Just published a The Wall Street Journal investigation -- with private emails and exclusive photos -- that explains how Jeffrey Epstein used his VIP connections to ensnare young women in his web of abuse up until the very end. One you start reading, you won't stop: wsj.com/us-news/jeffre…

NEW: Through his ruthless quest to oust college presidents, billionaire investor Bill Ackman has landed a starring role in a roiling debate about free speech on college campuses. wsj.com/us-news/educat… via The Wall Street Journal

The The New York Times has finally confirmed the reporting from Summer Said and benoit faucon.

A mother calls her daughter while fleeing gunmen at a dance party. A young woman texts her father: 'we are going to die.' Israelis recount harrowing scenes as war breaks out. wsj.com/world/middle-e… via The Wall Street Journal

Big M&A SCOOP: Exxon Mobil is closing in on a deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources, a blockbuster takeover that could be worth roughly $60 billion $XOM $PXD w/ Laura Cooper

wsj.com/business/deals… via The Wall Street Journal

Greg Beckett was a 46-year-old Wells Fargo employee. His life seemed to be going well. He ended it in January by jumping from the bank's 14th floor.

This was a tough story to write. I hope you will spend a few minutes reading about Greg.

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NEW:
Dan Loeb’s Hot Hand Goes Cold -
Bad stock picks lead to losses, flood of investor withdrawals.
From me and ⁦Peter Rudegeair⁩ wsj.com/finance/invest…

New series alert!!!! Episode 1 is out!!! First of two preview episodes to get you ready for SBF’s trial. Hats off to the team: Rachel Humphreys Enrique Pérez de la Rosa Caitlin Ostroff Peter Leonard and Catherine Whelan. open.spotify.com/episode/2ZMXF3…

The Dumb Money movie is out in theatres today. I wrote about the film--and the aftermath of the meme mania--for WSJ Markets today

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“Each of us is under tremendous stress”: Seven years into scandal, Wells Fargo is still consumed by fixing its risk and controls.
By ⁦Ben Eisen⁩ wsj.com/finance/bankin…

A foolproof method for getting rich and famous from the next stock market crash - yours for the price of a The Wall Street Journal subscription wsj.com/finance/invest…

The 60-day-plus delinquency rate for subprime auto loans rose to 5.37% in June, the highest June level ever for subprime.

Telis Demos breaks down the warning signs

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At age 87, most people’s legacies are set. Carl Icahn is in the most trying period of his six-decade career. wsj.com/articles/carl-…

Call it the women’s multiplier effect - women splashed out big this summer to see art made by women that speaks to the experience of being female. Then they went back again, with more friends. W/ Anne Steele

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Hams vs Flash Boys! HFT firms including Jump and DRW are seeking the FCC's blessing for the use of shortwave radio to save milliseconds on the time it takes to send trading data overseas. The amateur radio community is determined to stop them. wsj.com/articles/ham-r…

Americans are earning $121 billion more annually from income on investments versus a year ago...

Blunting the $151 billion increase in interest payments on loans.

WSJ Markets: wsj.com/articles/every…

Home Insurers Are Charging More and Insuring Less wsj.com/articles/home-…

Bar­clays is trying to be more like
JP­Morgan and Gold­man Sachs. It has lost more than 30 senior bankers in the process. ⁦w/ Josh Mitchell⁩ wsj.com/articles/troub…

Early last year, Goldman named 11 partners in a memo touting an overhaul in asset and wealth management, a key group for its future. Six of those partners are now gone.
⁦AnnaMaria Andriotis⁩ on the latest tension inside DJ D-Sol’s house. wsj.com/articles/an-ex…

SCOOP: Banc of California is in advanced talks to buy PacWest Bancorp, in a move by the lenders to further shore themselves up following a regional-banking crisis earlier this year. ⁦Justin Baer⁩ ⁦Ben Eisen⁩ wsj.com/articles/banc-…