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The Quest to Save American-Made Antibiotics

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

USAntibiotics's plant in Tennessee is one of the last plants in the United States that makes amoxicillin, the crucial antibiotic that has been in shor...

Kamala Harris, In Context

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Democrats are rallying around Vice President Kamala Harris as she takes over President Biden’s campaign. WSJ’s Tarini Parti discusses some key mom...

The Glitch That Crashed Millions of Computers

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last Friday, 8.5 million computers around the world stopped working. All kinds of businesses were impacted, from airlines to banks to hospitals. The c...

Biden Taps Out. Harris Taps In.

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Sunday, President Joe Biden ended his bid for re-election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Annie Linskey reports on Biden’s big decisio...

Takeaways from the RNC: Trump Is in Control

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Republican National Convention came to a close Thursday night with a speech by presidential nominee Donald Trump that called for unity while also ...

Elon Musk and Silicon Valley Turn Towards Trump

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk has said he is committing around $45 million a month to a pro-Trump super PAC, according to people familiar with the matter. He is the bigge...

Russia Tries a WSJ Reporter in a Secret Court

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich has been held in Russia for more than a year on an espionage accusation that he, the U.S. government and The Wall Street...

Trump Courts the Union Vote

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last night at the Republican National Convention, Sean O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, spoke. O’Brien was th...

The Secret Service’s Failure to Protect Trump

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Saturday, a shooter attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Now, the Secret Service is coming under scrutiny for failing to prevent...

Teens Are Falling Victim to AI Fake Nudes

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last fall, nude photos of a 14-year-old student started spreading around her high school. But they weren't real… they’d been created with AI. WSJ’...

The Resurrection of Abercrombie & Fitch

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Abercrombie & Fitch was the hottest teen clothing brand. Kids would flock to their local mall to get the expensive,...

Gold Bars, Cash and a Mercedes: A U.S. Senator's Corruption Trial

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After his first corruption case ended in a mistrial in 2017, Sen. Bob Menendez had a message for his supporters: “Today is resurrection day.” Now,...

Boeing Agrees to Felony Plea. Now Its Future Is Up in the Air.

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a stunning concession, Boeing agreed Sunday to plead guilty to misleading air-safety regulators ahead of two deadly 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 201...

Coinbase’s CEO on the Future of Crypto

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After high-profile collapses and government crackdowns, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is one of the last big digital-asset founders standing. He speaks...

McDonald’s Wants To Offer Quality And Value. Can It Do Both?

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Erlinger, President of McDonald’s USA, sits down with Kate Linebaugh to talk about how the company is trying to keep customers happy despite ris...

Will Biden Stay in the Race?

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden to step back as candidate for president. A new WSJ poll shows Biden has fallen six points behind Donald Tr...

A Troubled Plan to Ship Migrants to Rwanda

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After a steep increase in migration, the United Kingdom turned to a controversial plan: sending migrants to Rwanda. But the plan has faced years of de...

Trump Has Broad Immunity

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court dealt a major blow to prosecutors hoping to convict Donald Trump on charges he sought to subvert the 2020 election. The court ruled ...

Farm-to-Table Pioneer on Why We Still Need Better Food

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alice Waters helped the farm-to-table movement go mainstream in the U.S. through her restaurant Chez Panisse. In the decades since she has kept advoca...

All Eyes on Biden, Trump – and CNN

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight, two presidents, one current and one former, are set to debate live on CNN. The stakes are high for the candidates and for the network that’...

How Ukraine Built a Weapon to Control the Black Sea

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ukraine has sunk or damaged about two dozen Russian ships using a technical innovation: naval drones. WSJ’s James Marson unspools the story of the d...

The Unusual Economics of the Bilt Credit Card

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rent has long been an expense people wanted to pay on credit cards. In 2022, Wells Fargo launched a credit card with Bilt Technologies that allowed us...

Southwest Changed Flying. Can It Change Itself?

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An activist investor says Southwest Airlines is stuck in the past. Elliott Investment Management says it has amassed a $1.9 billion stake, making it o...

Zyn pouches, ‘Zynfluencers’ and ‘the Zyndemic’

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For about a decade, Zyn, a brand of nicotine pouch, was a niche product used by former smokers. But now it’s exploded in popularity and is hard to f...

Sam Altman's Opaque Investment Empire

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has a day job and a side gig. Only one of them makes him rich. WSJ's Berber Jin explains how Altman makes most of his wealth thr...

How ‘Conflict Gum’ Is Helping Fuel Sudan’s Civil War

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gum arabic is a widely used but little-known ingredient found in products like soda, gum, makeup and beer. But as WSJ’s Nicholas Bariyo and Alexandr...

