The Wall Street Journal

Thirty-eight time Pulitzer Prize winner, The Wall Street Journal offers unrivalled coverage of global markets. Discover insights on business, politics and current affairs.

Oct 15, 2021 - 13 min

The real meaning of freedom at work

How to make play and connection your top priority.

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Oct 11, 2021 - 8 min

Pope Francis’s unofficial revolution

As the Vatican criminal trial resumes this week.

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Oct 11, 2021 - 17 min

The Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, says she wants to fix the company, not harm it

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Oct 9, 2021 - 14 min

What makes an American hero?

Today the US knows less about historical heroes than the marvel franchise.

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Oct 7, 2021 - 8 min

Jony Ive on what he misses most about Steve Jobs

Remembering the Apple co-founder and design genius.

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Oct 4, 2021 - 8 min

Awe makes you feel better

Here's a surprising way to find it.

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Oct 1, 2021 - 11 min

Can companies have a hybrid workplace — and keep things fair?

The new arrangement has its bad sides.

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Sep 29, 2021 - 20 min

Angela Merkel’s international legacy: cooler trans-Atlantic relations

The world after Merkel.

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Sep 27, 2021 - 14 min

What’s your raise really worth?

Inflation has something to say about it.

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Sep 26, 2021 - 9 min

How ‘Go Your Own Way’ helped Lindsey Buckingham get over Stevie Nicks

The 1976 breakup song was a way forward for Fleetwood Mac.

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Sep 25, 2021 - 6 min

Evergrande’s struggles reflect China’s efforts to rein in multiyear debt boom

Should Beijing rethink its investment in infrastructure?

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Sep 25, 2021 - 25 min

How Facebook hobbled Mark Zuckerberg’s bid to get America vaccinated

The Wall Street Journal exposes Facebook.

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Sep 20, 2021 - 28 min

Facebook says its rules apply to all - company documents reveal a secret elite that’s exempt

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Sep 20, 2021 - 8 min

Marie Kondo lets the wind purify her home

Hacks and tips from the guru of decluttering.

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Sep 19, 2021 - 14 min

Bezosism

The way Amazon uses tech to squeeze performance out of workers deserves its own name.

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Sep 17, 2021 - 7 min

Digital currencies pave way for deeply negative interest rates

Will physical banknotes ever be replaced?

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Sep 15, 2021 - 13 min

How hackers use our brains against us

The first step is infiltrating our unconscious.

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Sep 14, 2021 - 15 min

A generation of American men give up on college: ‘I just feel lost’

The education gap is widening across the US.

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Sep 11, 2021 - 13 min

The children of 9/11

Lessons in resilience.

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Sep 9, 2021 - 7 min

Five ways to train your brain for another COVID season

It’s a new season of uncertainty.

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Sep 7, 2021 - 10 min

‘The Magician’ review: Colm Tóibín conjures Thomas Mann

Why the novelist's inner-self remains elusive.

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Sep 5, 2021 - 7 min

Big Tech wants you to live in a virtual world - prepare for real problems

Ready for the metaverse? User discretion is advised.

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Sep 3, 2021 - 11 min

Afghanistan’s falling man

The 17-year-old soccer star who plunged from a US military jet.

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Sep 2, 2021 - 4 min

Yes, age does make us more generous

Here, a psychologist explains why.

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Sep 2, 2021 - 18 min

Jack Ma’s costliest business lesson

China has only one leader.

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Aug 31, 2021 - 16 min

The delta variant and beyond

Learning to live with COVID.

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Aug 28, 2021 - 10 min

A star chef’s top-down revolution for solving food inequity

Will he change the world?

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Aug 19, 2021 - 6 min

Oil giants turn to startups for low-carbon energy ideas

But, are they really trying to clean up their act?

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Aug 18, 2021 - 8 min

Scarlett Johansson lawsuit stirs debate over streaming-era movie compensation

Analysing the first lawsuit of its kind.

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Aug 15, 2021 - 6 min

Ancient partners in love and war

The LGBT legends that inspired for millennia.

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Aug 15, 2021 - 8 min

One of the coldest places on earth is on fire

A reflection on the devastating implications.

