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Apple Bets Big on ‘Nerd Hel...

06.05.2023

Today, Apple released its Vision Pro headset, the company’s first major new product launch in a decade. WSJ’s Joanna Stern on whether the augmented-reality headset has the potential to take a niche device for nerds into the mainstream. Suggested Reading: ...

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06.05.2023 Apple Bets Big on ‘Nerd Helmets’ Today, Apple released its Vision Pro headset, the company’s first major new product launch in a decade. WSJ’s Joanna Stern on whether the augmented-reality headset has the potential to take a niche device for nerds into the mainstream. Suggested Reading: ...
06.02.2023 Italy Caught a Russian Fugitive. Then He Vanished. Artem Uss is a Kremlin-linked businessman accused of illegally exporting American military technology to Russia. Last October he was arrested in Italy at the U.S.’s request. Then he vanished. WSJ’s Margherita Stancati explains how he escaped. Further Reading: - How ...
06.01.2023 The $1 Trillion Company That Started at Denny’s Only seven American companies have ever been worth a trillion dollars. Some came from garages. Others were started in college dorm rooms. Nvidia was born in a Denny's. WSJ's Asa Fitch on how the explosion of AI helped the chip ...
05.31.2023 The Showdown Over Hulu For years, Disney and Comcast have been locked in a battle over Hulu. Now, the streamer’s co-owners are trying to bring an end to their uneasy marriage. WSJ’s Jessica Toonkel unpacks the years of wrangling and the looming deal that ...
05.30.2023 The Downfall of a Real Estate Empire Over the past four years, Jay Gajavelli built a real-estate empire using funds from small investors who wanted to make passive income. Last year, Gajavelli’s company owned more than 7,000 apartments in the Houston area. Now he’s at the center ...
05.29.2023 Thousands of Government Officials Own Stocks In Companies Their Agencies Oversee We’re off today, but we still have an episode for you! Hidden records show that thousands of senior executive branch employees owned stocks in companies whose fates were affected by their employers’ actions. WSJ’s Brody Mullins and Rebecca Ballhaus take ...
05.26.2023 Evicted on Wood Street: California's Housing Crisis When Kellie Castillo needed a place to live, she ended up at Wood Street, one of the largest homeless encampments in California. State authorities have spent the past several months shutting Wood Street down, leaving people like Kellie to figure ...
05.25.2023 Is Supreme Still the King of Streetwear? Supreme is known for buzzy items, long lines and frenzied sell-outs. But lately, Supreme’s products are still available days after release. WSJ’s Jacob Gallagher discusses the brand’s rise and what’s changed. Further Reading: - Is Supreme Still Cool? Further Listening: ...
05.24.2023 Elon Musk on 2024 Politics, Succession Plans and Whether AI Will Annihilate Humanity In an interview at WSJ's CEO Council Summit with editor Thorold Barker, Elon Musk talked about whether he regrets buying Twitter, who might eventually take the helm of the three companies he runs and how AI will change our future. ...
05.23.2023 Kia and Hyundai’s ‘Kia Boyz’ Problem After car theft videos went viral on social media, Hyundai and Kia have been reckoning with a surge in stolen vehicles. WSJ’s Sean McLain unpacks how the thefts started and how the companies are trying to address them. Further Reading: ...
05.22.2023 The Clock Is Ticking on the Debt Ceiling The federal government uses debt to pay about a quarter of its bills and the federal borrowing limit is maxed out. WSJ’s Andrew Duehren explains the June 1st X-date (when the U.S. runs out of funds) and some catastrophic potential ...
05.19.2023 Why Some Companies Keep Getting Away With Higher Prices Companies continue to raise prices on everything from streaming services to handbags, sometimes at a rate that exceeds the pace of inflation. WSJ’s Suzanne Kapner and Greg Ip unpack why this is happening. Further Reading: - Pricing Power: This Is ...
05.18.2023 IRS Might Make Tax Season a Whole Lot Easier The IRS will begin a pilot program next year to help some taxpayers fill out and file their income tax returns for free online. WSJ’s Richard Rubin on the government’s first steps towards building a competitor to TurboTax and H&R ...
05.17.2023 Closing the Wealth Gap With a Trust Fund for Babies Starting in July, Connecticut will put $3200 into a trust account for each baby born to parents below a designated income level. As adults, the beneficiaries can use the money—plus investment returns—to help pay for education or a home. WSJ’s ...
05.16.2023 The Story Behind the Stabbing of a San Francisco Tech Exec After Cash App founder Bob Lee died in a stabbing, some were quick to blame San Francisco’s rising crime rates. But prosecutors say Lee knew his alleged killer. WSJ’s Kirsten Grind reports on an underground world of sex and drugs ...
05.15.2023 Twitter's New CEO: The Velvet Hammer Linda Yaccarino established herself as an advertising sales machine at NBCUniversal. On Friday, Elon Musk announced she’d be Twitter’s new CEO. WSJ’s Amol Sharma discusses some of the challenges Yaccarino will face at the revenue- starved social media platform. Further ...
