The U.S. economy is very close to falling into a damaging contraction — and many states are already experiencing a recession, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. Zandi ...

Sleek, bold, and Instagram-approved, this season’s pearl pieces make the classic gemstone feel fresh, fun, and impossible to ignore. You can never go wrong with a bow moment, and these pearl-inspired ...

Starting in 2026, the 401(k) contribution limit increases to $24,500 for 2026, up from $23,500 in 2025. There's also an increase for 401(k) catch-up contributions, which apply to workers age 50 and ...

There’s a raging debate in markets about the sustainability of today’s high stock valuations. On the bearish end are investors like Jeremy Grantham and Michael Burry, who are famous for having spotted ...

After three years of doing essentially nothing to address the rise of generative AI, colleges are now scrambling to do too much. Over the summer, Ohio State University, where I teach, announced a new ...

In 1919, physicist Theodor Kaluza hypothesized that extra dimensions might solve some outstanding problems in physics. And while we haven't found any evidence yet for anything outside our normal ...

Traders on the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 23, 1999. The recent stock-market downturn has sparked comparisons with the dot-com bubble. (Henny Ray Abrams/AFP/Getty Images) The selloff in global ...

A series of recent data breaches are highlighting why wealthy, high-profile higher education institutions are particularly vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. While wealthy, ...

The gap between the richest and poorest Americans is widening in what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has called a “bifurcated economy,” as the cost of living skyrockets from housing to food ...

WSJ’s Dov Lieber reports from Gaza as the U.S. considers a plan to divide it into separate zones, with reconstruction only taking place on the Israeli-controlled side. Photo: Dov Lieber A detachment ...

It seems like every time I look at the news these last couple of weeks, there is another piece predicting doom and gloom for the Democratic Party. The latest came from Harry Enten at CNN, who said the ...

When you think of retiring, you probably imagine sailing off into the sunset, relaxing on the golf course or the beach or puttering around your house with plenty of time to enjoy life. For many, ...