Ariel Zilber
- Email the Author
- Get author RSS feed
Contact The Author
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
May 15, 2024 | 3:06pmLeo 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
May 15, 2024 | 1:28pmA 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
May 15, 2024 | 12:05pmExecutive 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'
May 15, 2024 | 11:30amIn 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
May 15, 2024 | 9:19amIn 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
May 15, 2024 | 8:57amInflation 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
May 14, 2024 | 3:25pmKen 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
May 14, 2024 | 1:33pmPowell 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
May 14, 2024 | 11:10amJanel 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
May 14, 2024 | 9:07amCICERO, 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'
May 13, 2024 | 4:47pmSolomon 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
May 13, 2024 | 12:27pm"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
May 13, 2024 | 12:17pmAnalysts 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'
May 13, 2024 | 10:27amWall 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'
May 13, 2024 | 8:59amZakaria, 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
May 10, 2024 | 2:41pmThe 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
May 10, 2024 | 2:13pmNeuralink 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
May 10, 2024 | 1:26pmSimons, 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
May 10, 2024 | 10:40amAckman 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
May 9, 2024 | 4:20pm"What shocked me the most [about Stormy Daniels] is that she completely revised her account of the interlude [with Trump]," Kelly said on Thursday.