clothes

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Wirth and Tony Harris moved halfway across the world to help build Neom: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s futuristic new city in the Saudi de...

Neom, Pt 1: Skiing in the Desert

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2017, Saudi Arabia’s ambitious, young leader, Mohammed bin Salman, unveiled Neom: a futuristic new city Saudi Arabia would build in the desert. N...

Trump 2.0: Where Is The Economy Headed?

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump’s deportations, tariffs, federal layoffs and funding suspensions have generated nonstop headlines and frayed confidence, yet left su...

Taking Stock of the ‘Sell America’ Trade

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Something strange happened in the US financial system earlier this week: the stock market, the bond market, and the value of the dollar all slumped. T...

Inside the Harvard vs. Trump Battle

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump has been on an escalating campaign to reorder elite higher education. The administration’s Anti-Semitism Task Force has froze...

How Frog Embryos Landed a Scientist in ICE Detention

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this year, Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova landed at Boston Logan Airport with samples of frog embryos in her luggage. Those samples cost Pe...

Pope Francis Has Died. What’s Next for the Catholic Church?

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday morning, Pope Francis died at 88. The first South American to hold the office, he was known for his commitment to social and economic justic...

How the 'Napa Valley of Cannabis' Dried Up

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When Colorado became one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, a community called Pueblo stepped forward hoping to become the 'Napa ...

Does Meta Have a Social Media Monopoly?

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Zuckerberg is in court defending Meta against a Federal Trade Commission case that alleges the company wields an illegal monopoly in social media...

How Elon Musk Pulled X Back From the Brink

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After years of trying to revive his flailing social media company, Elon Musk has pulled off a turnaround at X. It comes after Musk decided to merge X ...

The Billionaire Caught Between Trump and China

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Hong Kong-based company CK Hutchinson, led by billionaire Li Ka-shing, recently announced a deal to sell majority stakes in two ports on the Panam...

A Quick Fix for Hair Loss Is Making Some Men Sick

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Telehealth companies make hair loss drugs easy to get. They also don’t have to disclose side effects in ads. WSJ’s Rolfe Winkler reports that some...

Can Pepsi Make a Comeback?

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After decades of fighting Coca-Cola to be the nation’s favorite soda, Pepsi dropped to third place, after Dr Pepper. Now PepsiCo needs to win back s...

Trump 2.0: Tariff Turnaround

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Linebaugh and Molly Ball go behind the scenes of the administration’s tariff pause. We dive deep with WSJ’s Josh Dawsey, exploring the tensio...

China Unleashes a Trade War Arsenal

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the early days of President Trump’s second term, China was ready to negotiate on trade. Then came Liberation Day. Now China is ready with a trad...