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The Wall Street Journal - December 26, 2025

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December 26, 2025

A Civil War Erupts Over Cattle Branding in Nebraska

Critics say agency enforcing herd markings takes its job way too seriously

4 mins

Family Offices Wield Growing Power

Wealthy people are launching these firms at a record clip to manage their money

4 mins

India Builds in North Amid China Tensions

India is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build roads, tunnels and landing strips throughout the Himalayas, as it prepares for a possible future clash with its longtime nemesis China.

3 mins

Buffett's Playbook Is Difficult to Duplicate

Lots of people want to invest insurance money these days.

4 mins

Hidden Risks of a Popular Prescription Painkiller

Patients struggle with gabapentin, an alternative to opioids

7 mins

Economic Divide in U.S. Widens Between Big, Small Businesses

It has been a good year for most of the U.S.'s biggest companies, with surging profits and enthusiasm for artificial intelligence propelling stocks to record highs.

4 mins

Wealthy Consumers Keep Economy Humming

The U.S. economy continues to power through the trade and immigration shocks of 2025, defying widespread expectations of a slowdown or even a recession and blowing past other developed countries.

3 mins

Initial Jobless Claims Fell Last Week

The number of Americans who filed for new unemployment benefits declined last week, as the U.S. labor market faces heightened economic uncertainty.

1 mins

New U.S. Tariffs on China Chips Postponed

The Trump administration accused China of employing unfair trade practices in the semiconductor industry but said it would hold off on imposing additional tariffs until 2027.

1 mins

DOJ Seeks Voter Data; Some States Say No

Democrats and some Republicans question how the information is used

4 mins

The Factory Workers Who Build Power Grid by Hand

In a factory not far from the North Carolina state line, Robin Cisco walks her fingers across hundreds of feet of paper-insulated copper wire.

3 mins

Sidelined Congress Limps Into New Year

Some lawmakers say they are ceding too much power to president's agenda

4 mins

DOJ Under Strain in Epstein Files Review

Officials seek emergency recruits for checks, push back against criticism

4 mins

U.S. Strikes Islamic State Targets in Nigeria

Trump has said he would move to protect country's Christian population

1 mins

Ukraine Proposes Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Region

Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to pull troops out of the eastern region of Donetsk and create a demilitarized free economic zone as part of a potential peace deal, provided Russia took similar steps to withdraw from areas it controls.

2 mins

EU Rules For Online Content Lead to Sanctions

The U.S. said it would bar a former European Union official from entering the country over his role in creating and enforcing an online-content law that the Trump administration has criticized for allegedly censoring Americans.

1 mins

Coast Guard Intensifies Its Pursuit of Oil Tanker

A Coast Guard vessel was slicing through the Atlantic Ocean, with its target in sight just a half mile away, when a realization set in.

3 mins

Beijing Worries AI Threatens Party Rule

China is enforcing strict guidelines to make sure chatbots don’t misbehave

3 mins

Pentagon Warns of Advances In China’s Military Strength

China is making steady progress on developing more sophisticated weapons and expanding its armed forces’ ability to operate away from the mainland, including against Taiwan, according to the Pentagon’s latest assessment of Beijing’s military strength.

3 mins

Israel Warns It Could Strike Iran Again

Tehran's efforts to rebuild its ballistic-missile program risks new action

3 mins

Israelis Split on Oct. 7 Security Probe

Netanyahu's proposal on how to investigate security failures draws criticism.

3 mins

Netflix's Scoop On Seymour Hersh

THE MOST BACKHANDED of backhanded compliments is paid to reporter Seymour Hersh during the documentary “Cover-Up,” and by the unlikeliest of sources.

3 mins

A Tuneful Tribute Act's True Affection

'Song Sung Blue' follows a Neil Diamond impersonator and his partner

3 mins

Off-Broadway’s Champion Musical Revival

If you’re suffering from seasonal affective disorder, or its fiendish twin, holiday-seasonal affective disorder, there may be no better shot in the arm than a visit to the joyous off-Broadway revival of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” the musical with a bubbly score by William Finn (“Falsettos”) and a boundlessly funny book by Rachel Sheinkin.

3 mins

The Bright Side of a Power Outage

There’s something enchanting about candlelight—something uncanny and otherworldly.

2 mins

‘Moderate’ Hostage Taking

The next time a conservative gripes that Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t playing hard enough ball, remind him that this speaker rarely gets to call all the shots.

3 mins

Canada’s National Lifeblood

Maple Syrup

4 mins

C.S. Lewis Was Too Cynical About Christmas

C.S. Lewis loathed Christmas as a commercial racket almost as much as he loved it as a holy day.

3 mins

A Traveling Rabbi’s Plea to Anthony Albanese

Flying into Sydney from New York last week, I sought in some small way to let the Jewish community here know that they aren’t alone.