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Aug 11, 2021 - 9 min

What to do when everybody returns to the office - but you remain remote

Tackling remote work FOMO.

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Aug 9, 2021 - 11 min

Why artificial intelligence isn’t intelligent

Misconceptions of the name fuel a hype that can never be met.

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Aug 7, 2021 - 7 min

Can aiming for gold be a mental health hazard?

Look after your mind like an Olympian.

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Aug 6, 2021 - 16 min

Elon Musk’s trip through hell

Inside the 2018 scramble to avoid the collapse of Tesla.

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Aug 4, 2021 - 8 min

Five seconds that flattened Beirut

One year on from the Beirut explosion.

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Aug 2, 2021 - 11 min

Faces are the next target for fraudsters

Heightened innovation needs heightened security.

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Aug 1, 2021 - 7 min

What Proust knew about identity

A monumental novelist at 150.

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Jul 30, 2021 - 13 min

How science lost the public’s trust

Can we get people to believe again?

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Jul 28, 2021 - 12 min

Third COVID wave upends fragile South Africa

A warning for the developing world.

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Jul 24, 2021 - 34 min

Simone Biles will not be denied

Will she take gold again?

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Jul 24, 2021 - 20 min

‘Financially hobbled for life’: the elite Master’s degrees that don’t pay off

Are top institutions selling myths to students?

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Jul 20, 2021 - 14 min

Companies target a new market: the stressed out

How businesses are cashing in on anxiety.

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Jul 19, 2021 - 7 min

Could AI keep people ‘alive’ after death?

We might be entering a Black Mirror reality.

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Jul 18, 2021 - 10 min

Buy, borrow, die: how rich Americans live off their paper wealth

It’s a good time to be rich in the US.

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Jul 14, 2021 - 17 min

Inside Donald Trump’s last days in the White House and plans for a comeback

Could he make his way back?

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Jul 9, 2021 - 11 min

What a tech breakup could mean for you

Will our tech become less secure?

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Jul 8, 2021 - 18 min

Amazon primed Andy Jassy to be CEO. Can he keep what Jeff Bezos built?

New boss; same threats.

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Jul 8, 2021 - 8 min

Your NFT sold for $69 million — now what? Beeple turns to a new project, and old masters

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Jul 5, 2021 - 9 min

Panama Canal tackles climate-change puzzle: too little rainwater or too much

How to solve a seemingly paradoxical problem.

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Jul 4, 2021 - 11 min

How AI is taking over our gadgets

It’s time to start thinking of the tech in the present, not just the future.

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Jul 1, 2021 - 8 min

What is your microbiome? A wellness trend taking on post-COVID urgency

Enhance your immune system with your skincare routine.

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Jun 27, 2021 - 16 min

The world relies on one chip maker in Taiwan, leaving everyone vulnerable

Has its monopoly on the industry gone too far?

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Jun 24, 2021 - 8 min

Where Google’s advertising chief searches for insight

Lorraine Twohill on the people that helped her succeed.

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Jun 21, 2021 - 14 min

How COVID changed executive recruitment — perhaps for a long time

Will these changes survive lockdown?

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Jun 20, 2021 - 15 min

When Americans took to the streets over inflation

Should we be concerned about the return of high inflation?

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Jun 19, 2021 - 5 min

How the rules of political engagement have changed for brands

Silence on important issues is no longer a viable commercial option.

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Jun 18, 2021 - 7 min

Does evolution want us to drink?

With such a strong taste for alcohol, the question is only natural.

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Jun 17, 2021 - 11 min

Self-driving cars could be decades away, no matter what Elon Musk said

Autonomy deadlines are slipping.

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Jun 15, 2021 - 8 min

Crypto frauds target investors hoping to cash in on Bitcoin boom

Crime in the industry is skyrocketing.

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Jun 11, 2021 - 19 min

The economic recovery is here — It’s unlike anything you’ve seen

America's rebound is triggering a commotion.

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Jun 6, 2021 - 25 min

The Wuhan lab leak question: a disused Chinese mine takes center stage

Is the conspiracy theory coming true?

