Crash Parties, Escape Dull Chitchat and Make Powerful Friends: What Davos Elites Know

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) For a master class in power networking, it’s tough to beat the one taking place in the Swiss Alps this week. The annual World…

The Best Stock Funds of 2023

[ad_1] Driven by a rebound in large and megacap stocks, in particular the “Magnificent Seven” technology companies, mutual-fund managers who saw double-digit losses in the market rout in 2022 found…

WSJ News Exclusive | Netflix Considers Ways to Make Money From Videogames in Possible Pivot

[ad_1] Netflix has said it plans to be in gaming for years to come. Now the company is trying to figure out how to make money from it, a potential…

Haley Endorsement Marks Presidential Return of Koch Donor Network

[ad_1] The billionaire Koch family and its network of like-minded donors are tiptoeing back into presidential politics, putting money behind their opposition to former President Donald Trump and backing an…

New Yelp Has Earned Its Extra Stars

[ad_1] Buying growth is rarely a cheap concept, especially for small tech companies that lack the pocketbooks of their much larger peers.  Yelp knows this well. Founded 19 years ago…

WSJ News Exclusive | Verizon Taps Peloton’s Marketing Chief as CMO

[ad_1] Verizon Communications has hired Peloton Interactive marketing head Leslie Berland as its new chief marketing officer. Berland, 45 years old, joined fitness equipment maker Peloton in January following her…

Walmart Stops Ads on X, Joining the Advertising Exit

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 2, 2023 12:03 pm ET Walmart said it had stopped advertising on Elon Musk’s X, joining the parade of major marketers that have left the social-media platform…

Elon Musk’s F-Bombs Make Linda Yaccarino’s Job at X Even Harder

[ad_1] Elon Musk’s F-bomb-laden tirade at advertisers will make X Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino’s job harder as she tries to rebuild the company’s ad-sales business, industry executives said.  “It’s a…

WSJ News Exclusive | Instagram’s Algorithm Delivers Toxic Video Mix to Adults Who Follow Children

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) Instagram’s Reels video service is designed to show users streams of short videos on topics the system decides will interest them, such as sports,…

WSJ News Exclusive | Blackstone Nears $2.5 Billion Deal to Buy Software Developer Civica

[ad_1] Updated Nov. 21, 2023 12:07 pm ET Blackstone is in advanced talks to buy Civica in a deal valuing the U.K.-based software developer at close to $2.5 billion including…