The Brutal Calculation of Hamas’s Leader

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yahya Sinwar is the Hamas leader inside Gaza who allegedly plotted the October 7th attacks. According to private messages reviewed by the WSJ, Sinwar ...

Tesla’s Multibillion-Dollar Pay Package for Elon Musk

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla shareholders voted to reapprove Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package, signaling support for the EV maker’s CEO and giving the board a...

The Hidden Life of Google’s Secret Weapon

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joshua Wright was a star in the world of antitrust, from his time at the Federal Trade Commission to his work with some of the biggest tech companies....

Elon Musk’s Unusual Relationships With Women at SpaceX

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The billionaire founder showed several female employees at SpaceX an unusual amount of attention or pursued them. WSJ's Joseph Palazzolo describes the...

New York’s U-Turn on a Plan to Reduce Traffic

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The nation’s first congestion-pricing plan was set to take effect at the end of June. But last week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called to indefinite...

Shein: Fast Fashion, Slow IPO

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The fast-fashion giant hoped to have a splashy U.S. public offering this year. WSJ's Shen Lu explains how the divide between Beijing and Washington go...

Trillion Dollar Shot, Episode 4: The Disruptors

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The rising popularity of GLP-1 drugs could cause all kinds of ripple effects. According to one estimate, 9% of the U.S. population could be on Ozempi...

‘It Came out of Nowhere’: The Rise of Dr Pepper

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There is a new contender in the cola wars, and it isn’t a cola. It’s Dr Pepper. WSJ’s Jennifer Maloney unpacks how after decades as a distant co...

Why Biden Is Cracking Down on Asylum at the Border

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President Biden unveiled a last-ditch effort to lower illegal crossings at the southern border this week. The move focuses on asylum seekers, and the ...

Behind Closed Doors, Biden’s Age is Showing

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For much of his career, Biden built a reputation as a master negotiator. He’s known for his detailed knowledge of issues—and for hitting his strid...

A Conversation with Alphabet’s Captain of Moonshots

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Astro Teller, the CEO of Aphabet’s X, runs a lab dedicated to solving some of the world’s most pressing problems while also coming up with viable ...

Mexico Has a New President. Will She Be Different?

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia Sheinbaum, the former mayor of Mexico City, will become Mexico’s first female president. Sheinbaum has pledged to be a continuation of her p...

Trillion Dollar Shot, Episode 3: Brad

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bradley Olson has tried a lot of different diets over his 20-year weight-loss journey, including popular programs like WeightWatchers. But nothing was...

The Origin Story of Trump's Guilty Verdict

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A New York jury has found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 charges. WSJ reporter Joe Palazzolo recalls the original investigation that event...

The Big Short: China Edition

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For years, China’s real estate market was booming. Developers, home buyers and Western banks rushed to invest. But the boom turned into a bubble, wh...

The Trustbuster Taking on Ticketmaster

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter heads the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. He speaks with Ryan Knutson about the DOJ’s lawsu...

$2.8 Billion for College Athletes and a New World for the NCAA

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For over a century, the NCAA has refused to pay athletes. After a recent settlement, that’s going to change. The organization has agreed to set asid...

Introducing Science Vs - Ozempic: Is It Scarier Than We Thought?

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trillion Dollar Shot, our new series about drugs like Ozempic, will be back next week. Until then, we think you’d enjoy a show from our friends over...

The First Person to Get Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chip

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk’s Neuralink is on a mission to enable humans to communicate with computers using their thoughts. Now they have successfully implanted thei...

Could Paris Hilton Create the 'Next Disney?'

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Paris Hilton and her husband, VC investor Carter Reum, talk about "strict" parenting, the importance of A.I. and the huge economic value of her spoile...

Years After Surfside Collapse, Florida Condos Are In Crisis

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Florida condominium buildings are undergoing inspections after the state set new requirements for how often the structures are put to the test. WSJ's ...

Why Israel and Hamas Could Be Headed Into a Forever War

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Seven months into the war, Hamas is far from defeated. The Islamist militant group is using guerrilla tactics and a vast underground tunnel network to...

Did ‘Roaring Kitty’ Just Spark a Meme Stock Sequel?

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meme stocks took off last week after an unexpected tweet appeared from “Roaring Kitty,” a social media account associated with former financial co...

Trillion Dollar Shot, Episode 2: Bank Breakers

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As demand for the new class of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs skyrockets, one thing has stood in the way of many people trying to access them: cost. With a p...