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Jun 3, 2021 - 10 min

Chellsie Memmel, 32-year-old mother, is the comeback gymnastics wants

The unlikely return of an Olympic athlete.

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May 31, 2021 - 11 min

How TikTok cryptocurrency influencers are teaching a new generation of investors

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May 31, 2021 - 6 min

Why you shouldn't buy Bitcoin when you're hungry

The dangers of decision making.

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May 29, 2021 - 10 min

"Journey to the edge of reason" review: Gödel’s beautiful mind

A significant logician, simplified.

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May 29, 2021 - 15 min

Inside the Simon & Schuster blowup over its Mike Pence book deal

Is the company guilty of woke washing?

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May 25, 2021 - 14 min

Natural gas, America’s no. 1 power source, already has a new challenger: batteries

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May 21, 2021 - 15 min

Cheating at school is easier than ever — and it’s rampant

What will happen to those hacking their way to better grades?

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May 17, 2021 - 15 min

What happens to stocks and cryptocurrencies when the fed stops raining money?

This financial boom could be too good to be true.

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May 17, 2021 - 7 min

From Dutch tulips to internet stocks, how to spot a financial bubble

What could kill off the latest investment crazes?

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May 15, 2021 - 23 min

Michael Lewis’s ‘The Premonition’: a closer look at how the pandemic response went awry

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May 13, 2021 - 15 min

Where she was from: The collected Joan Didion

Celebrating her sixth decade of literary genius.

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May 13, 2021 - 18 min

Trapped aboard an abandoned cargo ship: one sailor’s four-year ordeal

“The world has been isolating, but I have been abandoned.”

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May 11, 2021 - 11 min

TikTok is the place to go for financial advice if you’re a young adult

But, can it be trusted?

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May 8, 2021 - 18 min

The pandemic changed where Americans live

Why US suburbs are winning whilst cities are losing.

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May 6, 2021 - 15 min

Robinhood, three friends and the fortune that got away

The hidden dangers of the trading app.

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May 4, 2021 - 16 min

How electric, self-driving cars and ride-hailing will transform the car industry

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May 4, 2021 - 7 min

What makes an investment 'green'? The EU wants an answer

By asking companies for evidence of big eco-claims.

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Apr 29, 2021 - 11 min

GameStop and Bitcoin renewed a push to digitize the stock market

A tectonic digital shift is starting to happen.

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Apr 26, 2021 - 17 min

The airline safety revolution

Why it is now safer to fly than to get to the airport.

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Apr 24, 2021 - 9 min

New investors discover tax pitfalls of Robinhood and other trading apps

Some users are getting fleeced on taxes.

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Apr 23, 2021 - 9 min

TikTok turns average Joes into stars. Then what?

Cashing in when it counts is key.

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Apr 22, 2021 - 11 min

How payment processor Stripe became Silicon Valley’s hottest startup

How a chaotic start bolstered the company's success.

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Apr 20, 2021 - 10 min

Brené Brown on why good leadership has nothing to do with your salary

What is the key trait of successful leadership?

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Apr 18, 2021 - 15 min

The false promise of quick-fix psychology

The allure of profound personal transformation actions is deceiving.

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Apr 18, 2021 - 7 min

For Taylor Swift, the future of music is a love story

The exceptional power of music fans.

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Apr 14, 2021 - 15 min

China creates its own digital currency, a first for major economy

The dollar’s new rival.

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Apr 12, 2021 - 12 min

Modern life is messing with our microbiomes, but science is fighting back

How to harness good bacteria.

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Apr 10, 2021 - 11 min

Could group therapy get a boost from psychedelics?

Is it time to take a trip with our support group?

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Apr 9, 2021 - 8 min

The new rules for night owl workers

Are you most productive at night?

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Apr 8, 2021 - 16 min

Herd immunity won’t save us — but we can still beat COVID-19

It's time to look elsewhere for a solution.

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Apr 4, 2021 - 8 min

What Is Archegos and how did it rattle the stock market?

Understanding the family investing vehicle.

