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The Ultimate Fashion Crime for Finance Bros? Dressing Better Than the Boss A glossy magazine spread featuring junior bankers sparked backlash on Wall Street, where ‘little wee VPs are not allowed to flex.’

Interview magazine featured a glossy fashion spread of four junior Wall Streeters that has set New York’s banking world aflutter—and not just because of its heady title: “Meet the Finest Boys in Finance.” My latest story - www.wsj.com/style/fashio...

Paramount Wins Bidding War for Warner Discovery After Netflix Drops Out Paramount emerged victorious in the fight to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix said it wouldn’t match the David Ellison-led company’s latest offer for the iconic Hollywood property.

Paramount emerged victorious in the fight to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix said it wouldn’t match the David Ellison-led company’s latest offer. wsj.com/business/med... via
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‘Leverage.’ ‘Reach Out.’ ‘Circle Back.’ The Corporate Jargon We Hate the Most. We pinged our readers for the terms that really annoy them. The list is long.

The Wall Street Journal pinged its readers to ask:

What corporate jargon do you hate the most? Tell us the word or phrase and why it’s your pet peeve.

Well, they responded, and the list is long.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs Ruling finds president exceeded his powers by imposing duties without clear authorization from Congress.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs
Ruling finds president exceeded his powers by imposing duties without clear authorization from Congress

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Team USA’s Dreams of a Record Olympics Are Suddenly Falling Apart. As household names underperform all over Italy, the first week of the Olympic Games has yielded only four golds for the Americans. www.wsj.com/sports/olymp... via @WSJ

What Sweeping Revisions and a Blowout Month Tell Us About the U.S. Job Market From the Biden to Trump economies, healthcare keeps surging.

The mixed jobs picture reflects surging demand for people in healthcare and social services but a bleaker environment for government employees, factory workers and cubicle dwellers www.wsj.com/economy/jobs... via @WSJ

Lindsey Vonn Crashes Out of Olympic Downhill The 41-year-old American skiing star’s comeback ended when she struck a gate and spun out of the Milan Cortina race. She was competing on one knee that had been rebuilt—and another with a completely t...

Lindsey Vonn Crashes Out of Olympic Downhill
She was competing on one knee that had been rebuilt—and another with a completely torn ACL.

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Trump Posts Video Online Depicting Obamas as Apes Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, one of the highest-ranking Black Republicans in Washington, called the video “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.” The White House deleted the vi...

Trump posted a video that included imagery depicting former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes, prompting swift condemnation from Democrats and Republicans. The White House deleted it late Friday morning after first defending it. wsj.com/politics/tru... via
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Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation on Saturday.

Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

Valentino, ‘The Last Emperor’ of High Fashion, Dies at 93 Indifferent to fads, the Italian designer dressed the world’s boldfaced women for nearly half a century.

RIP Valentino, "The Last Emperor" of Fashion - www.wsj.com/style/fashio...

CEOs With Crazy Travel Schedules Told Us How They Crush Jet Lag Lavender sleep masks, massages and mind tricks involving socks: Jet-setting bosses swear by these hacks that they say don’t require flying business class.

How do you deal with jet jag? We asked four frequent-flying leaders for their hacks. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...

Introverts Want the Boss to Understand Their Plight The quietest employees have begun speaking up about the ways the office doesn’t work for them. Time for recharge lounges.

The quietest employees have begun speaking up about the ways the office doesn’t work for them. These introverts are uncharacteristically speaking up. Some companies are listening to them. wsj.com/lifestyle/ca... via
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CBS News Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment; Correspondent Calls Decision Political The news organization said the segment about the El Salvador prison where the Trump administration sent deportees needed additional reporting.

CBS News Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment on El Salvador Prison Where Trump Administration Sent Deportees; Correspondent Calls Decision Political - wsj.com/business/med... via
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Our Work Etiquette Quiz Stumped Most Readers. Overachievers Have Their Own Tips. Our test stoked much debate over what makes for good manners in today’s workplace.

Our office-etiquette quiz stoked much debate over what counts as good manners at work. Are you ‘passably polite?’ Take the quiz to find out.

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Do You Know How to Behave at Work? Take Our Quiz to Test Your Office Etiquette Skills Good manners occasionally need to be refreshed. In workplaces everywhere, that refresher couldn’t come sooner.

