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The Computer Chip Wars: How AMD Ended Intel's Market Dominance Intel has ruled the market for central processing units since the 1980s. But rival AMD overtook Intel in market value last year, thanks in part to an expensive bet on chip design. WSJ’s Asa Fitch explains the companies’ battle for the brains of your computer.
E46Americans Lost $603 Billion by Sticking With Big Banks. Here’s How. Americans have missed out on $603 billion of free money over the last eight years by sticking with big banks like Wells Fargo and Bank of America. WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explains why people aren't moving their money in smarter ways and why they should be. Photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Motive Sought in Monterey Park Shooting as Families Mourn Victims Investigators continue to search for a motive in a mass shooting that killed 11 people celebrating the Lunar New Year at a dance ballroom in Monterey Park, Calif. Meanwhile, victims are being remembered by grieving families. WSJ’s Christine Mai-Duc reports on the community in mourning. Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said it doesn’t have the funds to repay its banks after they determined the retailer has defaulted on its credit lines. The banks are calling for an immediate repayment of all outstanding loans under the credit agreement. The company has $186 million in outstanding letters of credit. The filing indicates the growing financial constraints the retailer is under to operate normally, a month after it warned of a possible bankruptcy filing. Bed Bath & Beyond recently warned it may be filing for bankruptcy in just a few weeks.
E44Musk’s Boring Co. Wanted to Dig Cities Out of Traffic: What Happened? The ambitions of Elon Musk’s Boring Co. haven’t quite lived up to reality. WSJ’s George Downs explains what the company has achieved so far and what it needs to do to fulfill his aim of eliminating traffic. Illustration: George Downs
The Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial: What to Know About the Case Former South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh is set to go on trial, accused of murdering his wife and son in 2021. WSJ’s Valerie Bauerlein explains what you need to know about the case. Photo Illustration: Ryan Trefes
E46Americans Lost $603 Billion by Sticking With Big Banks. Here’s How. Americans have missed out on $603 billion of free money over the last eight years by sticking with big banks like Wells Fargo and Bank of America. WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explains why people aren't moving their money in smarter ways and why they should be. Photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Chinese New Year Mass Travel Is Back: What’s Next for the Economy What’s seen as the world’s largest annual human migration is under way again in China for the Lunar New Year, after the country lifted pandemic restrictions. WSJ’s Yoko Kubota reports on how it’s expected to boost the economy–and the risk of new Covid-19 outbreaks. Photo: Cfoto/Zuma Press
Chinese New Year Mass Travel Is Back: What’s Next for the Economy What’s seen as the world’s largest annual human migration is under way again in China for the Lunar New Year, after the country lifted pandemic restrictions. WSJ’s Yoko Kubota reports on how it’s expected to boost the economy–and the risk of new Covid-19 outbreaks. Photo: Cfoto/Zuma Press
Chinese New Year Mass Travel Is Back: What’s Next for the Economy What’s seen as the world’s largest annual human migration is under way again in China for the Lunar New Year, after the country lifted pandemic restrictions. WSJ’s Yoko Kubota reports on how it’s expected to boost the economy–and the risk of new Covid-19 outbreaks. Photo: Cfoto/Zuma Press
E46Americans Lost $603 Billion by Sticking With Big Banks. Here’s How. Americans have missed out on $603 billion of free money over the last eight years by sticking with big banks like Wells Fargo and Bank of America. WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explains why people aren't moving their money in smarter ways and why they should be. Photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters
The Best Balance Transfer Credit Card With No Balance Transfer Fees
  + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +6 min
Wings Visa Platinum’s free balance transfers, along with up to 12 months of 0% APRs on purchases and balance transfers are why Buy Side from WSJ named this card its Best Balance Transfer Card No Balance Transfer Fees. That’s because unlike most other balance transfer credit cards, the Wings Financial Visa Platinum card charges no balance transfer fee. The Wings Visa Platinum card works best if you can afford to pay down your transferred credit card balances within a year. How we pickedTo pick Buy Side from WSJ’s Best Balance Transfer Credit Card, we looked for no-annual-fee credit cards offering balance transfers for new customers with 0% APR promotions. We preferred credit cards with longer balance transfer promotional periods and lower balance transfer initiation fees.
