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Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Drama Goes to Court

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, a trial got under way to determine whether Rupert Murdoch can change a trust holding the family’s assets for his children. Murdoch wants ...

Why 33,000 Boeing Workers Walked Off the Job

16 Sep 2024

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Tens of thousands of Boeing’s unionized workers are on strike after they rejected a new contract last week. WSJ’s Sharon Terlep reports on the ris...

Fraudulent Online Returns Cost Retailers Billions

13 Sep 2024

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Scammers are exploiting retailers’ online return programs like never before, fueled by websites and messaging apps. WSJ’s Liz Young reports on the...

Red, White and Who? A Swing-State Debate

13 Sep 2024

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After a tense debate, Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball unpack a busy election week and examine what’s next for both campaigns in crucial swing states lik...

The Fight Over U.S. Steel and the Community Caught in the Middle

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President Biden, Vice President Harris and former President Trump have all signaled their opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Ni...

Testosterone Clinics Sell Virility. Side Effects Sometimes Included.

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Testosterone therapy is booming, touting a boost at the gym and in the bedroom, but the potential side effects (like infertility) are less well known....

Your New Hire May Be a North Korean Spy

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

North Korean cybercriminals have developed a new way to access networks in corporate America: getting IT jobs. According to U.S. officials, hundreds o...

How Betting on U.S. Politics Is Getting Big

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

WSJ’s Alexander Osipovich explores the world of political betting. We meet a trader making big money making predictions on the upcoming U.S. electio...

Hot, Dry and Booming: A Texas Climate Case Study

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle, Texas is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. It is also facing heat and drought that has been exacerbated by climate change ...

Red, White and Who? How Abortion Plays For Trump and Harris

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who will win the race to the White House? A new series from The Journal podcast explores the issues that are shaping this election. This week, Ryan Kn...

A Fed Insider on the Looming Rate Cut

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This month, for the first time in over two years, the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates. Mary Daly, the president of the F...

The Rise of the Tween Shopper

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tweens, or kids aged 8 to 12, have learned to shop online. Brands are taking note. WSJ’s Chavie Lieber spoke to TikTok-er Demetra Dias and explains ...

What's Behind the Arrest of the Telegram CEO?

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pavel Durov, the CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France last month. He was charged with a host of crimes, including complicity in d...

For Kamala Harris, a Big Interview and a Narrow Lead

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kamala Harris is trying to step out of President Biden’s shadow without distancing herself from their administration’s policies. Molly Ball breaks...

Private Equity Finally Can Get a Piece of the NFL

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The world’s most lucrative sports league is allowing private equity to buy into teams. WSJ’s Andrew Beaton and Miriam Gottfried unpack why the NFL...

Why China Is Risking a Trade War

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Faced with stagnating economic growth, Chinese leader Xi Jinping decided to go all in on manufacturing and exporting. But, as Lingling Wei reports, th...

Lending Elon Musk Money Was A Very Bad Bet

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he borrowed $13 billion dollars from several banks to complete the deal. Now, it looks like the banks may not g...

Etsy: Big Commerce or Crafters' Community?

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For almost 20 years, Etsy has been a popular website for handmade and specialized goods on the internet. But as the company grew, many current and for...

Hope, Unity (and Some Nerves) at the DNC

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last night, Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. It capped off a boisterous, speaker-packed week in ...

Outcry at Bank of America Over Dangerous Workloads

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In May, an associate at Bank of America died unexpectedly after working long hours on a big acquisition. The death sparked an outcry about the all-nig...

The Inside Story of Starbucks’s CEO Drama

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, Starbucks ousted its CEO Laxman Narasimhan and replaced him with Brian Niccol, the current leader of Chipotle. Lauren Thomas reports on the...

At the DNC, Democrats Are Divided Over Gaza

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Democratic National Convention is underway in Chicago, where the party aims to unite behind its new nominee for president, Kamala Harris. But the ...

The Economy: Trump vs. Harris

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, the two presidential candidates put forward some specific policy proposals about the economy. WSJ’s Andrew Restuccia breaks down what eac...

Is the Trump Campaign Going Off Track?

16 Aug 2024

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WSJ’s Molly Ball breaks down the past week for the Trump campaign as the former president continues to try and counter a surge of support for Harris...

She Was Google’s First Landlord. And She Changed the Internet.

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki died last week at the age of 56. WSJ’s Miles Kruppa shares how Wojcicki developed a reputation as perhaps the most...

One Man’s Campaign Against DEI

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the past three months, Robby Starbuck has fueled social-media attacks that have led to two companies rolling back their diversity initiatives. He i...

China Is Finally Doing Something About the Fentanyl Crisis

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After years of pressure from the U.S., China is imposing new restrictions on chemicals used in the production of fentanyl. WSJ’s Brian Spegele says ...

Boeing's Long Flight Delay – in Space

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In June, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully docked at the International Space Station. But issues with its propulsion system have called int...

Will Tracking Cocoa Beans Help Save the Rainforest?

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The world’s rainforests have shrunk dramatically in recent decades due to the expansion of land for growing cash crops, like cocoa. The European Uni...

$25 Billion to Zero: Bill Ackman’s Bungled IPO

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Ackman has pressed pause on the initial public offering of a new fund aimed at everyday investors after a lack of demand. Ackman originally aimed...

Judge Rules ‘Google Is a Monopolist’

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a historic decision this week, a federal judge ruled that Google acted to illegally maintain a monopoly in online search. The case was the first of...

What the Stock Market Panic Says About the Economy

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Slow job growth in the U.S. and interest rate cuts in Japan triggered a global stock market sell off on Monday. WSJ’s Nick Timiraos breaks down how ...

Who is Filing Thousands of Disability Lawsuits Against Businesses?

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Under the Americans With Disabilities Act, businesses are supposed to make their websites accessible to the visually impaired. WSJ's Ruth Simon found ...

'Phony' and 'Weird.' Trump and Harris Size Each Other Up

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign gets underway, Democrats and Republicans are rushing to define her. And Democrats are shifting the way they...

The Historic U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Russia freed wrongfully convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and more than a dozen others on Thursday as part of the largest East-W...

Alexa is in Millions of Homes and Amazon is Losing Billions

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After ten years of sales, 500 million Amazon smart devices have found their way into homes around the world. But the company is losing billions of dol...

The Paris Olympics’ $1.5 Billion Poop Problem

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Olympics officials in Paris postponed the men’s triathlon because of elevated E. coli levels in the River Seine, where the event was set to t...

The Slaves Sending You Scam Texts

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever thought about who is behind your scam texts? WSJ reporter Feliz Solomon spent months investigating and discovered that many of these tex...

The Week That Changed the Presidential Race

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The 2024 presidential election has taken a major turn after Biden dropped out of the race. WSJ’s Molly Ball charts how the 2024 political election h...

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...