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Mark Cuban on ‘Shark Tank,’ the Mavs and Elon Musk Feb 06, 2024

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Mark Cuban is best known as a panelist on the reality TV show “Shark Tank” and for his ownership of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. Now, the billionaire investor is switching gears. This will be his last season on “Shark Tank,'' and he recently sold a majority stake in the Mavericks. Instead, he’s focusing more on an industry he wants to disrupt: healthcare.

Further Reading:

-Mark Cuban Enters Elon Musk’s Echoverse of Madness

-Mark Cuban Is Set to Sell Majority Stake in Dallas Mavericks to Adelson Family

-Mark Cuban Has a New Job: Working at an Online Discount Pharmacy

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Money, Drugs, Elon Musk and Tesla's Board Feb 05, 2024

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Elon Musk and some members of Tesla's board of directors have deep personal and financial ties. The connections are an extreme blurring of friendship and fortune and raise questions among some shareholders about the independence of the board members charged with overseeing Musk. WSJ's Rebecca Elliott reports.

Further Reading:

- The Money and Drugs That Tie Elon Musk to Some Tesla Directors

- Elon Musk’s $55.8 Billion Tesla Pay Package Struck Down by Judge

- Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX

Further Listening:

- Elon Musk's 'Demon Mode'

- Elon Musk on Why He Wants More Robots and Less Government

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The UN Agency Accused of Links to Hamas Feb 02, 2024

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Amid a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, no aid group has the reach of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the organization that for decades has provided schooling, healthcare and other assistance to Palestinian refugees in Gaza. But an Israeli intelligence report alleges that 12 UNRWA staff members were directly linked to the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. As WSJ’s David Luhnow explains, the fallout could put millions of lives on the line in Gaza.

Further Listening:

The Hospital at the Center of Israel’s War on Hamas

For Palestinians Trapped in Gaza, There’s No Way Out

Further Reading

A U.N. Agency Is Accused of Links to Hamas. The Clues Were There All Along.

Intelligence Reveals Details of U.N. Agency Staff’s Links to Oct. 7 Attack

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Why Buying Paramount Global Won't Be Easy Feb 01, 2024

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Paramount Global is a media titan and lately potential buyers have been circling, hoping to get some of its parts. But as WSJ’s Jessica Toonkel explains, there’s a problem. The company’s owner is only interested in selling the whole thing.

Further Reading:

-Allen Media Group Makes $14.3 Billion Offer for Paramount Global

-Skydance Backers Explore All-Cash Deal To Gain Control of Paramount

-Warner and Paramount CEOs Discussed Possible Merger of Companies

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Ukraine's $30 Billion Problem Jan 31, 2024

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The U.S. and the European Union have promised Ukraine billions of dollars in new financial aid to keep the country running as the war with Russia drags on. But both pledges have been delayed by political infighting in Washington and Brussels. WSJ’s Chelsey Dulaney reports that without this foreign money, the Ukrainian government could be forced to take painful economic measures to stay afloat.

Further Reading:

- Ukraine’s $30 Billion Problem: How to Keep Fighting Without Foreign Aid

Further Listening:

- Ukraine Makes a Deal With Wall Street

- Three Ukrainians on Enduring a Year of War

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Argentina’s New President Takes a Chainsaw to the Country’s Government Jan 30, 2024

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Argentine President Javier Milei took office in December promising a free-market revolution to fix the country’s ailing economy. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Milei explained his agenda, which includes privatizing state companies and slashing government spending. WSJ’s Ryan Dubé unpacks Milei's goals and the challenges he faces.

Further Reading and Watching:

- Argentina’s President Promised a Free-Market Revolution, and Says He’s Delivering

- Argentina’s Libertarian President Urges Global Leaders in Davos to Embrace Free Market

- Argentina’s Inflation Surges After New President Cuts Subsidies

Further Listening:

- Why Protesters Rioted in Brazil’s Capital

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A Deadly Drone Attack and Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Jan 29, 2024

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Three U.S. service members were killed and at least 34 injured in a drone strike in Jordan on Sunday. It’s the latest in a series of attacks in the Middle East by armed militia groups linked to Iran. WSJ’s Sune Engel Rasmussen explains how Iran uses these groups to fight proxy wars and to extend its influence in the region.

Further Reading:

- Three U.S. Troops Killed in Drone Attack in Jordan

- U.S. Failed to Stop Attack in Jordan After Mixup Over Drone Identity

Further Listening:

- ‘We Were Attacked’: Militants Upend Global Shipping

- Will Israel Face a Second Front?

- Cheap Drones Are Transforming the Battlefield

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A Russian Billionaire, an Art Dealer and an Epic Feud Jan 26, 2024

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Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev owned art by da Vinci, Picasso and Magritte. But over more than a decade, he says his trusted art dealer defrauded him by as much as $1 billion. WSJ’s Kelly Crow tells us about the case that Rybolovlev alleges is the biggest art fraud in history.

Further Listening:

- The Basquiat Sisters on Managing One of Art's Hottest Brands

- How an Antiques Dealer Uncovered a Massive Museum Heist

Further Reading:

- Fraud, or Just a Bad Deal? Oligarch and Sotheby’s to Battle in Court Over Rarefied Art Trade

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How China's BYD Overtook Tesla Jan 25, 2024

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A few years ago, the founder of Chinese automaker BYD was worried the company might not survive. But last year, BYD surpassed Tesla to become the world’s top seller of electric vehicles. WSJ’s Selina Cheng chronicles BYD’s ascent, as well as the challenges it faces holding onto the top spot.

Further Reading:

- How China’s BYD Became Tesla’s Biggest Threat

- Surpassing Tesla, China’s BYD Will Take On the World in 2024

- A Lamborghini-Style EV: BYD Goes Upmarket to Outmaneuver Tesla

Further Listening:

- Elon Musk’s ‘Demon Mode’

- Tesla’s Big Price Cut

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The Company Taking on Apple’s Watch Technology Jan 24, 2024

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If you own an Apple Watch, you may have noticed the device’s pulse oximeter feature. Masimo, a medical technology company, claims that the oximeter technology is theirs and it is suing Apple. Masimo CEO Joe Kiani and WSJ’s Aaron Tilley on the story of how Masimo decided to take on a tech giant.

Further Listening:

-One Company’s Quest to Burst Apple’s Blue Bubble Texts

Further Reading:

-The Entrepreneur Who Bet His Company on a Fight With Apple

-Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Sensor From Watch to Avoid U.S. Ban

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