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…

S&P 500 Inches Closer to Record High

[ad_1] Major stock indexes rose Wednesday in a quiet session ahead of key inflation data and bank earnings.  The S&P 500 added 0.6% to close within 0.3% of its record…

Nasdaq Edges Higher, Continuing Climb

[ad_1] The Nasdaq Composite climbed for a third consecutive day as shares of Nvidia, Amazon.com and Google parent Alphabet advanced. The tech-heavy index added 0.1%, leaving it down 1% in…

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…

The Houthi Boost to Shipping Shares May Fade

[ad_1] A new storm is rocking the global goods supply chain. It will most likely be short-lived—but shipping firms are still getting a boost. In 2023, trade disruptions from the…

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…

WSJ News Exclusive | News Startup Puck Taps Former Twitter Customer Chief as CEO

[ad_1] Puck tapped the former Twitter executive Sarah Personette as chief executive officer of the news startup, where she will be tasked with shepherding its expansion into new coverage areas…

Tech Stocks Drop to Start 2024

[ad_1] Tumbling technology stocks cast a pall over a trading day in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at a new all-time high, showing how much sway a few…

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…