Whirlpool Corp. said that more than half of its smart appliances remain connected, but the company declined to be more specific. Development of these smart devices is a core priority for Whirlpool and LG, the companies said. The smart-home trend began gaining traction around 2014, according to Mr. Kim, and has grown since then. Whirlpool declined to comment on the percentage of its sales represented by smart appliances. According to Murat Genc, Whirlpool’s global data, experiences & transformation officer, smart appliances are generating data from consumers and are producing new revenue opportunities.
Elon Musk’s Tesla Tweets Trial: What to Know Tesla CEO Elon Musk is set to testify in a federal trial over tweets from 2018 in which he floated the possibility of taking the company private. WSJ’s Rebecca Elliott explains what to know about the trial. Illustration: Adele Morgan
E4Snap’s Stock Has Fallen Almost 80% This Year: What Went Wrong Snap shifted from overdrive to reverse this year as it prepares for its lowest period of sales growth since going public. WSJ’s Meghan Bobrowsky explains how Snap’s dependence on digital ads led to its restructuring efforts. Illustration: Jacob Reynolds
California Beach Towns Contend With Damage as More Storms Loom Waves whipped up by “atmospheric rivers” rolling through California have caused damage in beach towns such as Aptos and Capitola. WSJ’s Jim Carlton reports from the community, where locals are picking up the pieces and bracing for more storms. Photos: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
E43Another Wave of U.S. Layoffs May Be Coming. The layoff announcements just keep coming. As interest rates continue to climb and earnings slump, WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explains why we can expect to see a bigger wave of layoffs in the near future. Illustration: Elizabeth Smelov
E25AppleCare+: Is It Smart Coverage or Just Another Money Pit? Apple pitches AppleCare+ as a cost-saving solution, but WSJ’s Dalvin Brown explains just how much the company's new coverage program is actually worth. Illustration: Noah Friedman
Kellogg Co. is working to reap additional cost savings by relying more heavily on standardized performance benchmarks, a move that could prove particularly useful as the economy slows. Kellogg began using the benchmarks in 2019. WSJ: What led Kellogg to start using standardized benchmarks in 2019? Anytime we have a process change or process improvement, the process happens all over again. WSJ: How have you boosted efficiencies from using benchmarks?
E4Snap’s Stock Has Fallen Almost 80% This Year: What Went Wrong Snap shifted from overdrive to reverse this year as it prepares for its lowest period of sales growth since going public. WSJ’s Meghan Bobrowsky explains how Snap’s dependence on digital ads led to its restructuring efforts. Illustration: Jacob Reynolds
E4Snap’s Stock Has Fallen Almost 80% This Year: What Went Wrong Snap shifted from overdrive to reverse this year as it prepares for its lowest period of sales growth since going public. WSJ’s Meghan Bobrowsky explains how Snap’s dependence on digital ads led to its restructuring efforts. Illustration: Jacob Reynolds
E23Four Reasons Why Android Is the World’s Most-Used Operating System Google’s Android operating system is the most popular in the world – you can find Android code on everything from Peloton bikes to kitchen appliances and even NASA satellites. WSJ’s Dalvin Brown explains why it’s the world’s most-used OS. Illustration: Rami Abukalam
Bahrain: The Tiny Island Playing a Big Role in the Middle East
  + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
E28Russia Moves to Annex Four Regions in Ukraine. Here’s Why It Matters. After staging referendums that were widely criticized as a sham, Russia is moving to annex roughly 15% of Ukraine’s territory. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains how the process unfolded, and why the attempted land-grab is crucial to Vladimir Putin’s war strategy. Illustration: Elizabeth Smelov
Now is a great time to improve your health and habits, and The Wall Street Journal is here to guide you. Although many of us begin January with a pledge to make grand reforms, resolutions often fade fast. So, this year, focus instead on implementing simple science-based strategies to make each part of your day a little better.
The WSJ’s weekly My Ride column has for nearly a decade profiled interesting people who have a surprising story about a motorized vehicle. With a new year arriving, we look back at some of the most memorable stories of 2022. She never intended to own a Chevrolet Corvair this awesomeDuring the pandemic, Citlalli “Lolly” Gonzalez decided to try to achieve the goal of owning a classic car. She bought this 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza for just $5,000. For her My Ride photos, she re-created that vision.
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