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Apr 4, 2021 - 23 min

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh bankrolled his followers — in return, they enabled his risky lifestyle

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Mar 26, 2021 - 13 min

College admission season is crazier than ever — that could change who gets in

School's out for exams.

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Mar 25, 2021 - 4 min

Jennifer Doudna on the pandemic year: the power of mission-driven science

The CRISPR pioneer on a year of lockdown science.

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Mar 22, 2021 - 14 min

Why Stephen Sondheim is America’s greatest living writer

Is it time to take musical theatre more seriously as an art form?

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Mar 20, 2021 - 9 min

How tech will change sex and intimacy, for better and worse

Will people give up humans for good?

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Mar 19, 2021 - 19 min

Why Marcus Rashford is the new Prince of England

The UK’s newest national treasure.

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Mar 18, 2021 - 14 min

Let’s redesign the laptop for a work-from-home era

It’s about time there was an upgrade.

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Mar 14, 2021 - 10 min

Forget what you think happiness is

Is it time for us to shift our focus?

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Mar 12, 2021 - 16 min

How remote work is reshaping America’s urban geography

Is working from home good news for smaller cities?

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Mar 8, 2021 - 17 min

In ‘Another Round,’ Mads Mikkelsen shows another side

From James Bond to Star Wars: his career is the stuff of pop-culture legends.

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Mar 5, 2021 - 9 min

Tech startups’ new million-dollar question: do we really need an office?

Some businesses could retire their entire workforce to the cloud.

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Feb 26, 2021 - 17 min

What gene editing can do for humankind

Will we soon need to draw a line on what we do with it?

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Feb 25, 2021 - 4 min

Do we need an anti-Nobel Prize?

Frank Wilczek: there is too much emphasis on rewarding success in science.

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Feb 22, 2021 - 29 min

Bill Gates has a master plan for battling climate change

The importance of re-designing our approach to nuclear energy.

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Feb 20, 2021 - 17 min

Facebook meets Apple in clash of the tech titans — ‘we need to inflict pain’

Two Big Tech Goliaths, two visionary CEOs, two different approaches to privacy.

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Feb 19, 2021 - 12 min

How women can ditch the guilt when juggling careers and family

Take it from the Power Moms: working-mother guilt is a futile waste of energy.  

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Feb 16, 2021 - 8 min

Clubhouse and social audio apps are having a moment — is it all talk?

Big names in Hollywood, politics and tech are turning to them as a way to expand their reach.

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Feb 14, 2021 - 9 min

The environmental upside of modern farming

The case for innovative thinking in response to farming's negative impacts.

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Feb 6, 2021 - 9 min

A workout for your mental health

Some daily practices to help keep the stress from the pandemic under control.

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Feb 6, 2021 - 7 min

Who is Andy Jassy? Jeff Bezos acolyte moves from cloud to Amazon CEO

He turned Amazon's cloud computing into the company's most profitable business.

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Feb 3, 2021 - 10 min

Cicely Tyson, trailblazing actor, dead at 96

She leaves an inspiring legacy behind.

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Feb 3, 2021 - 22 min

GameStop mania reveals power shift on Wall Street — and the pros are reeling

Melvin Capital lost 30% of their $12.5 billion portfolio, just in January.

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Feb 2, 2021 - 9 min

How higher wages can increase profits

Harvard research suggests that the benefits outweigh the costs.

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Feb 2, 2021 - 18 min

China played its hand well in 2020. Will it keep winning?

The last year could point to notable successes and rising international clout — but at what cost?

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Feb 1, 2021 - 6 min

Why "Candyman" and "Captain Marvel 2" director Nia DaCosta will make history in 2021

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Jan 31, 2021 - 13 min

Fran Lebowitz hates wearing a mask more than you do

“I put that mask on — I’m Helen Keller. It’s amazing I can find my way around.”

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Jan 31, 2021 - 13 min

Keith Gill drove the GameStop Reddit mania — he talked to the Journal

Meet the trader who turned the investing world upside down: “I didn’t expect this.”

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Jan 29, 2021 - 13 min

Trump and the failure of the expert class

Was the real estate tycoon turned President just an 'easy target' for progressive media?

