Rising prices are spurring criminals to cut and raid cables. Companies and law enforcement are fighting back.https://www.wsj.com/business/telecom/copper-thieves-are-wreaking-havoc-across-america-9135906f?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The anonymous founders of the new group say Amazon’s policies have made it harder to earn profits from package delivery.https://www.wsj.com/business/amazon-delivery-company-owners-organize-to-seek-higher-pay-1957842c?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Entrepreneurs face all sorts of minefield when they launch a business. They would do well to keep these in mind.https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/business-failure-reasons-top-10-0762e18b?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The ‘Notes on Being a Man’ author on his dad’s absence, watching ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ with his mom and the college class that changed everything.https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/scott-galloway-book-notes-on-being-a-man-bcba9823?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Soaring tech valuations and stock-market gains have boosted the number of billionaires and the wealth they hold.https://www.wsj.com/economy/billionaires-wealth-worldwide-ubs-study-5c13f3da?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Dollar Tree, Tractor Supply and other companies show a renewed desire to move into vacant space, despite economic hurdles.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/retailers-are-snatching-up-real-estate-again-02e8b81b?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Food-company stocks sag after city alleges several suppliers knowingly manufacture and market harmful foods.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/san-francisco-sues-food-makers-over-ultraprocessed-products-ed34d9bd?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Successful launches are helping Jeff Bezos’ company set up missions to ferry cargo—and eventually astronauts—to the lunar surface.https://www.wsj.com/business/blue-origin-moon-mission-plan-spacex-9c6b9595?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Rio Tinto’s Nuton venture is using microbes to remove copper from ores that are otherwise uneconomical to mine.https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/can-arizona-miners-unleash-an-american-copper-boom-982638ff?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Ken Ono had an epiphany. Now the professor is moving to Silicon Valley to chase mathematical superintelligence.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/math-ken-ono-carina-hong-axiom-startup-649bc417?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Lawsuits linking the weedkiller to cancer have dogged the German company since it bought Monsanto.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/bayer-shares-jump-after-white-house-backs-supreme-court-review-in-roundup-case-318946ed?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Elliott in September unveiled a roughly $4 billion stake in the company and sought engagement with the board to boost a flagging share price.https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/pepsico-nears-settlement-with-activist-investor-elliott-dbda9a2a?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
They were a media power couple in Washington. Now their conflicting accounts of what really happened in a political affair have become a media spectacle.https://www.wsj.com/business/media/olivia-nuzzi-ryan-lizza-american-canto-substack-e1da8222?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The retailer is shifting some online-order fulfillment to less-busy stores, among other methods to speed up delivery and improve the in-store experience.https://www.wsj.com/articles/target-tests-new-models-for-next-day-delivery-463adbe7?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
26North is set to own 51% of the kitchen-products division that houses a number of luxury cookware-equipment brands.https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/josh-harriss-firm-near-deal-for-middleby-unit-that-makes-viking-stoves-50602c68?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The newspaper and one of its reporters accuse the administration of violating their First and Fifth Amendment rights.https://www.wsj.com/business/media/new-york-times-sues-hegseth-defense-department-over-new-press-rules-1ae42936?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The sale is expected to complete in the second half of 2026, with the company planning to return a large part of the proceeds to shareholders.https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/smiths-group-to-sell-screening-technology-unit-to-cvc-capital-partners-for-2-6-billion-f11eeae1?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Predictive Discovery says the proposal is superior to a merger agreed with Robex Resources in October.https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/perseus-mining-makes-1-3-billion-offer-to-buy-predictive-discovery-83da01f8?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
PIF is on course to own 93% of the videogame maker, implying it needs to stump about $29 billion in addition to rolling over its existing stake.https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/saudi-fund-to-own-almost-all-of-electronic-arts-after-buyout-661e92be?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The bank said it completed the placement of 3.58 million ordinary shares, representing around 3.5% of Santander Bank Polska’s share capital.https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/santander-to-sell-stake-in-polish-subsidiary-for-around-473-million-after-erste-group-deal-a2176ba9?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f