The Journal.

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...

The Head of the EPA on the Future of the Agency

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump has a new vision for the Environmental Protection Agency that significantly rolls back environmental regulations. Kate Linebaugh speak...

The Tariff Trade Off: Jobs vs. Higher Prices

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump is ramping up his long-planned tariff war, promising to restore “Boomtown USA.” Before the start of the president’s first term, ...

Wall Street Speaks Out Against Tariffs

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, U.S. stocks lost $6.6 trillion in value during a two-day washout after President Trump announced large tariffs on countries around the worl...

The Fight Over Fluoride

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For decades, the majority of Americans have been drinking tap water with added fluoride to improve oral health. But WSJ’s Kris Maher says that backl...

Trump 2.0: Trade Wars and Deportation Battles

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball unpack the administration’s onslaught of new tariffs and break down what election results in Florida and Wisconsin mean ...

Trump’s Tariffs Force a New Era in Global Trade

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, in the Rose Garden, President Trump sent out a clear message: the era of globalization is over. Trump announced sweeping tariffs on trillio...

The Fraud Trial That Became JPMorgan's Headache

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie Javice sold her financial aid startup Frank to JPMorgan Chase for $175 million. But soon after the ink on the deal was dry, the bank discovere...

He Revived Barbie. Now He’s Turning Around Gap

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gap Inc. was once the king of mall-brand fashion. In recent years though, its Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta chains have been outmaneuvere...

Why Utah Is Regulating Mom Influencers

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last year, a popular Utah influencer with six children went to prison for child abuse. Now the state has put a new law into place to protect the child...

Inside the Hunt for Putin’s Sleeper Agents

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A family of deep-cover Russian spies hiding in the heart of Europe. A Slovenian spycatcher with a daunting mission. After months of reporting, WSJ's D...

Trump 2.0: Group Chat Fallout

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A journalist was added to a text thread with high-level Trump administration officials revealing plans for the timing and weapons to be used in a mili...

Three Federal Workers Hit by DOGE

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump’s unprecedented effort to shrink the federal labor force is impeding work at government sites across the country. Three laid-off fed...

Trump's Attack on Big Law

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The White House is waging a pressure campaign against some of the country’s most prominent law firms. WSJ’s Erin Mulvaney on how the firm Paul, We...

Arrivederci, Donatella Versace

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After nearly three decades as creative director, Donatella Versace is stepping down from her role at her family’s fashion house. The announcement co...

Trump's College Crackdown

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Columbia University gave in to President Trump’s demands after he revoked roughly $400 million in federal funding. WSJ’s Douglas Belkin explains h...

The New Hit Depression Treatment? A Ketamine-Derived Nasal Spray

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After it was approved in 2019, Spravato, a depression treatment derived from the club drug ketamine, was looking like a dud. But recently it has taken...

Trump 2.0: A Showdown With the Judiciary

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A battle has been brewing between President Trump and the judicial system as courts delay some of the administration's rapid fire executive orders. WS...

Greenland Has Tons of Minerals. So Where Are All the Miners?

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Greenland could satisfy the world’s hunger for minerals, if miners could just start digging. WSJ’s Sune Rasmussen explains why Greenland’s miner...

A New Phase in Trump's Immigration Fight

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Immigrants who took advantage of a Biden-era program to enter the U.S. are now being targeted by the Trump administration, including people who fled t...

The Battle to Be the King of Retail: Walmart vs. Amazon

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Walmart has been America’s largest retailer by revenue for over three decades. But that title might change hands this year, with Amazon hot on the s...

The Download That Led to a Massive Hack at Disney

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Van Andel’s ordinary life unraveled when he accidentally downloaded a trojan horse that gave a hacker access to his entire computer. But the...

The High Pressure Tactics Gloria Allred Uses On Her Own Clients

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gloria Allred’s lifelong crusade against men accused of sexual misconduct has made her a high profile feminist lawyer. But little is known about wha...

Trump 2.0: The Uncertainty Economy

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Reserve has been focused on cooling inflation and achieving a so-called soft landing. President Trump’s trade policies have sent markets...

Trump Family Has Explored Deal with Binance

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2023, crypto exchange Binance and its CEO and founder, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty to violating U.S. money laundering laws. Now, an investigatio...

What's Going On With the Economy?

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump said he wasn’t going to rule out a recession in the U.S.'s future. WSJ's Ashby Jones explains the cracks st...

Tesla Has a Problem: Elon Musk

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk’s politics have eroded Tesla’s appeal among some core buyers of electric vehicles. Some customers have started getting rid of their Tesl...

The Collapse of Walgreens

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Not much has gone right for Walgreens. Facing tough headwinds, the brand has been playing catch up to other U.S. pharmacy retailers for years. WSJ’s...

The Fight to Kick Soda Out of Food Stamps

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s Make America Healthy Again movement is leading an effort to stop people from spending food stamps on soda. WSJ’s Laura Coop...

Trump 2.0: ‘Just Getting Started’

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump delivered a celebratory speech to Congress, declaring that he had swiftly notched several wins for the American people. WSJ’s Andrew...

The Botched Software Update That Cost $600 Million

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sonos, the high-end speaker company, continues to reel from its disastrous app update last May. The company lost revenue and approximately $600 millio...

