Inside the Black Market for High School Football Players
From a young age, it was clear that Phillip Bell was a football phenom. He got his first college scholarship offer in middle school. But that talent drew Bell into Southern California’s unruly youth f...
16 Jan 23min
The Bank Collapse Behind Iran's Protests
For the past two weeks, Iran has been consumed by protests that have resulted in a heavy government crackdown with deaths estimated in the thousands. But the prelude to the unrest wasn’t just politica...
15 Jan 20min
Oil Companies Aren't Sold on Venezuela
President Donald Trump's sweeping plan for Venezuelan oil is coming into focus. It includes cutting off illicit oil exports, gaining more control over Venezuela's state-run oil company and rebuilding ...
14 Jan 17min
Why is the Fed Chair Facing a Criminal Investigation?
After receiving grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department last week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the investigation was part of a pressure campaign to get the Fed to lower interest ...
13 Jan 19min
How to Be an Intelligent Investor in 2026
An AI bubble. Geopolitical turmoil. Inflation and interest rates. These things and more could rock the stock market in 2026, and investors have to be prepared. WSJ’s Jason Zweig, writer of The Intelli...
12 Jan 23min
A Son Blames ChatGPT for His Father's Murder-Suicide
In August, a troubled man named Stein-Erik Soelberg killed his mother and took his own life. In the months leading up to the tragedy, Soelberg had been engaging in delusion-filled conversations with C...
9 Jan 25min
The Man Who Wants Netflix to Save Hollywood
Netflix is in a high-stakes fight to buy storied movie studio Warner Bros. The company has a $72 billion deal in hand, but rival Paramount isn't going down without a fight. At the helm of the streamin...
8 Jan 19min
China's Cheap Goods Are Europe's Problem Now
Amid an intense trade dispute with the US, China has started looking to other markets to sell its low value items. In recent months, Chinese e-commerce companies like Shein and Temu have started homin...
7 Jan 21min