05.12.2023 Why 'Yellowstone' Is One of TV's Most Expensive Shows The blockbuster Western drama about a ranching dynasty in Montana is one of the most popular shows on TV. But it’s also one of the most expensive. WSJ’s Erich Schwartzel explains how the man behind it — Taylor Sheridan — ...
05.11.2023 The Charges Against George Santos Rep. George Santos has been accused of fabricating much of his life’s story to secure public office. On Wednesday he was indicted on 13 federal charges including fraud and money laundering. The New York Republican denies the charges and has ...
05.10.2023 China’s Crackdown on Foreign Consulting Firms With tensions between the U.S. and China on the rise, the Chinese government has been investigating several consulting firms that help foreign companies do business in China. WSJ’s Dan Strumpf discusses the impact on the consulting sector and the foreign ...
05.09.2023 What the End of Title 42 Means for U.S. Immigration Policy On Thursday, the pandemic-era border policy known as Title 42 is expected to end. First put in place by the Trump administration, Title 42 allows migrants to be quickly deported at the southern border without a chance to ask for ...
05.08.2023 Can Bud Light Still Be the Beer for Everyone? Last month, Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer, posted on social media about a personalized can of Bud Light the brewer sent her as a gift. A boycott ensued. WSJ’s Jennifer Maloney unpacks what the maker of Bud Light is doing ...
05.05.2023 What’s Behind the Adderall Shortage? For months, people with ADHD have been struggling to fill their prescriptions. Federal regulators say the shortage is fueled in part by increasing demand driven by telehealth startups and their aggressive marketing. WSJ’s Rolfe Winkler, who has been investigating two ...
05.04.2023 One Hollywood Writer on the Industry’s ‘Dire’ Situation Thousands of Hollywood writers went on strike this week after failing to reach a new contract with studios. The dispute was caused, in part, by the industry’s shift to streaming, which writers say has left them shortchanged. Michael Schur is ...
05.03.2023 PepsiCo’s New Healthy Diet: More Potato Chips and Soda For years, big food and beverage companies like PepsiCo leaned hard into launching new, healthy food products. But recently, PepsiCo has decided to double down on its flagship chips and soda and is looking to make those products healthier. WSJ's ...
05.02.2023 America's Biggest Bank Just Got Bigger JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon stepped in on Monday to acquire the failing First Republic Bank after it was seized by government regulators. While the deal will put an end to the recent series of bank failures, it also makes ...
05.01.2023 The Grim Story of a Russian Prisoner Turned Recruit Yevgeny Nuzhin was serving time for murder in a high-security Russian prison when the Wagner Group— a paramilitary organization employed by Russia to wage war on Ukraine— offered him freedom in exchange for six months of paid military service fighting ...
04.28.2023 Why Disney Is Suing DeSantis This week, Disney sued Florida Governor Ron DeSantis accusing him of retaliating against the company, in part for speaking out against the state’s so-called “don’t say gay” law. It’s the latest twist in the fight between the two. WSJ’s Arian ...
04.27.2023 Behind the Breakup of Fox and Tucker Carlson On Monday, Fox News ousted its top host, Tucker Carlson, less than a week after it settled a defamation lawsuit, which brought reams of internal communications to light. WSJ's Keach Hagey has exclusive reporting about the major factors that contributed ...
04.26.2023 Banking Troubles Are Not Over Once the envy of the banking world, First Republic grew rapidly by catering to wealthy clients who wanted a high-touch service. But the bank’s highflying business came back to earth after the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates last year ...
04.25.2023 The Debt Ceiling Fight Begins The U.S. only has a few months until it can no longer pay its bills. Republicans say they’ll only raise the debt ceiling if Democrats agree to aggressive spending cuts. WSJ’s Natalie Andrews explains the Republican proposal and what’s at ...
04.24.2023 The World's Richest Person Is Planning for Succession Bernard Arnault is the richest person in the world and he has spent decades preparing his five children to run his luxury-brand empire, LVMH. WSJ’s Nick Kostov learned Arnault drilled his kids in mathematics, brought them along on business trips, ...
04.21.2023 Nursing Shortage? There's an App for That To address a nursing shortage, some of the nation’s largest hospital systems have started to use apps similar to those used for ride-hailing. WSJ’s Melanie Evans explains the pros and cons of the gig work model for nurses and hospitals. ...
04.20.2023 How Investigators Cracked a $3.4 Billion Crypto Heist Jimmy Zhong appeared to have pulled off the perfect crime. In December 2012, he stumbled upon a software bug that allowed him to steal 50,000 bitcoins from a site on the dark web called the Silk Road. WSJ’s Robert McMillan ...
