The Wall Street Journal

Don’t Roll Your Eyes: Looking the Part Could Land You That Job

Applying to be a programmer? Better grab a pair of glasses. Different jobs favor certain looks, new research shows.

The Pandemic Blunder Weighing on the Shipping Industry

Liners struggle with a glut of vessels and not enough cargo to move

As New Zealand Reverses Its Smoking Ban, Other Countries Push Ahead

No country has an all-out restriction but many curb smoking in public places

Meta Is Struggling to Boot Pedophiles Off Facebook and Instagram

The social-media company has stepped up enforcement, but its algorithms continue to promote problematic content

Will Livestreaming Be TikTok’s Amazon-Killer?

TikTok is moving aggressively into e-commerce—a space where its Chinese equivalent is massively successful

Angelina Jolie Is Rebuilding Her Life

After years of healing, the actress is starting a new fashion venture and paring back her Hollywood presence: ‘I wouldn’t be an actress today’

Can You Trust a Robot With Your Holiday Shopping?

Retail-focused bots are multiplying. They can help, sort of.

Now for Some Good News About Climate

Costs for renewables have plummeted and growth is exceeding expectations

Why You Are More Likely to Get Sick This Winter, in Charts

With Covid-19 here to stay alongside flu and RSV, wintertime illnesses have become harder to dodge

Putin Has Staked Russia’s Resources on Victory in Ukraine. Can the West Match Him?

Kremlin leader seeks to turn advantage in manpower and munitions into battlefield progress, while Western will and assistance for Kyiv waver

Investors See Interest-Rate Cuts Coming Soon, Recession or Not

Recent data has fueled bets that cuts could come under a variety of circumstances

I’m Serious: Drive to the Airport for the People You Love

Picking up and dropping off the people you care about is a hassle—and worth it

As Migration to Europe Rises, a Backlash Grows

Anti-immigration parties are winning elections and surging in polls

Welcome to COP28, the U.N. Climate Conference Hosted by an Oil Giant

With summit set to open in Dubai, the U.A.E. is getting ready to boost oil production

Advertising Is Dead. Long Live Advertising.

Retailers, streaming services and others vie to build their own ad business

Behind Credit Suisse’s Fall: A Chairman’s Lasting Mark on the Culture

Insiders and investors combing over the wreckage say the bank’s board, headed by Urs Rohner, was responsible for its fate

Koch Network Backs Haley in Bid to Block Trump From 2024 GOP Nomination

Some other big Republican donors have also backed former U.N. ambassador’s campaign

Your Local Newspaper Might Not Have a Single Reporter

Rise of ‘ghost newsrooms’ spawns effort by local news startups to fill the void

Overwhelmed by Email? How AI Tools Can Get You to Inbox Zero

Gmail has one. So do third party apps. Here’s how to use them without alienating your co-workers

Gaza Diplomacy Cements Qatar’s Global Mediator Role

Ties to militants and pariah states are part of strategy to stay secure and relevant