Wednesday . Mornings News
Headlines from the morning WSJ.
Elon Musk Seeks to Add Whistleblower Complaint to Case for Scrapping Twitter Deal - In a new bid to terminate his $44 billion agreement to buy the social-media platform, Tesla CEO seeks to add recent allegations by Twitter’s former chief security officer. A1
Mikhail Gorbachev, Reformer of Soviet Union and Its Last Leader, Dies at 91 A1
Stocks Finish Lower as Investors Brace for More Fed Tightening A1
How Two Mexican Drug Cartels Came to Dominate America’s Fentanyl Supply A1
England’s Wildest Event Is Bingo Night A1
Fast-Food Operators Mobilize Against California Wage Bill A1
U.S. Job Openings Rose in July as Hiring Accelerated - Demand for workers has remained well above the number of total available workers in a tight labor market that is showing signs of a slight loosening. A2
Fed’s John Williams Says Rates Will Stay High for a While A2
Home-Price Growth Decelerated in June A2
Corrections & Amplifications A2
DOJ Points to Likely Obstruction in Investigation of Documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago A3
NASA to Try Artemis I Moon Launch Again on Saturday A3
Jackson, Miss., Is Out of Running Water After Treatment Plant Pumps Fail A3
U.S. Army Grounds Entire Fleet of Chinook Helicopters A3
Biden Presses for More Police Funding, Tighter Gun Laws A3
Google, Meta and Others May Soon Need to Disclose Pay on California Job Listings A4
Social-Media Firms Would Have to Consider Children’s Health Under Bill Passed by California Legislature A4
Ukraine Tries to Make Southern Offensive a Turning Point in War - Kyiv is looking to prove that its forces can retake territory and evict Russian forces from land seized early in the invasion, in an effort to sustain international support and shape the next phase of the conflict. A6
Iran Sends First Shipment of Combat Drones to Russia A6
Europe Braces for Russia Gas Disruption This Week—and Years of Higher Energy Prices Ahead A6
Exxon Escalates Dispute With Russia Over Barred Exit From Giant Oil Project A6
Deadly Baghdad Violence Condemned by Iraqi Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr A16
China May Be Chasing Impossible Dream by Trying to Harness Internet Algorithms A16
Drone Attack on Syria Base Came From Iraqi Militants, U.S. Officials Say A16
Is Now a Bad Time to Retire? - Research shows how those who retire during bear markets can still preserve their nest eggs. A9
This 67-Year-Old Artist Made the Most Iconic Jackets of the ’90s. Now He’s Back. A9
Can You Trust That At-Home Covid Test Result? What Five Tests in 24 Hours Taught Me A10
Even the Crying CEO Thinks You’re Sharing Too Much on LinkedIn A10
‘New York: 1962-1964’ Review: Present at the Creation A11
‘I Came By’ Review: Hugh Bonneville, Serial Killer A11
Cameron Smith Leads New Wave of Defectors to LIV Golf A12
Serena Williams, Triumphant, Onward, for Another Night A12
Europe’s Winter of Living Bravely - Vladimir Putin has a short window to prove his energy intimidation strategy. A13
Way More Than $10,000 in Student-Debt Forgiveness A13
Biden’s Outrageous Attack on PPP Loan Recipients A13
‘What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us’ Review: The Afterlife of Calamity A13
How Abortion Could Upend Michigan A14
The Unwisdom of the Solomon Islands A14
Mikhail Gorbachev, 1931-2022 A14
How to Keep Political Appointees Honest A14
I Used to Think I Was Born in the Wrong Body A14
The Children of Afghanistan Need Our Help A14
The Hidden Costs of Raising a Child A14
Trump Can’t Catch a Break. But Should He? A14
Student Loans and the Ability to Repay A14
Mikhail Gorbachev Almost Made Russia Democratic A15
Republicans Should Stand for More Than Opposing Democrats A15
Social Justice for California Fast-Food Workers? Where’s the Beef? A15
Best Buy Posts Drop in Sales as Shoppers Pull Back on Electronics - Sales declined in almost all product categories, the retailer said, with the biggest drops in computing and home theater. B1
Inflation Bets Recede After Powell Speech B1
Some GOP States Push Back Against ESG Investing Trend B1
Commercial-Property Funds for Small Investors Face Tougher Regulation B1
The Options Market Is Accentuating the Swings in Stocks B1
Best Buy Says Supply-Chain Strains Are Improving Heading Into Fall B2
Peloton Delays 10-K Annual Report to Complete Accounting B3
Gopuff Tries to Raise Money Again B3
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Trims Stake in Chinese Auto Maker BYD B3
Goldman Sachs Ditches Covid-19 Protocols, Cites ‘Significantly Less Risk of Severe Illness’ B3
HP Warns of Slowing Business Spending as PC Sales Sag B4
First Solar to Invest $1.2 Billion in U.S. Plants, Spurred by Climate Law B4
Apollo Global to Sell Tower Operator Parallel to Palistar-Backed Company B4
A&E Suit Alleges New Cop Show Rips Off ‘Live PD’ B4
Greece’s Largest Shopping Mall to Rise Near Athens B5
China’s Property Market Has Slid Into Severe Depression, Real-Estate Giant Says B6
London’s Savile Row Seeks Revamp With Cafes and Offices, but Tailors Aren’t Happy B6
Deal for Office Space Near Big U.S. Cities Bets on Suburban Lifestyle, Remote Work B6
PG&E Creditors Win $200 Million Bankruptcy Interest Appeal B7
SEC Sues Insurance Executive, Alleging ‘Massive’ Fraud B11
StraightPath Funds Don’t Hold Promised Pre-IPO Shares, Receiver Says B11
Chinese Auto-Related Businesses Set Course for Hong Kong IPOs B11
Best Buy Makes the Best of the Worst B12
The Sun Will Keep Shining on Chinese Solar B12
Data Centers Are Unpopular. All the Better for Their Stocks. B12
Why Stocks Got Jolted B12
