Readers Can’t Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.
We're off for Memorial Day but with summer reading season just beginning, we wanted to share this episode.BookTok, the corner of TikTok that’s all about books, has shaken up the publishing world. Over...
26 Mai 202529min
Lady Gaga, Low-Rise Jeans, and the Next Recession
Economists have long analyzed data to predict the next recession. They’ve also turned to more offbeat economic gauges like underwear sales and skirt lengths. But now, the TikTok generation is seeing r...
23 Mai 202519min
Eggs Are Still Expensive. Is This Company to Blame?
Some consumers and lawmakers upset over high egg prices believe they’ve found a villain: Cal-Maine. The little-known company produces one out of every five eggs sold in the U.S. And in the midst of a ...
22 Mai 202518min
Ozempic Is a Hit. So Why Is the Drugmaker’s CEO Out?
Blockbuster drugs. Rising profits. Strong sales. And yet, Novo Nordisk, the Danish company behind the GLP-1 drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, made a surprising move last week: It pushed out its CEO. WSJ's Pet...
21 Mai 202519min
Can the GOP Unite Around Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?
President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill today to urge passage of his multitrillion dollar tax and spending agenda. The bill is a complex piece of legislation that includes tax cuts, spending incr...
20 Mai 202518min
The Giant Bust Rocking the Art Market
It was supposed to be the highlight of New York’s spring auction week: Sculptor Alberto Giacometti’s masterpiece “Large Thin Head” was this year’s most hotly anticipated piece up for sale. But when th...
19 Mai 202518min
How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery
A global team of betting whizzes hatched a scheme to take down the Texas Lottery. The plan was led by a London banker-turned-bookmaker and a mysterious professional gambler nicknamed ‘The Joker.’ The ...
16 Mai 202522min
An Air Traffic Controller Speaks Out About Newark Airport
Air traffic controllers for Newark Liberty International Airport have recently experienced several frightening incidents. Their radars and radios have gone dark, potentially risking the lives of hundr...
15 Mai 202520min