How are your manners at work?

Take this fun quiz, based off guidance from the Emily Post Institute, to test your business etiquette knowledge.

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Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. After Split for $72 Billion The deal is expected to close in 12 to 18 months, the companies said, but it is set to face scrutiny from lawmakers.

Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros. in a $72 billion deal wsj.com/business/med... via
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Do You Know How to Behave at Work? Take Our Quiz to Test Your Office Etiquette Skills Good manners occasionally need to be refreshed. In workplaces everywhere, that refresher couldn’t come sooner.

Do You Know How To Behave At Work?

Test your business-etiquette skills with our quiz!

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A Movie Lover’s Guide to the Business of Work Through the decades, these films reflected—and redefined—the workplace.

Spend some fun weekend time with this interactive look at how movies have reflected—and redefined—the workplace.

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Coming to an Office Near You: Lush Balconies and Thermostats That Know You Six experts offer their solutions to these workplace-design annoyances.

Office designers are looking at some of the biggest annoyances in today’s workplaces—and using technology to solve them. Six experts give us their take on the future of offices. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo... via @WSJ

Why Sandra Bernhard Always Wants to Work on New Year’s Eve When deciding what roles to take, the actress makes sure it’s not ‘something I would be embarrassed by.’

Since her breakout performance in the 1983 Martin Scorsese film 'The King of Comedy,' Sandra Bernhard has played both comedic and dramatic roles in shows ranging from 'Roseanne' to intense drama 'Severance.” She has a busy couple months ahead. www.wsj.com/style/sandra... via @WSJ

Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Mayor’s Race Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s mayoral race, cementing the Democratic socialist’s meteoric rise and making him the first Muslim to lead America's most populous city. The Associated Press calle...

Breaking: Zohran Mamdani wins NYC’s mayoral race, capping the Democratic socialist's meteoric rise to lead America's most populous city. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4qGijLa

Layoffs Aren’t Shaking Gen Z’s Commitment to Work-Life Balance Recent layoffs have reinforced beliefs among some younger professionals that loyalty to a company won’t be returned.

Layoffs Aren’t Shaking Gen Z’s Commitment to Work-Life Balance

Recent layoffs have reinforced beliefs among some younger professionals that loyalty to a company won’t be returned.

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Artist Behind Duct-Taped Banana Has New Test for Art Market: A Gold Toilet. Will it make collectors feel flush? Sotheby’s is about to find out. www.wsj.com/arts-culture... via @WSJ

Inside the Scorched-Earth Breakup Album of the Year The album is said to be about the end of her marriage to ‘Stranger Things’ star David Harbour.

Inside the Scorched-Earth Breakup Album of the Year - The U.K. singer Lily Allen’s breakup record, “West End Girl,” is blunt and blistering. www.wsj.com/arts-culture... via @WSJ #lilyallen

Invite to an Anti-DEI Activist Prompts HR Pros to Pull Out of Industry Event Robby Starbuck, a force behind efforts to end corporate diversity programs, is set to address a human-resources conference in Louisville, Ky., later this month.

SHRM, the association for human-resources professionals, is contending with backlash from members after asking conservative activist Robby Starbuck to speak at an inclusion conference. www.wsj.com/business/inv... via @WSJ #dei

D'angelo singing into a microphone, wearing a large hat. A headline reads: "D'Angelo Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator Dies at 51." Photo by: Chad Batka for The New York Times.

Breaking News: D’Angelo, the acclaimed neo-soul singer who found fame in the 1990s and 2000s with a sensuous take on R&B, has died at 51. nyti.ms/4qb0wvo

Diane Keaton, Soulfully Quirky Muse to a Generation, Dead at 79 The Oscar-winning actress and star of “Annie Hall” was a muse to the directors Woody Allen and Nancy Meyers.

Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton, whose emotionally wrenching performances and idiosyncratic personal style made her a touchstone to generations of American women, died in her native California. She was 79. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive) Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Giving Career Advice to Kids Has Never Been Harder Parents aren’t sure how to steer their teens in the face of AI workplace upheaval. “There’s a panic,” say experts.

Giving Career Advice to Kids Has Never Been Harder
Parents aren’t sure how to steer their teens in the face of AI; ‘There’s a panic’

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