The Race to Save an Iconic Train From Falling Into the Ocean

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Pacific Surfliner train in Southern California runs along some of the most beautiful coastlines in America. But some fear it might soon fall into ...

The Life of One of Wall Street’s Greatest Investors

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Simons pioneered a revolution in financial trading, embracing a computer-oriented, quantitative style in the 1980s well ahead of Wall Street. Foll...

Live from Seattle: A Weird Economy + Election = ??

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If the upcoming presidential election could be summed up by a song, what would it be? And will voters cast their ballots based on a bright future or a...

North Korea’s Propaganda Mastermind

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For six decades, one man has been largely responsible for creating North Korea’s propaganda machine: Kim Ki Nam. He served all three North Korean di...

How FTX Found Billions to Repay Customers

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When FTX collapsed into bankruptcy in 2022, many customers never thought they'd see their money again. But FTX's assets have rebounded. WSJ’s Andrew...

Trillion Dollar Shot, Episode 1: Birth of a Blockbuster

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Before Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, there was Lotte Bjerre Knudsen. In the 1990s, the young scientist at the Danish drug company Novo Nord...

A Lawyer Says He Doesn't Need Help for Psychosis. His Family Disagrees.

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

WSJ’s Julie Wernau wanted to test a hypothesis: are there more mentally ill homeless people now, compared to before the pandemic? That question led ...

Can Chinese Customers Rescue Starbucks?

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Starbucks has a problem: Sales at U.S. stores have fallen sharply and now the company is looking to China, its second biggest market, to boost its rev...

The Suitcases Full of Cash Flowing Through Airports

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

London and Dubai's international airports have become conduits for billions of dollars of illicit funds, potentially linked to corruption, drug traffi...

Why Is Tesla Pulling Back on EV Charging?

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla announced last week that it’s laying off the team responsible for the biggest electric-vehicle charging network in the U.S. The move comes as ...

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

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Walmart is offering higher pay, bonuses and more stock options this year to retain and attract managers. WSJ’s Sarah Nassauer spent a day with one m...

Guns and Death Threats in Canada’s Baby-Eel Fisheries

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The high price of baby eels has triggered an upsurge in illegal fishing and criminal activity in Canada. Earlier this year, the country announced a ba...

The NBA's Media Rights Are Up for Grabs. Billions Are at Stake.

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The National Basketball Association is in advanced stages of a new round of media-rights deals. WSJ’s Amol Sharma unpacks why several major media pl...

Mayhem at Paramount as Merger Looms

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, Bob Bakish stepped down as CEO of Paramount, one of America’s most iconic media companies. WSJ’s Jessica Toonkel reports on how Bakish’...

Trump Allies Draft Plans to Rein in the Fed

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump's allies have drafted plans to curb the Federal Reserve’s independence, should Trump win a second term. WSJ’s Andrew Restuccia unpack...

Amazon’s Secret Operation to Gather Intel on Rivals

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For almost a decade, Amazon staff went undercover on Walmart, eBay and other marketplaces selling products under the guise of a company called ‘Big ...

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon on What's Next for the Economy

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Dimon discusses his concerns about the future of the economy, the effect of overseas wars and the importance of U.S. leadership in a wide-rangin...

Pro-Palestinian Protests and Arrests at U.S. Colleges

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With a fresh round of pro-Palestinian protests sweeping campuses nationwide, university administrators are cracking down. WSJ’s Melissa Korn explain...

How Gambling Scandals Are Rocking Sports Leagues

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Less than six years after a Supreme Court ruling paved the way for legal sports gambling, U.S. sports leagues are facing an onslaught of betting scand...

Inside the White House's Scramble to Avert a Bigger Middle East War

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the course of 19 days, U.S. officials raced to contain escalating tensions between Israel and Iran amid a series of attacks. WSJ’s Michael R. G...

Donald Trump’s First Criminal Trial Is Underway

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former President Donald Trump is expected to spend the next six weeks in a Manhattan courtroom, defending himself against accusations he covered up a ...

How Cyber Thieves Are Disrupting U.S. Goods

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reports of freight fraud are on the rise, vexing trucking companies and regulators. And victims say that they aren’t getting any real help from law ...

Think It’s Expensive to Buy a Home? Try Owning One.

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s not just the cost of buying a home that’s going up. It’s also the hidden costs — like taxes, maintenance and insurance — that are going...

Why the Fed Is Steering Away From Rate Cuts

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell called into question whether the Fed will be able to lower interest rates this year as hoped. WSJ’s N...

Many Cities Fear the ‘Doom Loop.’ St. Louis is in One.

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cities such as San Francisco and Chicago are trying to save their downtown office districts from spiraling into a doom loop. St. Louis is already trap...

