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Behind Peace Talks, Iran Hard-Liners Prepare for a Longer, Costlier U.S. War
Plus, we examine why Big Tech’s AI spending is $3 trillion higher than it seems, and how Burger King overtook Wendy’s....
How to Lead When You’re the CEO of CEOs
American Luxury Brands Have a Secret Weapon: $12 Tennis Socks
Coach and Ralph Lauren are still growing because they understand what middle-class shoppers can afford....
Alibaba to Sell Videogame Business for at Least $1.5 Billion
Alibaba Group is selling its videogame arm in a deal worth at least $1.5 billion, as the Chinese company shifts its focu...
Geely Auto Profit Slips, Cushioned by Overseas Sales
China’s second-largest electric-vehicle maker recorded slightly lower net profit in the first half despite a surge in ov...
K-Beauty Has Conquered the World. China’s Proya Wants C-Beauty to Be Next.
Proya Cosmetics will start selling its flagship brand in the U.S. via a partnership with retailer Ulta Beauty....
How Burger King Revamped Its Whopper and Overtook Wendy’s
The burger’s overhaul, overseen by a corporate chef who had already worked magic at Popeyes, is helping propel a comebac...
Prosecutors Focus on Four Businesses Tied to Dodgers Owner Mark Walter
Proceeds from loans made by Walter’s insurers passed through firms purportedly controlled by each of these four entities...
Opinion | Sheinbaum Moves to Gag Mexico’s Media
The president insists she backs democratic norms, but individual liberty is vanishing....
How These Farmers Became the Face of the Data-Center Resistance
Plus, Democrats try to move on from intraparty fights, and two roommates’ plan to try every world cuisine is boosting Ne...
Two Guys Are Eating Their Way Around the World—Without Leaving New York
Dillon Davis and Nichols Neff’s plan to try every world cuisine is no longer just a project. It’s a community for chefs ...
From ‘Piece of Junk’ to Prize Showpiece: The Rise of the Everyday Classic Car
Collectors are ditching the rare Corvettes and picking up Honda Civics and Ford Tauruses as classics....
Big Manufacturers Find New Demand in Equipping AI Data Centers
Companies such as Caterpillar and Cummins are pivoting to feed a booming market for once-prosaic power equipment....
Why Buy It When You Can Print It? A DIY Nation Has a Fix for Broken Doodads
Creating replacement parts with 3-D printers can be easier and cheaper than buying new household items....
What I Learned From My Conversations With the Superrich
They lose billions in months and hold quarterly board meetings with their children. Inside the high-stakes, high-reward ...
News Quiz for August 15, 2026
Ford and GM Are Locked in a New Battle Over Who’s the Most American Carmaker
America’s trade war has left its two largest automakers sparring over favorable tariffs on imports, batteries and more....
The Other Kushner Steps Into the Spotlight With $12.5 Billion Lakers Deal
Thrive Capital, Joshua Kushner’s venture-capital firm, is expanding beyond tech investments....
Jane Street Suffers Loss of About $15 Billion Following Troubles at Situational Awareness
The trading firm posted its worst month ever in July after bets at Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund soured....
MSG Sports Files to Spin Off Rangers from Knicks
MSG Sports has filed a registration statement with regulators for a new company to manage the New York Rangers business ...
Navy Deployment in Middle East ‘Not Nearly Long Enough,’ Trump Says
Plus, PayPal is in talks to sell itself, and NATO shot down a drone in Latvian airspace....
How a Sony Veteran Is Overhauling the Company He Grew Up In
Hiroki Totoki says the future of the electronics business is entertainment....
Diana Shipping Drops Bid to Acquire Genco Shipping & Trading
The decision ends a nearly year-long takeover battle between the two shipping companies....
Opinion | Keeping Up With the Jones Act Waiver
Waiving the law has cut fuel costs, but Gulf of Mexico protectionists are upset....
Charlie Ergen Agrees to Take Controlling Stake in MobileX
With the acquisition, Ergen will control wireless services Boost Mobile and MobileX through EchoStar and a SPAC, respect...
Stripe, Advent in Talks to Buy PayPal
The fintech startup and private-equity firm Advent offered to buy the struggling payments company in July...
Canada Union Says Stellantis Eyeing Sale of Toronto-Area Plant
The company last year said it would shift manufacturing to Illinois, as pressure mounted from President Trump for car co...
Readers Weigh In on the Risks of Investing in Funds Promising Pre-IPO Shares
A WSJ article last week featured an investor still trying to figure out what happened to his SpaceX fund investment. Man...
The Biggest Blockbuster Disney Ever Made Was a TV Channel in Connecticut
The hosts of the Acquired podcast found that ESPN was the perfect multidecade funding source for acquisitions and theme ...
Opinion | Paramount-Warner: Hollywood’s Political Waterloo?
Politicized antitrust cases are the neutron bomb that might drive filmmaking to leave California....
Jeff Bezos Bets on Sports With $7 Billion Liverpool Deal
The billionaire is part of a consortium buying a minority stake in the storied Premier League soccer team....
Silicon Valley Loves Jargon—and ‘Hill-Climbing’ Is Its Favorite New Phrase
A term that describes a computer-science algorithm is the metaphor du jour among AI types—and coming soon to a boardroom...
Why Is Everything Pickle-Flavored Now?
A deluge of sour, briny snacks have infiltrated the market. Blame Gen Z....
As AI Rewrites Search for Marketers, Reddit Fights to Stay the Same
Plus, Flock moves to calm a backlash over its license-plate scanners and Instagram gets a new wordmark....
Minerals Companies Are Changing Their Names to Sound More American
As Uncle Sam pumps billions into the industry, even Australian companies are rebranding to be red, white and blue....
The Morning Risk Report: BAE Systems Fined $36 Million for Illegal Exports
Plus, Justice Department maps out priorities for fraud probes, and Polestar dealer claims automaker ‘orchestrated’ U.S. ...
China’s Booming Auto Exports Test Shipping Industry
Plus: Tyson plans to close another beef plant; tariff-refund process proves smoother than expected....
How CFO of Baby Wipes Maker Honest Revamped Its Finance Office
Finance chief Curtiss Bruce talks about his first year—and how the company retooled the baby and personal-care brand; El...
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