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Jan 22, 2021 - 11 min

Social-media algorithms rule how we see the world — good luck trying to stop them

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Jan 22, 2021 - 6 min

‘David Hockney: Drawing From Life’ review: a lesson in aging gracefully

"Hockney is one of the few modern artists guaranteed to convey unabated pleasure."

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Jan 19, 2021 - 9 min

What to expect from travel in 2021

Get ready to bring your health records alongside your boarding pass and passport.

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Jan 18, 2021 - 9 min

How to stop the negative chatter in your head

A neuroscientist explains how to curb unhelpful thoughts during the pandemic.

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Jan 16, 2021 - 9 min

How to care for aging parents when you can’t be there

Tech innovations are starting to play a key role in monitoring seniors' well-being.

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Jan 16, 2021 - 4 min

Seeing wonder through the eyes of science

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek on what drives scientists to build a deeper picture of reality.

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Jan 13, 2021 - 10 min

George Saunders gives a short-story master class

A succinct review of the Booker-winning author's new book.

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Jan 11, 2021 - 8 min

When women and politics took over baseball

Activism in sports: over a century ago, suffragists lobbied for the vote at big-league ballparks.

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Jan 8, 2021 - 17 min

Tech that will change your life in 2021

From Hollywood at home to 'assisted reality': here are the innovations to look for this year.

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Jan 5, 2021 - 26 min

How Amazon wins: By steamrolling rivals and partners

No competitor is too small to draw Amazon’s sights, but are the tech giant's tactics even legal?

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Jan 5, 2021 - 10 min

Nature’s guide to building resilient systems

What leaves, bees and the air can teach humans about challenges.

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Jan 1, 2021 - 13 min

For NASA, it should be Mars or bust

The Moon now belongs to a previous generation of American pioneers — Mars could define another.

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Jan 1, 2021 - 9 min

Train your body to work out — or just hang out — in colder weather

Do you dread winter’s chill? These tips can help you handle the cold better.

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Dec 29, 2020 - 8 min

The best buildings of 2020 with architecture’s future under a cloud

In a socially distanced world, designers are rethinking their approach to built spaces.

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Dec 29, 2020 - 20 min

The rise of Regina King

Exploring the ever-widening range of her performances and talent.

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Dec 25, 2020 - 6 min

Cuba’s San Isidro uprising

There has been organized dissent in the island for decades, but this time could be different.

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Dec 19, 2020 - 9 min

Kerry Washington designed her own prom dress

The celebrated actress on homeschooling, and how Regina King inspired her new jewellery collection.

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Dec 12, 2020 - 19 min

The class of 2020 looks for work

They have emerged into one of the most challenging job markets in generations.

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Dec 9, 2020 - 21 min

The uncommon depth of Nicole Kidman

Thirty years after Days of Thunder, not only is she busy, but busier than ever.

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Dec 5, 2020 - 10 min

How we can reconcile with each other when our politics are so polarized

There are still ways to find common ground between those who are politically opposed to us.

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Dec 1, 2020 - 13 min

Love and money — and how they’re connected

Our relationships with people are often reflected in our relationship to money, for good and ill.

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Nov 28, 2020 - 17 min

How COVID-19 will change aging and retirement

The pandemic is forcing Americans to completely re-think retirement — but innovations are at the ready.

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Nov 27, 2020 - 16 min

Lessons of the 2020 election — what Democrats and Republicans must now do to win

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Nov 26, 2020 - 20 min

The rise and fall of Martin Lee and his dream of a democratic Hong Kong

Beijing’s growing crackdown marks the twilight of the lawyer’s fight for his city’s future.

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Nov 26, 2020 - 27 min

Why BTS runs the world

The band everyone is talking about is the epitome of South Korea's growing soft power over the world.

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Nov 24, 2020 - 9 min

Alzheimer’s research looks at hot spots across the U.S.

Where you live matters in terms of Alzheimer’s disease risk.

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Nov 23, 2020 - 6 min

COVID is crushing small businesses. That’s bad news for American innovation

With financial power concentrated in fewer hands, entrepreneurship could end-up taking the back seat.