2 mins

Can Trump’s Navy Match China’s?

Will the United States counter China’s ambition to become the world’s dominant sea power?

3 mins

Californians Want the Sun to Set on Ivanpah

A little more sunshine would help to clarify Pat Hogan’s position on Ivanpah, California’s solar-power project that he is defending against closure despite the plant’s utility customers, equity sponsors and senior lenders all wanting to walk away (Letters, Dec. 23).

1 mins

No Evictions, Less Affordable Housing

That's what happened in Tacoma, and even public housing is suffering.

2 mins

Progress on the Fate of Guan Heng

DHS drops its plan to deport the Chinese migrant to Uganda.

1 mins

Selling F-35s to Turkey Could Lead to War

Turkey embodies everything it accuses Israel of being.

3 mins

If AI Becomes Conscious, We Need to Know

An Ohio lawmaker wants to settle one of science’s thorniest questions by legislative fiat.

5 mins

Three Major 2025 Developments You Might Have Missed

No one will call 2025 a quiet year.

3 mins

The Best Sports Moments of 2025

An all-time World Series, an epic Roland Garros final and the downfall of the Chiefs. These events defined the year.

6 mins

More Private-Equity Firms Are Planning to Sell Stakes

More private-equity managers plan to sell minority stakes in the coming years, as the industry’s continuing downturn drives firms to seek outside investment.

3 mins

Italy Fines Ryanair Over Travel Agencies’ Bookings

The Italian Competition Authority fined Ryanair €255.8 million, or $300.9 million, over the budget airline’s treatment of travel agencies.

1 mins

The Trends Steering Brands Into 2026

It’s the time of year when consumer trend reports fall like snowflakes. The Wall Street Journal asked a group of futurists, strategists, consultants and investors to make their predictions for 2026.

3 mins

Apple's Cook Doubles Nike Holding After Weak Outlook

Sportswear maker’s lead independent director bought $2.9 million of its stock

1 mins

Supply-Chain Startup Doubles Down on AI

Bucking sector's fundraising slump, Kargo raises a $42 million Series B

2 mins

Investment Network Bets On Al in Far-Flung Places

Entrepreneurs from Turkey, Nigeria, Brazil, Ukraine and other countries gathered in early December at the New York office of the nonprofit investment network that helped them grow their companies, much as alumni return to their alma mater.

3 mins

How to Invest Like Warren Buffett

There are thousands of flaky articles and videos online about the latest “Warren Buffett stock,” and more than one fund has tried to replicate Buffett’s investing style with gimmicks he’d never endorse.

2 mins

Broad Energy Trade Can't Last Forever

From solar to nuclear and coal, stocks have soared on AI demand

3 mins

Nike's Rally Lifted Dow, S&P 500 Ahead of Holiday

An increase in shares of Nike boosted major indexes on Wednesday.

1 mins

A 'Great Revolution' In the Paris Suburbs

More and more young people are moving to the upscale communities outside the French capital. Home prices are ticking upward.

3 mins

A San Antonio Home Goes From Rubble to Revival

An abandoned 1890 house with no power or plumbing is reborn after a painstaking restoration

5 mins

No, Elon Musk Didn't Buy This Penthouse. But You Can.

In late 2024, rumors swirled that Elon Musk had bought the late beauty mogul Sydell Miller’s sprawling penthouse in West Palm Beach, Fla. The speculation suggested the billionaire tech mogul had purchased the condo to be closer to President Trump’s Mara-Lago and grew so widespread that Musk addressed it directly, taking to his social-media platform X to deny the claims.

1 mins

A World Series Winner Takes a Loss on Home Sale

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman and his wife, Chelsea Freeman, have sold their Los Angeles house for $6.45 million—$1.375 million less than they paid in 2023.

1 mins

A French Castle With Ties to Louis XIV

A centuries-old French château with ties to Louis XIV is on the market for the first time in nearly 80 years, asking $22.9 million.

2 mins

The 'Shark Tank' Investor Was Almost a Filmmaker

The 'Marty Supreme' actor on his nomadic childhood, his stepfather's pivotal career advice and his mother's financial secret

3 mins

On the Big Island, a 10-Building Estate Is One of Hawaii's Priciest Listings

In the early 2000s, venture capitalist Alan Salzman was jogging on the beach in Hawaii when he saw a row of empty lots.

1 mins

Hedge Funder's Ex-Wife Sets Record For Miami-Dade

Caryl Englander, the ex-wife of hedge-fund titan Israel Englander, is the buyer of an $86 million penthouse in Surfside, Fla. The November deal set a condo record for Miami-Dade County.

1 mins

Hedge Funder's Ex-Wife Sets Record For Miami-Dade

Caryl Englander, the ex-wife of hedge-fund titan Israel Englander, is the buyer of an $86 million penthouse in Surfside, Fla.

1 mins

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