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Forget Work. Passive Income Is the New American Dream.

June 24, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Forget Work. Passive Income Is the New American Dream.
Driven by a growing feeling that 9-to-5 jobs are a dead end, people are turning to social media to test out eccentric moneymaking schemes.

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LVMH Fires Back at Hermès Heir Over His Missing Fortune

June 24, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on LVMH Fires Back at Hermès Heir Over His Missing Fortune
The luxury group says it was unaware of any misappropriation of Hermès shares when it was building up a covert position in its rival.

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Trump, Frustrated With High Gas Prices, Channels Biden’s Criticism of Big Oil

June 24, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Trump, Frustrated With High Gas Prices, Channels Biden’s Criticism of Big Oil
Some oil executives were privately critical of the president’s comments and explained the fuel supply chain is a slow-moving machine.

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What’s the State of Play in the Strait of Hormuz?

June 24, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on What’s the State of Play in the Strait of Hormuz?
Traffic through the waterway has ticked up, but could take months to return to normal.

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What Baiju Bhatt Learned From the 70 ‘Nos’ He Got While Building Robinhood

June 24, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on What Baiju Bhatt Learned From the 70 ‘Nos’ He Got While Building Robinhood
The billionaire co-founder of Robinhood shared his grueling journey to build the financial app with Gunjan Banerji in the latest episode of The WSJ Money Interview.

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Agility, Maker of Humanlike Robots, to Go Public in $2.5 Billion SPAC Deal

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Agility, Maker of Humanlike Robots, to Go Public in $2.5 Billion SPAC Deal
Agility’s humanoid robot, Digit, is used at manufacturing facilities and warehouses by companies such as Amazon.

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Will Anyone Buy This Cheap EV Truck With Hand-Crank Windows and No Radio?

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Will Anyone Buy This Cheap EV Truck With Hand-Crank Windows and No Radio?
Slate Auto’s all-electric truck, priced in the mid-$20,000s, aims to prove that affordable cars can be both profitable and adored.

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Can America’s Obsession With Mahjong Save This Dying Craft?

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Can America’s Obsession With Mahjong Save This Dying Craft?
Watch how the last remaining artists of mahjong tile carving are trying to preserve the fading craft.

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Walmart, in Biggest Deal in Two Years, Buys Advertising Tech Firm

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Walmart, in Biggest Deal in Two Years, Buys Advertising Tech Firm
Retail giant is paying $1.4 billion for Vibe.co, a company that enables advertising through connected TVs.

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Ranks of the Ultrawealthy Jumped in 2025

June 23, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Ranks of the Ultrawealthy Jumped in 2025
The number of those worth more than $30 million jumped by 14.4% last year.

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  • Cracker Barrel’s CEO Was Plotting a Turnaround—but Opened the Door to Her Own Exit
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