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Nov 23, 2020 - 10 min

Jenna Lyons is back with a new HBO Max show. Does she still have what it takes?

The former J.Crew mastermind reveals the inner workings of her new creative company.

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Nov 21, 2020 - 11 min

Is this the end of college as we know it?

For millions of Americans, getting a four-year degree no longer makes sense. What could replace it?

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Nov 18, 2020 - 7 min

Keith Richards on COVID-19, the next Rolling Stones album and his solo career

How does an inveterate rock ‘n’ roller like him deal with a pandemic thwarting his touring plans?

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Nov 16, 2020 - 16 min

Can the West still lead?

Both internal and external threats have thrown the West into an unparalleled existential crisis.

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Nov 16, 2020 - 8 min

Anya Taylor-Joy on ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and dancing at the end of the pandemic

The star of Netflix’s hit chess drama immediately connected with the character's loneliness.

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Nov 16, 2020 - 9 min

Jessica Chastain on working out with her grandmother

The award-winning actress shares the things that help her disconnect from social media.

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Nov 13, 2020 - 15 min

Quibi was supposed to revolutionize Hollywood — here’s why it failed

The story behind a failed $1.75 billion bet made on the instincts of two highly experienced executives.

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Nov 11, 2020 - 6 min

Why open plan homes are actually a terrible idea

Creating purposeful private spaces might be one of the pandemic's unexpected legacies.

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Nov 7, 2020 - 14 min

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey: a hands-off CEO in a time of turmoil

His management style faces one of its biggest tests yet.

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Nov 6, 2020 - 8 min

Tired all the time? Here are new ways to recharge as the pandemic drags on

Helpful professional advice on the best ways to find your new wind.

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Nov 5, 2020 - 13 min

‘A Place for Everything’ review: ordering the universe

From the alphabetical index to the filing cabinet, informational tools we take for granted once caused a stir.

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Nov 3, 2020 - 9 min

Finding hope when everything feels hopeless

Hope is important for resiliency — here are ways to boost it.

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Oct 31, 2020 - 8 min

How next-door neighbors with opposing political views stayed friends

In divided times, these families offer a refreshing and inspiring story.

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Oct 30, 2020 - 17 min

Oxford developed COVID vaccine, then scholars clashed over money

Behind the race for its distribution: on-campus clashes of ego and hastily made threats and promises.

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Oct 26, 2020 - 19 min

How Mark Zuckerberg learned politics

Facebook’s chief has transformed himself into an active political operator.

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Oct 25, 2020 - 16 min

How Trump has changed the Republicans

A new generation of conservatives is trying to learn and extend the lessons of his insurgent rise.

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Oct 24, 2020 - 15 min

String of firms that imploded have something in common: Ernst & Young audited them

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Oct 24, 2020 - 11 min

Relationship expert Esther Perel on the surprising intimacy of virtual therapy

For her, it has brought a real change in boundaries, "entering spaces we’ve never entered."

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Oct 21, 2020 - 10 min

Can school be ‘antiracist’? A new superintendent in Evanston, Illinois, has a plan

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Oct 21, 2020 - 4 min

Remember the forgotten man?

Elites’ curiosity about the motivations and mindset of Trump voters was notably short-lived.

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Oct 20, 2020 - 17 min

How Airbnb pulled back from the brink

The main lessons: focus on the core business, keep expenses low and listen to customers.

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Oct 19, 2020 - 21 min

Director Cary Joji Fukunaga on directing the delayed James Bond film ‘No Time to Die’

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Oct 18, 2020 - 6 min

Henry Kissinger: the coronavirus pandemic will forever alter the world order

The U.S. must protect its citizens from disease while starting the work of planning for a new epoch.

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Oct 17, 2020 - 16 min

The world that war has made

War has given us everything from penicillin and highways to universal suffrage and the welfare state.

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Oct 16, 2020 - 10 min

The art of the pandemic meltdown

Under stress from every front, we’re having more meltdowns. Here’s how to lose it the right way.

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Oct 16, 2020 - 7 min

The Korean War’s lesson for Taiwan

Stalin nixed Kim Il-Sung’s plan to invade the South until he was convinced the U.S. wouldn’t strike back.

