Ariel Zilber

About the Author

Ariel Zilber joined The Post as a general assignment reporter for the business section in 2021. He got his start as a journalist in Israel, where he worked for Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post. He returned in 2016 to the US, where before joining The Post he did a five-year stint as an online news reporter for the Daily Mail. He is currently a resident of Brooklyn who enjoys walking his dog while wondering how to overcome his Twitter addiction.

The Archive

Wall Street banker and former soldier dead at 35 wanted new job over grueling 100-hour work weeks

Leo Lukenas reportedly contacted an executive recruiter about a new job before he died on May 2 of what the medical examiners called an acute coronary artery thrombus.

McDonald's confirms $5 value meals to lure back low-income customers after price hikes

A McDonald's spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal that the $5 offering is part of a strategy to offer nationally advertised value deals.

NYT reporters slam executive editor for 'unwillingness to tolerate dissent': report

Executive editor Joe Kahn was recently quoted as saying young people are "less accustomed" to "open debate" and a "robust exchange of views."

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warns of ballooning fiscal deficit: 'America has spent a lot of money'

In fiscal year 2024 which began last October, the Biden administration has spent $855.1 billion more than it has collected.

OpenAI chief scientist who helped lead coup against CEO Sam Altman quits

In November, Sutskever joined forces with other board members including Adam D'Angelo, Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley to remove Altman.

Inflation cooled in April to reignite hopes for Fed rate cut -- Dow breaks record

Inflation cooled down in April after a hotter-than-expected start to the year, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will finally start cutting rates this fall -- and leading to a...

Ken Griffin rips Biden for 'incoherent' policy on China tariffs, says Trump would be a strong president

Ken Griffin, an influential Republican donor, also criticized the Biden administration over its energy policy.

Fed urges patience on rate cuts after key inflation index higher than expected

Powell made his comments just hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data showing that wholesale prices rose more than expected in April.

Vince McMahon accuser texted him 'asking for rough sex, fantasized about being held down': lawsuit

Janel Grant allegedly sent the wrestling mogul text messages in which she said she "fantasized about being held down" and "wanted rough sex" from him.

Meta's AI system learning how to lie, deceive humans: study

CICERO, which Meta billed as the "first AI to play at a human level" in the game Diplomacy, finished in the top 10% while competing with humans.

Goldman Sachs CEO raises alarm on US debt: 'Ability to spend without constraint is not unlimited'

Solomon said that while it was anticipated that the government would spend during COVID lockdowns, "we're a long way out of that pandemic."

Melinda Gates resigning from Gates Foundation, to get $12.5B to launch her own charity

"After careful thought and reflection, I have decided to resign from my role as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation," French Gates said.

High rent costs are making it harder for the Fed to beat back inflation

Analysts fear that the housing market will derail Fed Chair Jerome Powell's strategy to tame sky-high inflation.

Ken Griffin slams pro-Palestinian protests as 'performative art,' urges Harvard to embrace 'Western values'

Wall Street titan Ken Griffin, who vowed last fall to never consider hiring students who voiced support for Hamas, slammed pro-Palestinian protests as “performative art” while urging his alma mater,...

CNN's Fareed Zakaria casts doubt on Biden re-election: 'It's best to be honest about reality'

Zakaria, the host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS," told viewers that his earlier prediction was not "playing out as I thought it would."

Chris Cuomo thinks Candace Owens would have beaten Ben Shapiro in Israel debate

The Daily Wire muzzled its former commentator Candace Owens because the company believes she would prevail in a debate against Ben Shapiro over Israel, Cuomo said.

How Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip allows paralyzed people to control devices with their mind

Neuralink wrote a blog item on its web site indicating that the brain implant worn by Noland Arbaugh experienced a problem and began to malfunction.

Jim Simons, billionaire hedge fund manager, math whiz and philanthropist, dies at 86

Simons, a prolific philanthropist who has given away hundreds of millions of dollars to Stony Brook University, died in New York City on Friday.

Bill Ackman confronted by Wall Street execs over DEI criticisms behind closed doors at conference: report

Ackman held court during a series of discussions devoted to DEI at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on Monday.

Megyn Kelly slams 'sleazy' Stormy Daniels for 'bulls--t #MeToo revisionism' about Trump sex romp

"What shocked me the most [about Stormy Daniels] is that she completely revised her account of the interlude [with Trump]," Kelly said on Thursday.