The Wall Street Journal

Gold is attracting first-time buyers seeking a stable investment as President Trump’s policies rattle the markets.

Prices of everyday core goods, which haven’t risen in years, now are creeping upward, even before many of President Trump’s threatened tariffs have fully landed.

Heard on the Street: The crucial spring home-selling season is here, and early signs of demand are mixed. Discounts may be needed.

After taking jabs at Donald Trump during the presidential campaign, UAW President Shawn Fain has emerged as a prominent pro-tariff voice.

The U.S. and China are racing to build a truly useful humanoid worker. Whoever wins could gain a huge edge in countless industries.

The Wall Street Journal last year wrote about Rob Dart’s descent from a full life as a lawyer, writer and father through his break from family, home and career to follow voices in his head. He stopped treatment for schizoaffective and bipolar disorder during the pandemic and started wandering the streets of greater Los Angeles. His family desperately tried to help him, but Dart refused. Then, in January, Dart went home. Dart’s two years on the streets show how swiftly mental illness and homelessness can spiral into isolation and violence. He was shot. His few belongings were stolen. He wandered the streets while Los Angeles was on fire. Dart’s turn toward his old life and recovery started with the kindness of strangers who read his story. ?? Read more: https://on.wsj.com/42jJwcl

??: https://on.wsj.com/3RmnEXs A weakening white-collar job market and a contentious political climate are fueling interest in law school, leading to one of the most competitive years for would-be law students in recent memory. The number of applicants to the nation’s nearly 200 law schools is up 20.5% compared with last year. Georgetown University Law Center alone received 14,000 applications to fill 650 spots, while the University of Michigan Law School now has more applications than at any point in its 166 years of existence. When Michigan Law’s admissions dean, Sarah Zearfoss, shared the numbers with faculty members, “The whole room gasped,” she said. Law-school deans and applicants point to several possible reasons for this year’s surge. Read more: https://on.wsj.com/3RmnEXs

The people launching a British boarding school on Long Island are being schooled in the many mysteries of the mother ship

Russia’s economic growth depends on the war in Ukraine, making a peace deal an economic risk for the Kremlin

The Trump administration is bolstering hopes in Taiwan for increased support for the island, after months of uncertainty