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Oct 15, 2020 - 14 min

It’s not too late to quit social media

It could be time to embark on a digital cleanse.

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Oct 13, 2020 - 21 min

The COVID economy carves deep divide between haves and have-nots

Many are being left behind in the comeback since the start of the pandemic.

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Oct 12, 2020 - 8 min

Frank Gehry now begins every day with a swim: ‘I’m only 91’

“It’s changed how I feel about the day. I feel very good.”

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Oct 9, 2020 - 9 min

Voting by phone: the promise and peril of digital ballots

How secure is mobile voting?

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Oct 8, 2020 - 9 min

What Americans really think about abortion

Pro-choice or pro-life is the issue that most epitomizes our ‘us’ versus ‘them’ political culture.

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Oct 8, 2020 - 8 min

‘The Princess and the Prophet’ review: an American bridge to Islam

How a Kentucky-born vaudevillian sparked the Black Muslim movement.

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Oct 6, 2020 - 11 min

Fighting wildfires with fire

Native tribes once set fires to help keep forests in balance.

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Oct 4, 2020 - 9 min

‘A Million Random Digits’ was a number-cruncher’s bible. Now one has exposed flaws in the disorder

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Oct 3, 2020 - 15 min

Why we fight so ferociously over the Supreme Court

It became the latest political battleground after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away.

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Oct 3, 2020 - 7 min

It's time to revive the interesting breakfast

Has breakfast become the most boring meal of the day in Western societies?

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Oct 1, 2020 - 4 min

Could Einstein get published today?

Scientific journals have come to favour professionalism over individual style in recent years.

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Sep 29, 2020 - 4 min

Why the old look down on the young

Is the idea that younger generations are getting worse perpetuated in eternity?

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Sep 29, 2020 - 13 min

What the old establishment can teach the new tech elite

What are the public responsibilities of someone like Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg?

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Sep 28, 2020 - 15 min

No job, loads of debt: COVID upends middle-class family finances

The pandemic is wreaking havoc in loan-laden white-collar workers' households.

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Sep 26, 2020 - 10 min

Where Trump and Biden stand on Big Tech

Both see problems but drastically differ on solutions.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 25, 2020 - 9 min

Goodbye, open office. Hello, ‘dynamic workplace’

Deciphering the new look of work.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 22, 2020 - 19 min

Google’s Sundar Pichai Is a really nice guy. Is that enough?

The CEO is facing a multitude of challenges.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 21, 2020 - 20 min

Trevor Noah’s America

The Daily Show host on his South African upbringing and race conversations in America.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 20, 2020 - 4 min

You read ‘Ulysses,’ I’ll eat potato chips! Science defends simple pleasures

Researchers in Europe find that short-term hedonism may be as satisfying as longer-term accomplishments.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 19, 2020 - 14 min

The new geopolitics of energy

Are Russia and Saudi Arabia losing their oil power to China and the US?

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 17, 2020 - 8 min

Philosophy for a time of crisis

Eric Weiner: is the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic turning us all into philosophers?

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 16, 2020 - 14 min

Land of free (and fettered) speech

Why is political speech in 'real life' becoming more costly?

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 15, 2020 - 9 min

The Opioid Crisis, already serious, has intensified during coronavirus pandemic

Overdose deaths rise as job losses and stress from COVID-19 destabilise people struggling with addiction.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 15, 2020 - 11 min

Lance Armstrong, Ryan Lochte and the marketing of controversy

Has the public appetite for controversial sports figures reached a fever pitch?

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 14, 2020 - 21 min

‘Really diabolical’: inside the coronavirus that outsmarted science

Why did we underestimate COVID-19?

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 13, 2020 - 6 min

How koalas survive forest fires: Australia is global test for animals

As wildfires ravage California, this study could hold critical lessons for the survival of some species.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 12, 2020 - 21 min

Naomi Osaka on fighting for No. 1 at the U.S. Open and why she’s speaking out

She is standing up for Black lives while taking inspiration from her late mentor, Kobe Bryant.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 11, 2020 - 16 min

Most businesses were unprepared for COVID-19. Domino’s delivered

Winning in the COVID economy: robot co-workers and hands-free pizza delivery.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 9, 2020 - 11 min

I never thought I’d write this: I am a female bodybuilder

"I realised I wanted to own my appearance, my hard-earned muscles, and celebrate them."

