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For Couples, Sharing Money Offers Financial and Emotional Gains
Pooling money together is one reason why married couples have as much as four times the wealth as unmarried couples who live together. Personal-finance reporter Julia Carpenter joins host Daniella…
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Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China
Burned by Covid lockdowns and worker protests at Foxconn plants, the iPhone maker is looking to diversify the supply chain that has powered its growth.
Amazon’s Quest for the ‘Holy Grail’ of Robotics
Automating some warehouse functions could let the giant do more with its existing workforce—or the retailer may not require all the humans it employs today.
Slow Internet? Bluetooth Blues? These Tips Can Fix 99% of Your Tech Problems
Here are the simple settings you need to know to become your own tech-support wizard.
How Covid Showed Us the Secrets to Having Better Relationships
What we look for in a partner has changed dramatically over the past few years.
Jason Kilar on the Chaotic Streaming Wars—and How This Hollywood Story May End
The streaming services had a very rough 2022. Get ready for multiple business casualties, and a few winners.
The Wall Street Journal on Advertising
Ad Firms Predict Slower Advertising Growth for 2023
Consumer-packaged goods and finance marketers could see flat ad spending in 2023, while entertainment, travel and betting will enjoy tailwinds, according to a forecast from media investment firm…
The Wall Street Journal on Business
How Southwest Airlines Melted Down
Airline executives and labor leaders point to inadequate technology systems as one reason why a brutal winter storm turned into a debacle. One main culprit: Skysolver, a crew scheduling tool, which…
Google and Meta’s Advertising Dominance Fades as TikTok, Netflix Emerge
For the first time in nearly a decade, Google and Meta—the two largest players in online advertising—are no longer taking in the majority of U.S. digital-ad dollars.
The Wall Street Journal on Career
Escaping the Efficiency Trap—and Finding Some Peace of Mind
The more productive we are, the more pressure we feel. It’s time to break the busyness cycle.
«The choice you can make is to stop believing you’ll ever solve the challenge of busyness by cramming more in, because that just makes matters worse.»
The Five Emails You Need to Send Before New Year’s to Boost Your Career
Networking can be a nightmare. But there’s no better time than the present to refresh your roster of professional contacts.
The Wall Street Journal on Crypto
Andreessen Horowitz Went All In on Crypto at the Worst Possible Time
Partner Chris Dixon, who was one of the earliest evangelists for the blockchain technology powering cryptocurrencies, says he has “a very long-term horizon.”
WSJ News Exclusive | FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Cashed Out $300 Million During Funding Spree
Nearly three-quarters of the $420 million that FTX raised in a fundraising blitz last year went to founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who sold some of his personal stake in the company, according to FTX…
The Wall Street Journal on Facebook
Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show
Its own in-depth research shows a significant teen mental-health issue that Facebook plays down in public. Part 2 in a series offering an unparalleled look inside the social-media giant’s failings—and…
Facebook Knows It Encourages Division. Top Executives Nixed Solutions.
The social-media giant internally studied how it polarizes users and how it might address the resulting harms, then largely shelved the research.
The Wall Street Journal on Health
The Fasting Cure Is No Fad
New research is showing the profound benefits—for weight, longevity and fighting disease—of eating only during limited hours
A 10-Minute Workout Can Do More Than You Think
Even fitness in short bursts can make a difference for those getting no exercise. Here are the right ways to do it.
The Wall Street Journal on Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Makes Big Bet on Bitcoin
Founders Fund, the venture-capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has bought large sums of bitcoin that are now worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Tech Luminary Peter Thiel Parts Ways With Silicon Valley
Billionaire investor Peter Thiel is relocating his home and personal investment firms to Los Angeles from San Francisco and scaling back his involvement in the tech industry, people familiar with his…
The Wall Street Journal on Quiet Quitting
If Your Co-Workers Are ‘Quiet Quitting,’ Here’s What That Means
Some Gen Z professionals are saying no to hustle culture. “I’m not going to go extra.”
The Wall Street Journal on Retirement
Cut Your Retirement Spending Now, Says Creator of the 4% Rule
The combination of high inflation and high market valuations could require revisions to the retirement rule-of-thumb.
What to Know About RMDs and Retirement Planning
People planning for retirement need a game plan for required minimum distributions. Do it right, and they’ll keep more savings in their pockets—and less in the government’s.
The Wall Street Journal on Women
The First Women in Tech Didn’t Leave—Men Pushed Them Out
Women filled computer-programming jobs in the U.S. and U.K. after World War II, but as government and business professionalized programming, the decline of female coders began.
Why I Was Fired by Google
James Damore says that his good-faith effort to discuss differences between men and women in tech couldn’t be tolerated in the company’s ‘ideological echo chamber.’
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The Age of Emotional Overstatement
From social media to job applications, the pressure to declare our feelings in public is turning us into gushing adolescents.
Elon Musk’s Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair
Tesla chief’s liaison with Google co-founder’s wife led to couple’s divorce filing, according to people familiar with the matter.
How The World Has Changed Since 2008 Financial Crisis
The financial crisis and the massive federal response reshaped the world we live in. Though the economy is in one of its longest expansions and stock indexes have hit new highs, many people across the…
You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information. Then They Tell Facebook.
Millions of smartphone users confess their most intimate secrets to apps, including personal health information. Unbeknown to most people, in many cases that data is being shared with someone else: Facebook.
Google to Stop Selling Ads Based on Your Specific Web Browsing
The Alphabet company said that it plans next year to stop using or investing in tracking technologies that uniquely identify web users as they move from site to site across the internet.
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