The Trade War With China Is On

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the last month, the Trump Administration has levied 20% tariffs on imports from China. We speak to the CEO of an American home goods company about ...

Trump's Tariffs Cause Chaos in Auto Industry

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump’s 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada took effect first thing Tuesday. The American auto industry will be hit hard by these ...

The Killing Spree Tied to a Silicon Valley Intellectual Movement

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Zizians, a cult-like group of militant vegans, has been connected to six killings across the country. The violence has sent shockwaves throughout ...

Inside DOGE's Campaign of Secrecy

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the first few minutes of the Trump presidency, Elon Musk’s programmers made a surprise incursion into a key personnel agency. Since then, DOGE pr...

Trump 2.0: A Big, Beautiful Bill

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution this week that serves as a first draft of the “big, beautiful bill” ...

Will Paramount Settle With Trump?

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Paramount Global is wrestling with whether to settle President Trump’s lawsuit against its CBS unit. At the same time, the company is waiting for re...

Why Gold Bars Are Flying Over the Atlantic

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you landed on a flight from Europe to New York recently, you might have been an unwitting participant in a high-stakes, high-altitude gold trade. W...

An Eggspensive Dilemma

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the U.S. fights a persistent bird flu outbreak, the cost of eggs has skyrocketed. The owner of a brunch cafe tells us about the impact of high-pric...

Why Trump Wants Ukrainian Minerals

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump administration is pushing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to hand over mineral rights worth hundreds of billions of dollars to the U....

Germany's Economy Is Broken. There's No Plan B.

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For decades, Germany has relied on manufacturing and exports – a model that made it the world’s third largest economy. But that model is breaking ...

Trump 2.0: Shaking Up Europe

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump Administration turns its focus to Europe as President Trump signals a willingness to cooperate with Russia. WSJ’s Alex Ward joins Ryan Knu...

Why Influencers Say Honey Is Stealing Their Money

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A controversy among YouTube influencers has led to a series of lawsuits accusing browser extensions like PayPal Honey of swiping their commissions. Pa...

State Farm Cut Policies. Then the Fires Hit.

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In recent years, most home insurers were fleeing areas of California with high risk for wildfires. But State Farm was there, dominating the market. Th...

The Life and Death of a Boeing Whistleblower

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

John Barnett worked at Boeing for nearly 30 years. Before he left the company, he filed a whistleblower complaint, alleging he was retaliated against ...

The 20,000 Steps to a Walmart Manager's Six-Figure Salary

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re off for Presidents Day, but we wanted to reshare this episode.Walmart is offering higher pay, bonuses and more stock options this year to reta...

The U.S. Spent Billions Fighting AIDS. What Now?

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At the beginning of his presidency, Donald Trump suspended most U.S. foreign aid, causing vast confusion and concern around the world. One affected pr...

Trump 2.0: The Musk-Trump Bromance

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been a busy month in D.C. for Elon Musk. WSJ’s Tim Higgins joins Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball to discuss what Musk’s strategies as a CEO can...

Grindr Makes a Date With AI

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dating app companies are seeing a decline in demand, so they’re looking to recruit a new matchmaker: AI. WSJ’s Belle Lin reports on Grindr’s big...

‘Love Is Blind’ Is Back. Not All the Drama Is On-Screen.

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Netflix’s hit reality show “Love is Blind” returns this Friday with its eighth season. But behind the scenes, there is a legal battle brewing ov...

R.I.P. CFPB?

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Trump administration's newly installed acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief Russell Vought is closing the agency and has ordered staf...

Women's Soccer Is Getting a Big Upgrade

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Denver was named the winner of a new women’s pro soccer franchise last month, in part because it plans to build one of the first stadiums exclusivel...

How Parlays Became the Biggest Bet in Sports

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve watched any professional sports this year, chances are you’ve seen ad after ad pushing parlay bets. WSJ’s Katherine Sayre explains how...

Trump 2.0: Less Foreign Aid, More Tariffs

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

WSJ’s Joel Schectman joins Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball to explore the dismantling of USAID and what it means for America’s future as a global lea...

Inside USAID as Elon Musk and DOGE Ripped It Apart

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump wants the world's richest man, Elon Musk, to shrink the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency. And...

The Snowballing Problems at Vail Resorts

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vail Resorts is the king of the mountain. But recently, the ski company has been facing issues with overcrowding and labor disputes. WSJ travel report...

RFK Jr.'s Nomination Just Got a Shot in the Arm

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared a major hurdle to becoming the nation's chief health officer. WSJ’s Liz Essley Whyte on Kennedy’s history and...

Trump’s Tariff Whiplash

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The White House announced wide-ranging tariffs against the U.S.'s biggest trading partners: Mexico, Canada and China. At the last minute, both Canada ...

A Plane Crash, Warning Signs and an Investigation

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The collision of American Airlines flight 5342 and an Army helicopter is the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. in 23 years. But there were warni...

Trump 2.0: A Whiplash on Federal Spending

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball round up the week’s news including nomination hearings, inspectors general firings and the airplane crash in D.C. Plus, ...

Meta Settles With Trump for $25 Million

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2021, President Donald Trump sued Meta after his accounts were suspended in the wake of the January 6 riot. WSJ’s Rebecca Ballhaus explains why M...