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Ray A. Smith

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Careers and lifestyle reporter at The Wall Street Journal. You can also find me on LinkedIn. linkedin.com/in/ray-smith-6…

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President Trump filed a lawsuit against the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, alleging the newspaper defamed him in an article about a birthday letter sent to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wsj.com/business/media… via The Wall Street Journal

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Memo to job-hunting college grads: It pays to take your search to cities just beyond America’s biggest metro areas. 🔗: on.wsj.com/44TFYxv

Memo to job-hunting college grads: It pays to take your search to cities just beyond America’s biggest metro areas.

🔗: on.wsj.com/44TFYxv
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De Beers’s chief executive wants to save a generation of lovers and newlyweds from what he calls a “huge con” when it comes to buying diamonds—and in the process rescue his iconic brand from an ominous decline. 🔗 on.wsj.com/40XGwkM

De Beers’s chief executive wants to save a generation of lovers and newlyweds from what he calls a “huge con” when it comes to buying diamonds—and in the process rescue his iconic brand from an ominous decline. 🔗 on.wsj.com/40XGwkM
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Astronomer does work in data integration and management for companies like Apple and Ford. You probably haven’t heard of them until now. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4eXc0xt

Astronomer does work in data integration and management for companies like Apple and Ford. You probably haven’t heard of them until now. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4eXc0xt
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How the CEO of e.l.f. Cosmetics figured out Gen Z and won over Hailey Bieber - Tarang Amin is rallying staff in their 20s and 30s to grow a beauty brand that’s a hit with teens wsj.com/business/elf-c… via The Wall Street Journal

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RIP. Alan Bergman. Half of a Prolific Lyric-Writing Team, Dies at 99. They wrote some of the most beautifully poignant love songs.... nytimes.com/2025/07/18/art…

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Schadenfreude helped turn a video of two tech executives caught in a romantic moment into an online obsession on.wsj.com/3GUNKzg

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E.l.f. Beauty CEO Tarang Amin is hard at work trying to crack the code on something very elusive: Gen Z shoppers and employees on.wsj.com/4m1l2vs

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Schadenfreude played no small part in turning a video of two Astronomer executives caught in a romantic moment at a Coldplay concert into an online obsession. wsj.com/lifestyle/work… via The Wall Street Journal

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Businesses and consumers are regaining their swagger, and evidence is mounting that those who held back are starting to splurge again. wsj.com/economy/the-u-… via The Wall Street Journal

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The Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files, WSJ exclusively reports. wsj.com/politics/justi… via The Wall Street Journal

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Managers around the world are experiencing sharp declines in engagement at work, a Gallup study finds. What's going on? wsj.com/lifestyle/care… via The Wall Street Journal

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Managers around the world are experiencing sharp declines in engagement at work, a Gallup study finds. Why is that? on.wsj.com/4obUWbe

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The Democratic Party’s image has eroded to its lowest point in more than three decades, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll, with voters seeing Republicans as better at handling most issues that decide elections. wsj.com/politics/elect… via The Wall Street Journal

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A lone shooter fired shots inside the Manhattan building that houses private-equity firm Blackstone’s Midtown office and the headquarters for the NFL, among other companies wsj.com/us-news/new-yo… via The Wall Street Journal

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Extra Extra, read all about "furry hostage-takers". Every week, a cabal of thieves steal dozens of phones, wallets and other valuables from tourists and hold the items for ransom. The culprits? Monkeys. wsj.com/lifestyle/monk… via The Wall Street Journal

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Does AI mean the end of the entry-level job? Lindsay Ellis and Katie Bindley dive deep into how AI is upending an already fragile job market for college graduates - wsj.com/lifestyle/care… via The Wall Street Journal

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Hey fellow media professionals and all who support us. The Wall Street Journal will be present at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Cleveland, including the career fair, a talk with WSJ reporters and editors and a mixer. Come by. #nabj

Hey fellow media professionals and all who support us. 
The Wall Street Journal will be present at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Cleveland, including the career fair, a talk with WSJ reporters and editors and a mixer. Come by.  #nabj