The Wall Street Journal

Covid’s Biggest Economic Winner Is Running Out of Steam

Ireland’s fall from grace is bad news for the eurozone, which long benefited from the Celtic Tiger’s China-style growth rates

For Postwar Gaza, Differences Grow Over Palestinian Leadership Role

The Palestinian Authority faces critics for problems in the West Bank amid war with Israel

Biden Keeps Talking About the Old Days. Young Voters Don’t Like It.

The president, who turned 81 on Monday, is losing support from millennials and Gen Z

Climate Risk Is Becoming Uninsurable. Better Forecasting Can Help.

Households and businesses are being priced out of insurance just as the effects of climate change start to bite

Why Third-Party Candidates Threaten Biden in 2024

When voters are given options beyond Biden and Trump, the president tends to bleed the most support, and Joe Manchin could complicate things further

What Elon Musk’s ‘Age of Abundance’ Means for the Future of Capitalism

The world’s richest man and others are describing a world with little work

How Social Media Is Turning Into Old-Fashioned Broadcast Media

TikTok, YouTube and the rest of social media is looking a lot like mass media with content created with high production values

How Russia Games Oil Sanctions for Big Profits

Moscow circumvents the G-7 oil-price cap by moving crude on a fleet of aging tankers on which sanctions have limited traction

How Elon Musk, for Many, Went Too Far

A misleading tweet, a vexed billionaire and a new firestorm over antisemitism

Hamas Needed a New Way to Get Money From Iran. It Turned to Crypto.

The pivot to digital currencies helped Hamas receive large sums from Iran in the two years preceding the attacks on Israel

Teen Boys Are Falling for a Snapchat Nude-Photo Scam. Here’s How to Avoid It.

The solicitation of images has evolved in recent years to include monetary shakedowns

Black Lives Matter and the World’s Oldest Hatred

The group’s praise for Hamas’s ‘resistance’ comes as no surprise to those paying attention.

A New Way to​ Tell Deepfakes From Real Photos: Can It Work?

Instead of detecting fakes, this effort aims to authenticate and track online images from the start; Adobe’s chief trust officer on the strategy

Is It OK for Students to Use ChatGPT? More Teachers Say Yes

Some teachers say it’s better to figure out where AI fits in than to ban it. Here’s how they are using it.

Hamas Fighters Trained in Iran Before Oct. 7 Attacks

Roughly 500 Palestinian militants got specialized combat instruction at Iranian facilities as recently as September

The U.S. and European Economies Are Diverging

With eurozone economic activity weakening and inflation tumbling, rate rises appear to be having greater traction

EU Think Tank Proposes Global Minimum Tax on Billionaires

Tax on fewer than 3,000 billionaires could raise nearly $250 billion annually, report says

Apple’s Dark Cloud Might Linger

Worries about China and the future of a lucrative Google relationship could outlast even a strong earnings report

U.S. and Israel Split Over Gaza Goals, Muddying War’s Endgame

Biden and Netanyahu have different long-term aims for the region’s future

The Workers Who Make Your Clothes Want Higher Pay. Who Should Pony Up?

Factory owners in Bangladesh, one of the world’s largest sources of ultracheap garments, say the answer is Western companies