The Russian Military is Using Elon Musk’s Starlink

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SpaceX’s satellite-internet devices are ending up in the hands of American adversaries and accused war criminals. WSJ’s Thomas Grove and Micah Mai...

Can the WNBA Cash in on the Caitlin Clark Effect?

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin Clark has lifted women’s college basketball to new heights, setting records on and off the court. Now the Iowa superstar is going pro and jo...

How Employer-Funded Child Care Can Work

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Providing child care for employees may not seem like a savvy business choice, but some companies swear by it. WSJ’s Harriet Torry explores the diffe...

What Arizona's Abortion Ban Means for the 2024 Election

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the Arizona Supreme Court revived an abortion ban enacted in 1864, decades before the state's formation. WSJ's Laura Kusisto explains how t...

Biden’s New Plan to Cancel Student Debt

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Biden administration is proposing a sweeping initiative to slash student debt for nearly 30 million borrowers. WSJ’s Andrew Restuccia unpacks th...

Why No Labels’ Presidential Campaign Failed to Launch

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

No Labels, the centrist group which was trying to field a third-party presidential candidate, is abandoning its efforts to find someone to lead its “...

Janet Yellen Has a Warning for China

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in China trying to discourage government officials and business leaders from flooding the world with cheap goods. W...

The Failures Inside Boeing's 737 Factory

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In January, a door panel blew off a Boeing 737 MAX plane during an Alaska Airlines flight. Informal communication logs between workers at the Boeing p...

A Deadly Strike on Aid Workers in Gaza

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amid an increasingly dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen were killed by an Israeli airstrike. WSJ’s Steph...

The Battle Over Disney’s Board

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Disney's business has been struggling in recent years, and there's a fight over how to fix it. On one side is Nelson Peltz, an activist investor, who ...

Ryanair: Cheap, Cramped and Making Its CEO a Fortune

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michael O’Leary has been running Ryanair for the past 30 years — the longest tenure of any major airline boss. During that time he has turned a pa...

Six Days of Chaos at MGM’s Casinos

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A gang of young criminals. A more than $30 million ransom. Casinos in disarray. WSJ’s Robert McMillan brings us inside a cyberattack that brought ma...

25 Years in Prison from “The Trial of Crypto’s Golden Boy”

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin Ostroff and Rachel Humphreys attend Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing hearing and parse through the reasoning behind Judge Lewis Kaplan’s rul...

Donald Trump’s Meme Stock Moment

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Not long ago, Donald Trump’s social-media company, Truth Social, seemed like it was on life support. But when the company went public this week, its...

The Baltimore Bridge Catastrophe

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Early Tuesday morning, a 1,000-foot container ship lost power and plowed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge leaving six people still unaccounted for. T...

What Will Sam’s Sentence Be? from "The Trial of Crypto’s Golden Boy"

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin Ostroff and Rachel Humphreys dive into a mountain of court filings to understand the arguments that will be made at Sam Bankman-Fried’s sent...

Will Getting Rid of Bosses Fix the Workplace?

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bayer is throwing out the corporate playbook to try a radical experiment: getting rid of a huge swath of its bosses. After years of tumbling stock pri...

Sam's Life in a Brooklyn Jail from "The Trial of Crypto's Golden Boy"

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back for Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing. After the crypto golden boy was found guilty on all counts in November, this week he’ll find out ...

Why the U.S. Government Is Suing Apple

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Department of Justice announced a landmark lawsuit against Apple, alleging that it has built a monopoly in smartphones by thwarting innovative app...

Trump Needs $450 Million He Doesn’t Have

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump’s finances are under stress. He faces a $454 million judgment against him in a civil-fraud case. Meanwhile, his campaign fundraising is...

Is Fighting Misinformation Censorship? The Supreme Court Will Decide.

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the Supreme Court is considering whether the Biden administration unlawfully pressured tech companies to suppress social media posts oppose...

Can Reddit’s IPO Survive Its Own Users?

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The social-media platform Reddit is making its stock-market debut Thursday and is offering a chunk of shares in its initial public offering to users, ...

Why Women Are Leaving Goldman Sachs

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When David Solomon became CEO of Goldman Sachs just over five years ago, he made promoting women to senior levels of the firm a priority. But female e...

How Two Binance Employees Ended Up Detained in Nigeria

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two Binance employees, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, are being held by Nigerian authorities in a guarded house. According to their families,...

How a Psychiatrist Lost $400,000 on Gambling Apps

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In November 2022, Kavita Fischer downloaded a casino app from DraftKings, one of the top online betting companies in the U.S. Kavita was looking for r...