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Ulta Names Steelman CEO, Seeks to Counter Slowdown
Ulta Beauty said Kecia Steelman will succeed David Kimbell as chief executive, as the company aims to reaccelerate its sales amid a global slowdown in the beauty market.
I'm Still Not Sure Anyone Can Beat Kansas City
I'm going to get to the NFL in a moment, but as I write this column Sunday night, my delighted children are skipping around the house, as their schools have declared a snow day. Keep in mind: Not a flake of snow has fallen from the sky, there's merely a forecast of incoming snow, and yet school officials are increasingly conscientious about weather safety, and also eager to suck up to the all-powerful sled industry.
Siemens Says Data Centers Need New Energy Source
Executive cautions that green options can't meet AI's power demands
Steelmakers Sue Over U.S. Rejection of Deal
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel filed a pair of lawsuits Monday accusing President Biden, the president of the steelworkers union and the chief executive of a rival company of conspiring to scuttle their $14.1 billion tie-up.
The NFL's Hottest New Offense Is the Oldest Trick in the Book
Heading into the playoffs, old-school smash-mouth football saw a dramatic resurgence this season-taking advantage of shifts that emphasize defending against the passing game
If You Want to Buy a House, First Figure Out Hidden Costs
Besides the mortgage, count on having money for taxes, insurance, maintenance and more
AI Bots Get Autonomy For Some Work Tasks
Artificial-intelligence agents have emerged as one of the most exciting aspects of generative AI for business because they take chatbots to the next level, performing complex tasks without help from humans.
Healthcare Stocks Offer Opportunities
The entire space has been struggling, from pharmaceutical companies to hospitals
Chinese Parts Create Tariff Risk for U.S. Bikes
In 2022, Brian Riley opened a bicycle factory in Seymour, Ind., shifting production of his Guardian Bikes brand to the U.S. from China. The problem for him now: Nearly all the parts still come from China.
Tehran Pulls Most of Its Forces From Syria
Thousands of military staff and militia allies fled after Assad’s fall in major blow to Iran
Dissidents in Venezuela Plot Return in Bid to Deter Maduro
Venezuela's popular opposition leader plans a return to the public stage after months in hiding from the secret police-a last-ditch attempt to stop President Nicolás Maduro from clinging to power when his term ends this week.
DEATH CULT
Yukio Mishima’ tortured obsessions were his making—and his unmaking.
STILL PROCESSING
Why is the American diet so deadly?
THE TIKTOK TRAIL
Andean migrants draw others to the U.S. with videos depicting themselves as living the American Dream.
OUR NEW TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM
Our two-factor authentication system is expanding because text messages and e-mailed codes are becoming less secure. Also, we’re committed to making sure your log-in process is more of a hassle than it needs to be.
LOVE AND THEFT
Did a best-selling romantasy novelist steal another writer's story?
A TALE OF TWO DISTRICTS
Lauren Boebert and Colorado’s red-blue divide.
Prophecy
The night of Dev’s twenty-second birthday, he was invited to sit with the elders after dinner.
THE BEST OF THEM
His was a genius for the ages. Will Gottfried Leibniz ever get his due?
ENLIGHTEN ME
The secret beauty of mandalas.
MEAN TIME
“Hard Truths.”
U.S. Plans Big Arms Sale to Israel
Administration tells Congress $8 billion package will include bombs, missiles
Winter Storm Imperils Travel Across Path Of Central U.S.
Heavy snow and ice hit Midwestern cities and bear down on the Mid-Atlantic region
Launchpad Shortage Worries U.S. Space Companies
A traffic jam is forming at U.S. rocket-launch sites. Elon Musk's SpaceX and other rocket companies are planning to increase flights in the years ahead as they ferry their own satellites or payloads for other customers to space.
Factories Shift From Forklifts in Safety Push
Some of America's biggest manufacturers are backing away from forklifts.
A Weaker Iran Looks To Tackle Trump 2.0
Iran faces a tough year of confrontation with the incoming Trump administration while holding a weak hand after 2024 left it with an acute economic crisis at home and setbacks in the Middle East.
A Doll Down the Decades
Celebrating Barbie’s 65th anniversary, a show tracks her ever-expanding world from 1959 to today
New Orleans Assailant Scouted City in October, November
The U.S. Army veteran who rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans twice visited the city during the months leading up to the terrorist attack and, on one trip, recorded video of the area with Meta smart glasses, law-enforcement officials said Sunday.
Long the Star Pupils, Girls Are Losing Ground to Boys
Girls have lost ground in reading, math and science at a troubling rate, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of student test scores across the country.
In Times of Economic-Policy Uncertainty, It May Be Best to Avoid the Stock Market
Research suggests that stocks outperform bonds when uncertainty falls. But bonds are the place to be when it flares, as it has recently.