business
Nvidia Hires Google Veteran as Its First Chief Marketing Officer
Alison Wagonfeld will report to CEO Jensen Huang as marketing rises in importance at the AI chip maker. Source link
A Shadow Fleet Smuggles Illicit Oil Across the High Seas. This Is How It Works.
Russia, Iran and Venezuela have amassed an armada of aging tankers to move barrels around the world. Source link
Rio Tinto, Glencore in Talks to Form World’s Biggest Miner
Rio Tinto and Glencore are in talks about a deal that would create the world’s largest mining company with a market value of more than $200 billion, as a scramble for copper and other metals drives an industry return to big acquisitions. Source link
GM Takes $6 Billion Hit Tied to Electric Vehicles as Demand Sinks
The Detroit automaker’s EV sales fell 43% in the fourth quarter. Source link
Opinion | The MAGA-fication of the Rosary
The sacramental is being repurposed as ‘content,’ a prop in a right-wing culture war. Source link
Aritzia Third-Quarter Profit Rises as U.S. Sales Climb
The Canadian clothing retailer logged a profit of $100.2 million as sales in the U.S. jumped 54%. Source link
The 100-Year History Behind Trump’s Push for Venezuela’s Oil Wealth
The U.S.-Venezuela relationship has been a tale of fortunes made and lost, with oil at the center—and with hints of potential challenges ahead for President Trump’s plan. Source link
New York Attorney General Requests Instacart Share Information on Price Testing
New York Attorney General Letitia James is demanding that Instacart share information about its price-testing experiments following a report that the app’s users were charged different prices for identical products from the same stores. Source link
Soho House’s $2.7 Billion Deal to Go Private Hits a Last-Minute Funding Snag
Hotel owner MCR said it can’t make a $200 million commitment in time, sending Soho House financial partners scrambling for other options. Source link
How Kenn Ricci Went From Pilot to Billionaire. ‘I Am Accidentally Wealthy.’
The chairman of Flexjet opened up about his wager on the ultrarich, his money philosophy and his $800,000 vacation budget in the first episode of The WSJ Money Interview. Source link