SoftBank Returns to Familiar Strategy After Portfolio Losses
Masayoshi Son said his SoftBank Group Corp. will buy back as much as 1 trillion yen ($8.8 billion) of its stock after a decline in the value…
Read moreThe Real Threats to the Future of Netflix
The pandemic sparked a boom for video streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, and Peacock. In 2020 and 2021, Netflix added 54.6 million subscribers, many of them in…
Read moreBig Tech Is Coming to Small Towns, but at What Cost-
Ned McNally is a tech nerd who fixes computers for family and friends. So he couldn’t believe his luck when a recruiter this year asked if he’d…
Read moreThe U.S. Has Had a Military Presence in Greenland Since 1941. A Young New Leader Wants Much More
Back in August 2019, former President Donald Trump floated what seemed like a wildly eccentric idea: Have the U.S. buy Greenland, the world’s biggest island, where a…
Read moreStacey Abrams on Writing and Her Future in Politics
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with leading decisionmakers and top CEOs, click here.) Stacey Abrams has twice been the Democratic candidate for Governor in Georgia (unsuccessfully),…
Read moreStocks Suffer Worst First Half of a Year in More Than 50 Years
The selloff in stocks deepened after weak consumer-spending data fueled worries about a recession, with the S&P 500 suffering its cruelest first-half since Richard Nixon’s presidency. It…
Read moreYoung U.S. College Graduates Face Tougher Job Market Than Average
Bloomberg — Job openings are near record highs in the US and unemployment is close to a generational low. But one category faces a tougher labor market…
Read moreWhat Meta’s Latest Takedown of Fake Foreign Accounts Means for U.S. Midterms
Facebook parent company Meta said it took down a network of fake accounts, originating in China, that it says was attempting to interfere in the U.S. midterms….
Read moreThe Oscar Race for Best Costumes
There are costumes whose details you can conjure in a heartbeat—Marilyn’s billowing white seashell of a dress, the moss-velvet gown Scarlett O’Hara fashioned from Tara’s drapes, Dorothy’s…
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