04.19.2023 Russian Court Upholds WSJ Reporter’s Detention It has been three weeks since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia on an allegation of espionage that the Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny. Yesterday, Evan appeared at a pretrial hearing in Moscow. WSJ's ...
04.18.2023 Two Executives On What It's Like to Stop a Bank Run In 2017 the FDIC created a pool of banking veterans who would step up to help in the event of another financial crisis. For years, no one needed them. That changed last month when Tim Mayopoulos and Greg Carmichael were ...
04.17.2023 Dominion Voting Systems vs. Fox News Dominion Voting Systems, which makes ballot machines, sued Fox News for $1.6 billion, claiming the cable network aired defamatory claims about its role in the 2020 election. Fox News denies wrongdoing. WSJ’s Erin Mulvaney explains what’s at stake as the ...
04.14.2023 The Curtain Closes on Phantom of the Opera After 35 years, Broadway's longest-running show is taking a bow. The Phantom of the Opera has sold more than 20 million tickets and grossed around $1.3 billion. MarketWatch’s Charles Passy explains what made it one of Broadway’s biggest hits. Further ...
04.13.2023 An Arrest in the Classified Documents Leak Federal investigators have arrested a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman in connection with the alleged leak of classified U.S. intelligence documents. WSJ’s Sadie Gurman discusses what we know about the documents, the arrest, and what could be next. Further Reading: -Air ...
04.12.2023 A $175 Million 'Huge Mistake' When JPMorgan Chase paid $175 million to acquire Frank— a college financial planning startup— it touted big plans to connect with the company’s millions of users. Then it all went wrong. WSJ’s Melissa Korn recounts the story of what went ...
04.11.2023 Baby Powder, Bankruptcy and the Texas Two-Step For decades, Johnson & Johnson has faced thousands of lawsuits from customers who claim the company's baby powder gave them cancer. The company denies responsibility. WSJ's Andrew Scurria explains how Johnson & Johnson is resorting to a controversial legal maneuver ...
04.10.2023 The Abortion Pill’s Uncertain Future Rulings from two federal judges, one in Texas and one in Washington, paint a murky picture of the future of the abortion pill mifepristone. WSJ’s Laura Kusisto unpacks the legal battles with the Food and Drug Administration over the medication. ...
04.07.2023 Google CEO Sundar Pichai on How AI Could Change Search Google has been developing large language models like chatbots for years, but it hasn’t used the technology to influence the way people use their all search function. That’s something that could be changing. WSJ’s Miles Kruppa sat down for an ...
04.06.2023 How Indonesia Tamed Rainforest Destruction Deforestation for palm oil production has shrunk Indonesia's rainforest, the third largest in the world and one of the most ecologically diverse places on the planet. But recently, the country has found a way to tame deforestation. WSJ's Jon Emont ...
04.05.2023 Jack Ma Returns to China and Breaks Up the Company He Built Jack Ma, the billionaire co-founder of Alibaba, all but disappeared from the public eye following a brush with Chinese regulators in 2020. But last week, Ma returned to China just as Alibaba announced plans to split into six independently run ...
04.04.2023 Donald Trump Is Charged on 34 Felony Counts Former President Donald Trump has become the first U.S. president to face criminal charges. He pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges alleging he concealed hush-money payments in the weeks before the 2016 election. WSJ's Joe Palazzolo— one of the ...
04.03.2023 A WSJ Reporter Arrested in Russia Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia last week and charged with espionage. The WSJ and U.S. officials deny the accusations. We spoke to our colleagues Joe Parkinson and Drew Hinshaw about working with Gershkovich, his reporting ...
03.31.2023 The Rise of Chinese Apps While TikTok is getting a lot of scrutiny in Washington, other Chinese apps are on the rise. Four of the five hottest apps in the U.S. in March are tied to Chinese companies. But as WSJ’s Shen Lu explains, some ...
03.30.2023 Millions of Women Left Work During the Pandemic. Where Are They Now? Nearly 12 million women left their jobs due to pandemic disruptions. Many are finally coming back, three years on. WSJ's Lauren Weber explains how the pandemic has transformed what work looks like for many women, especially for mothers. Further Reading: ...
03.29.2023 A Plan to Hack the Planet Tech CEO Luke Iseman has an idea he wants to sell the world: A business plan to cool the Earth by dimming the amount of sunlight that hits the planet. As WSJ’s Eric Niiler explains, the principle behind the idea, ...
03.28.2023 The Ranking Battle in Higher Ed In November, Yale Law School pulled out of the U.S. News & World Report law-school rankings, saying the system was flawed. A wave of law, medical and undergraduate schools quickly followed. WSJ’s Melissa Korn reports on how the revolt was ...

