The Wall Street Journal

The ultrarich are growing in numbers, and changing wealth as we know it. ?? https://on.wsj.com/421JrZz

The stranger messaging Matthew Van Andel online last July knew a lot about him—including details about his lunch with co-workers at Disney from a few days earlier. His mind raced; he knew no one outside Disney would have access to that information. How did the person messaging him on chat forum Discord know what he had said in a private workplace Slack channel? How a Disney worker's life was upended after he downloaded an AI tool that led hackers to him: https://on.wsj.com/4bZ3NHz

“Crazy Rich Asians” was Gemma Chan’s Hollywood breakout. But one of the biggest moments of her career, she says, came from a direct-to-streaming role alongside Meryl Streep. Read more about her beloved rescue cat and how she trains for Marvel movies. ??: https://on.wsj.com/4iJEtYz

Europe has long relied on the U.S. nuclear umbrella. Now doubts about Trump’s commitment are upending those calculations.

Barriers to open trade are rising across the world at a pace unseen in decades.

From Opinion: California epitomizes the leftist policies that harm workers and employers. That’s why so many are leaving for Texas.

Exclusive: In meetings with faculty leaders, Columbia University's interim president and her team said six federal agencies are investigating the school and could pull all federal support from it.

American women have never been this resigned to staying single. The challenges of finding a romantic partner have been made more complicated by a growing divide in education and career prospects between men and women. ?? Read more: https://on.wsj.com/421vAT9

??: https://on.wsj.com/4la8D98 Instagram, TikTok and other social-media sites are usually overwhelmed by people showing off what they bought. This year, people are pivoting to something else: displaying how they’re buying nothing. The “no buy 2025” trend encourages people to purchase as little new stuff as possible. Some people make lists of specific items they won’t purchase, while others vow not to buy any nonessentials. Instead of needing to have the latest and greatest viral products, people are finding it’s better to focus on what they already own. Rachel Holdsworth, a part-time nurse and stay-at-home mom, came across no-buy videos around the holidays. Holdsworth wanted to pay off her family’s $10,000 credit-card debt. The 28-year old and her husband, Macy, also wanted to stop living paycheck to paycheck. This year, Holdsworth is cutting out hair treatments, manicures and unnecessary purchases like new water bottles. In just a month, they’ve paid down $2,000 of their debt through no-buy and Holdsworth’s side hustles, like selling clothes on third-party marketplaces. Have you ever participated in a “no-buy” trend or otherwise drastically cut your spending?

With much of their funding at stake, universities are quietly hiring lobbyists and reaching out to politicians amid Washington’s quest to rein in academia. ??: https://on.wsj.com/4ldJYAD