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 7, 2020 - 6 min

Conscientious objectors in the ‘war’ on COVID?

It's time to give the military metaphors a dishonourable discharge.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 6, 2020 - 9 min

The 72 hours that shook Kenosha and stopped the NBA

The athlete's protest ignited action spanning four professional leagues, calling for racial justice and political change.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 4, 2020 - 16 min

The secrets of elite college admissions

In the final 'shaping' of an incoming class, academic standards give way to other, more ambiguous factors.

The Wall Street Journal

Sep 2, 2020 - 9 min

How Shonda Rhimes built her Oval Office

The producer of Scandal on how her visits to Obama's White House left an everlasting impression on her.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 31, 2020 - 7 min

How to help kids manage back-to-school anxiety in the COVID era

The Wall Street Journal asks psychologists how parents can help their kids navigate returning to school.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 31, 2020 - 7 min

Liu Cixin writes science fiction epics that transcend the moment

The acclaimed Chinese writer wants to offer readers "a grander sense of time and space."

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 30, 2020 - 10 min

Epic Games’ founder Tim Sweeney is fighting Apple, Google. He’s been preparing for years

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 26, 2020 - 14 min

Steve Bannon and the making of an economic nationalist

The former Trump adviser was among the ones pardoned by the president on his last day in office.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 25, 2020 - 12 min

Oil industry frets about recruiting its next generation of workers

Newer generations have a growing negative opinion of the industry, while this struggles to turn in a profit.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 22, 2020 - 12 min

‘Straighten Up and Fly Right’ review: unforgettable

Nat King Cole's instrumental ability set him apart from vocalists like Sinatra and Fitzgerald.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 21, 2020 - 15 min

Can Joe Biden hold the Democrats together?

Tackling the interwoven crises in the US calls for a grand bargain between his party's left and centre.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 19, 2020 - 12 min

The no-win school reopening: one Superintendent’s dilemma

A superintendent’s decision directly affects the economy — and people's lives.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 17, 2020 - 5 min

How to reduce coronavirus risk on the beach

Planning a short trip before summer is over? Here are some things for you to consider.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 17, 2020 - 12 min

Why being kind helps you, too — especially now

New research links kindness to a wealth of physical and emotional benefits.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 16, 2020 - 10 min

‘Life of a Klansman’ review: a hood in the closet

A personal, conflictive history of New Orleans during Reconstruction.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 14, 2020 - 18 min

How Tim Cook made Apple his own

The industrial engineer has turned Steve Jobs's creation into a corporate titan.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 14, 2020 - 9 min

The strain the COVID pandemic is putting on marriages

“Where there was a crack, there is now a rupture.”

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 12, 2020 - 47 min

How Google interferes with its search algorithms and changes your results

The internet giant uses blacklists and contractors to shape what you see.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 11, 2020 - 9 min

TikTokers can’t quit TikTok. That’s why it’s at the center of a global business battle

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 9, 2020 - 9 min

In a city built on the slave trade, Britain’s oldest black community seeks a reckoning

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 6, 2020 - 18 min

Facebook executives shut down efforts to make the site less divisive

The social-media giant internally studied how it polarises users, then largely shelved the research.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 3, 2020 - 16 min

Amazon met with startups about investing, then launched competing products

Some companies regret sharing information with the tech giant and its Alexa Fund.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 2, 2020 - 7 min

A Black Lives Matter sign stirs debate in a Boston suburb

Confrontations over race have become common in a predominantly white suburban America.

The Wall Street Journal

Aug 1, 2020 - 9 min

What should Jesus look like?

A debate nearly as old as the faith itself has some new developments.

The Wall Street Journal

Jul 31, 2020 - 10 min

The work-from-home shift shocked companies — now they’re learning its lessons

A Microsoft survey of managers indicated 82% of them will have more flexible WFH policies after the pandemic.