The Wall Street Journal
Ben Franklin's French Diplomacy Saved the American Revolution
He led the effort to raise the money the fledging country needed to survive and win the war. It's hard to imagine anybody else could have succeeded.
6 min |
September 29, 2025
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Could the U.S. Dollar Lose Its Dominance? IT DID ONCE BEFORE
The U.S. currency's rise and fall from prominence in the early 20th century offers lessons for today's political leaders
5 min |
September 29, 2025
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How I Became The Face of the Wall Street Trader
My notice as the 'Einstein of Wall Street' began with a picture taken in February 2007. But my American story started long before.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
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8 Technologies That Transformed Investing
In the early days of the country, each city conducted its own financial business. Here are the key innovations that changed everything.
6 min |
September 29, 2025
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ADAM SMITH An Influencer in 1776
He is famous for being the inspiration for American capitalism. The real story is more complicated.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
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The NYSE's Ups and Downs
Periodic upheavals have been typically followed by stability and growth for the stock exchange, which was born under a buttonwood tree in 1792
5 min |
September 29, 2025
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FROM GRAY FLANNEL TO BIRKIN The Ways Wall Street Fashion Has Changed Over the Decades
Financial types aren’t typically known for their high fashion, but we know that most Wall Streeters care a lot about how they look
5 min |
September 29, 2025
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What Alexander Hamilton Would Think of Today's National Debt
The man who argued for national debt, and who created it, might be horrified
4 min |
September 29, 2025
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Robert Reed Church, One of The First Black Millionaires
A former slave, raised on a riverboat, he transformed Memphis's Beale Street in the late 1800s into a hub of Black enterprise and culture
4 min |
September 29, 2025
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Sports Investor Launches a Private-Equity Company
Sports and media business veteran Matt Rizzetta is open ing private-equity firm Underdog Global Partners to focus on investing in sports, real es tate and media intellectual property.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
Running Shoes Face New Heights In Foam, Sensors
Sneakers have morphed from the barefoot minimalism of a decade ago to towering platforms engineered today to give runners both speed and comfort.
4 min |
September 29, 2025
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How-and Why-U.S. Capitalism Is Unlike Any Other
AMERICAN CAPITALISM was created by American democracy, wrote Gordon Wood, the Depression-born historian.
10 min |
September 29, 2025
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China's Anti-Japan Dramas Get a Makeover for Gen Z
With blockbuster films featuring survival-game plotlines and microdramas clocking in at several minutes an episode, China's latest cultural productions depicting wartime resistance against Japan are tweaking the formula to grab the attention of a younger generation.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
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Trump Calls for Firing of Microsoft Global Affairs Chief
President Trump on Friday called for Microsoft to fire Lisa Monaco, its head of global affairs, who previously worked for the Biden administration.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
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Rate Cuts Might Not Be Cure for Jobs Market
The Federal Reserve resumed its interest-rate cutting campaign earlier this month to reverse a stall in the job market. The problem: The hiring drought can't be cured by lower interest rates alone, at least not soon.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
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Final Birthright Citizenship Ruling Sought
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court for a final ruling on the president's bid to end the practice of granting citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
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AI-Fueled Bot Networks Are Dragging Consumer Brands Into the Culture Wars
Bot networks are now a brand problem, too.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
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Outdoor Voices Founder Returns
Ty Haney gets ideas walking around the University of Colorado Boulder looking at what young women wear.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
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The U.S. Makes a Big Comeback But Falls Short in Ryder Cup
By the final day of the Ryder Cup, captain Keegan Bradley knew Team USA's chances were so bleak that he could only point to one of the most improbable comebacks of all time.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
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Surprise Celebrity Guests Hit the Right Note at Concerts
In a world of sky-high ticket prices, special appearances have become essential and expected
3 min |
September 29, 2025
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College Football’s Game of the Year
A Big Ten showdown between Oregon and Penn State started out slowly. It ended up an overtime masterpiece.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
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Meet Abigail Adams, The Warren Buffett of Revolutionary America
The wife of John Adams was known for her financial acumen, her business initiative and her risk-taking
4 min |
September 29, 2025
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Zillow Nears First Year in Black Since 2012
Boosting revenue, slowing head count growth helped push company to its goal
3 min |
September 29, 2025
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New Front Opens in Battle Over Robots
When Mark Zuckerberg walked on stage the other day with those chunky AI glasses, some viewed a possible future rival for the Apple iPhone.
4 min |
September 29, 2025
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Drugmakers Face Bigger Tariff Risk
Pressure to curb pharmaceutical companies' pricing power is weighing on the sector
2 min |
September 29, 2025
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At Least Four Die in Michigan Church From Shooting and Arson Rampage
An attack by a shooter left at least four people dead and several wounded at a church about 50 miles north of Detroit on Sunday, police said.
1 min |
September 29, 2025
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Trailing the Field, New York Mayor Adams Ends Bid for Re-Election
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' trademark swagger was missing Sunday when he announced he would halt his reelection campaign, a decision that narrows the field in a hotly contested race to run the nation's largest city.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
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Artificial-Intelligence Agents Are Getting Ready to Handle Your Whole Financial Life
AI promises to reshape Wall Street and investors like few other tech changes in its history
4 min |
September 29, 2025
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Trump, Lawmakers Set Talks On Averting Federal Shutdown
Meeting comes two days before deadline as Democrats press funding for health
3 min |
September 29, 2025
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Financial Bubbles Happen Less Often Than You Think
Bubbles and market crashes make for great horror stories. But research shows how rare they are-and that the consequences aren't all bad.
5 min |