The U.S. Is Running Short of Land for Housing
In the Sunbelt, the hottest commodity isn’t oil, copper or gold. It is land. And rancher Robert Thomas has plenty...
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European Manufacturers Reel From Russian Gas Shutoff
European industry thrived for decades on a steady supply of cheap Russian gas, which flowed uninterrupted throughout the Cold War...
Everyone’s a Landlord—Small-Time Investors Snap Up Out-of-State Properties
Jack Cronin found San Francisco-area homes too expensive or too far from the city center to buy when he lived...
Wall Street Bets the Fed Is Bluffing in High-Stakes Inflation Game
Wall Street thinks it’s bluffing.This could spell trouble for both of them. Markets pummeled by the Fed’s rate increases in...
WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair
Elon Musk engaged in a brief affair last fall with the wife of Sergey Brin, prompting the Google co-founder to...
Air Travel Is Broken. Here’s Why.
This summer was supposed to mark the rebirth of commercial aviation after two years of travel restrictions left the industry...
Elon Musk’s Inner Circle Rocked by Fight Over His $230 Billion Fortune
Mr. Birchall, a straight-laced, 48-year-old wealth manager who rose to become Mr. Musk’s top deputy and the head of his...
Twitter Didn’t Seek a Sale. Now Elon Musk Doesn’t Want to Buy. Cue Strange Legal Drama.
Elon Musk’s showdown with Twitter Inc. TWTR -5.10% has set the stage for what could become one of the most...
Miami’s Gold Rush: Finance Firms and Crypto Move In, Bringing Strains
From his new office in Miami Beach, real-estate investor Barry Sternlicht is only steps from the ocean. His waterfront mansion...
Red States Are Winning the Post-Pandemic Economy
The pandemic has changed the geography of the American economy. By many measures, red states—those that lean Republican—have recovered faster...
If the U.S. Is in a Recession, It’s a Very Strange One
Economic output is down—but the job market is strong, unlike in previous recessions. It’s the latest twist in the odd...
GM and Ford, Driving to Beat Tesla, Turn on Each Other
Ten miles away at Ford F -0.18% Motor Co.’s headquarters, executives were plotting a pre-emptive public-relations strike, said people familiar...
What Do Chinese Consumers Want? Walmart Can’t Figure It Out.
Walmart Inc. opened its first store in China in 1996, a sprawling supercenter in the Hong Kong border city of...
Rivian’s Great EV Expectations Meet the Harsh Reality of Manufacturing
At Rivian Automotive Inc.’s factory in Normal, Ill., life is anything but.Car factories around the world routinely churn out models...
The Market Is Melting Down and People Are Feeling It. ‘My Stomach Is Churning All Day’
The last time Todd Jones heard this kind of panic in his clients’ voices, it was 2008 and the global...
For Tech Startups, the Party Is Over
A dizzying turn in technology-startup investing is undoing the fortunes of founders and investors riding a 13-year bull run.Highflying startups...
They Came, They Hiked, They Stayed: Retirees Lift Fortunes in Rural America
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Tom and Barb Hansen’s search for a retirement spot reads like the script to a road movie. California’s...
Facebook Deliberately Caused Havoc in Australia to Influence New Law, Whistleblowers Say
Last year when Facebook FB -5.90% blocked news in Australia in response to potential legislation making platforms pay publishers for...
Hot Economy, Rising Inflation: The Fed Has Never Successfully Fixed a Problem Like This
The Federal Reserve is setting out to do something it has never accomplished before: reduce inflation a lot without significantly...
Interest-Rate Surge Ripples Through Economy, From Homes to Car Loans
The Fed’s moves to chill inflation have driven up bond yields and many other borrowing costs linked to them. So...