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The Journal. episodes:

Apple Bets Big on ‘Nerd Helmets’

Italy Caught a Russian Fugitive. Then He Vanished.

The $1 Trillion Company That Started at Denny’s

The Showdown Over Hulu

The Downfall of a Real Estate Empire

Thousands of Government Officials Own Stocks In Companies Their Agencies Oversee

Evicted on Wood Street: California's Housing Crisis

Is Supreme Still the King of Streetwear?

Elon Musk on 2024 Politics, Succession Plans and Whether AI Will Annihilate Humanity

Kia and Hyundai’s ‘Kia Boyz’ Problem

The Clock Is Ticking on the Debt Ceiling

Why Some Companies Keep Getting Away With Higher Prices

IRS Might Make Tax Season a Whole Lot Easier

Closing the Wealth Gap With a Trust Fund for Babies

The Story Behind the Stabbing of a San Francisco Tech Exec

Twitter's New CEO: The Velvet Hammer

Why 'Yellowstone' Is One of TV's Most Expensive Shows

The Charges Against George Santos

China’s Crackdown on Foreign Consulting Firms

What the End of Title 42 Means for U.S. Immigration Policy

Can Bud Light Still Be the Beer for Everyone?

What’s Behind the Adderall Shortage?

One Hollywood Writer on the Industry’s ‘Dire’ Situation

PepsiCo’s New Healthy Diet: More Potato Chips and Soda

America's Biggest Bank Just Got Bigger

The Grim Story of a Russian Prisoner Turned Recruit

Why Disney Is Suing DeSantis

Behind the Breakup of Fox and Tucker Carlson

Banking Troubles Are Not Over

The Debt Ceiling Fight Begins

The World's Richest Person Is Planning for Succession

Nursing Shortage? There's an App for That

How Investigators Cracked a $3.4 Billion Crypto Heist

Russian Court Upholds WSJ Reporter’s Detention

Two Executives On What It's Like to Stop a Bank Run

Dominion Voting Systems vs. Fox News

The Curtain Closes on Phantom of the Opera

An Arrest in the Classified Documents Leak

A $175 Million 'Huge Mistake'

Baby Powder, Bankruptcy and the Texas Two-Step

The Abortion Pill’s Uncertain Future

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on How AI Could Change Search

How Indonesia Tamed Rainforest Destruction

Jack Ma Returns to China and Breaks Up the Company He Built

Donald Trump Is Charged on 34 Felony Counts

A WSJ Reporter Arrested in Russia

The Rise of Chinese Apps

Millions of Women Left Work During the Pandemic. Where Are They Now?

A Plan to Hack the Planet

The Ranking Battle in Higher Ed

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