The Secret Sorrow of Hotel Rooms
After losing my husband, I just wanted to feel alive. Then I wanted more. Source link
The New Star on the Political Scene: The Chip Industry
Dec. 28, 2023 11:00 pm ET Semiconductors have played the starring role in state visits. Nvidia’s chief executive was feted by heads of state like a visiting dignitary. Government delegations have shuttled around the globe hobnobbing with chip makers. For an industry that suddenly finds itself as a geopolitical showpiece, the attention is a mixed […]
The Blockbuster Year in Stocks No One Saw Coming
U.S. stocks end a topsy-turvy year near records, defying bearish predictions. Source link
How to Fix Your Food Budget in 2024, From Cutting the Takeout to Meal Planning
Listen to article (2 minutes) WSJ’s Personal Finance team presents a series on how to fix your financial life in 2024. Last in our series: tackling the tricky subject of food budgets. If you’re wondering where your food spending is going each month, look in your trash can. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. […]
When Haley Dodged the Slavery Question, She Put Her Coalition at Risk
Prominent Democratic donors, anxious about the increasingly authoritarian language of Donald J. Trump, have been calling on Democratic voters and independents to thwart the former president’s comeback by voting for Nikki Haley in open Republican primary elections. But Ms. Haley’s political gaffe on Wednesday night, when the presidential hopeful and former governor of South Carolina […]
The Nippon Steel Deal Is Good for America
Democrats and Republicans alike are assailing Nippon Steel’s prospective purchase of U.S. Steel as a threat to national security. The complaints are misplaced. Essential to national security is economic competitiveness, which is strengthened by global connections such as inward foreign direct investment. A more competitive economy is better able to fund the military and ameliorate […]
A Look Back at '23 and Me
I found myself preoccupied with the importance of adult examples and with the dangers of AI. Source link
Opinion | Things I Thought Made Sense Just Don’t Anymore
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A Teachers Union Showdown in Florida
Public unions once in power rarely have to prove their value to workers in order to keep power. A new law in Florida set out to change that, and it’s getting results. Signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in May, the law requires public unions to prove that at least 60% of workers in a bargaining […]
California’s Fast-Food Casualties – WSJ
California’s $20 an hour minimum wage for fast-food workers doesn’t take effect until April, but the casualties are already piling up. Pizza Hut franchises this week told more than 1,200 delivery drivers that they’ll lose their jobs before the higher wage kicks in. Gov. Gavin Newsom no doubt sends condolences, though what he should send […]