Theo Francis

And you thought your 401K loan was big... good reporting here by @MicahMaidenberg Elon Musk tapped SpaceX, the rocket maker he runs, for a $1 billion loan around the time he was acquiring the social-media company formerly known as Twitter  https://t.co/hB6BOthwjG via @WSJ

Inside a Sales Army Turning a Tax Break Into a Modern-Day Gold Rush — great reporting from Ruth Simon & Richard Rubin, two of the best in the business: https://t.co/30VBNRY7e9 #ERC #taxes @richardrubindc @rsimon18

Whoops — wrong link. Here's the right one: An 1866 law promised freed slaves the same rights as whites. Conservative activists say it bars many corporate diversity programs — and they’re trying to prove it in court. My latest, w/ Lauren Weber, in the WSJ: https://t.co/EOhxgqcVCQ

Theo Francis @theofrancis

An 1866 law promised freed slaves the same rights as whites. Conservative activists say it bars many corporate diversity programs — and they’re trying to prove it in court. https://t.co/zpsSsh6ytf

An 1866 law promised freed slaves the same rights as whites. Conservative activists say it bars many corporate diversity programs — and they’re trying to prove it in court. https://t.co/zpsSsh6ytf

Tune in to the read-a-thon of Evan Gershkovich's excellent work, live from the National Press Club. Evan remains jailed in Russia for doing his job — hear just how good he is at it. https://t.co/xm5RQgsyMm

Chiefs at Hertz, Peloton, Pinterest & a few others got pay packages over $100 million in 2022, more than Apple's Tim Cook. That's $48,000 an hour (over a 40-hour week), or $801 a minute. https://t.co/W5SSuDr1X4 @WSJbusiness $bx $pton $htz $pins $goog $aapl $law https://t.co/RmgKyizjcJ

Another peek into Bill Gates's world, from @khadeeja_safdar & @EmilyGlazer: Security firm asked some women applying for jobs at his private office about affairs, porn preference, other explicit topics. Gates's office called such questioning unacceptable https://t.co/9cRB0Owido

RT @BryFitz: Another week has passed, and it's another one where Evan is locked up for just doing his job. It was wrong on day one, and it…

Fascinating piece from @bob_tita & @JohnKeilman: The thousands of lawsuits facing 3M could cut reshape the company that makes thousands of products, from Scotch tape to Post-It notes https://t.co/8po0xgjQiP

As always, James Mackintosh cuts through to the crux: Forget the Fed and focus on the economy https://t.co/dYPN20tpPe

As always, James Mackintosh cuts through to the crux: Forget the Fed and focus on the economy https://t.co/dYPN20tpPe

Eye-opening piece from @lisabannon: The use of AI in hospitals is creating tension between the nurses and the machines. “The computer doesn’t know the patient is in out-of-control pain.” https://t.co/nJ4L31etjv via @WSJ

#IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan #JournalismIsNotaCrime https://t.co/rofk6Ps3Lg

This is horrifying (& proves the value of strong reporting): Instagram’s algorithms helped a vast pedophile network thrive; the company says it is improving internal controls. https://t.co/6qzQTJ793F

Another remarkable piece on Epstein by Khadeeja Safdar & Emily Glazer: Bill Gates had an affair with a Russian bridge player around 2010. Then Jeffrey Epstein found out. https://t.co/brygyD6W07 on @WSJ

Most S&P 500 CEOs finished the year with less pay than initially awarded; Elon Musk’s $10 billion hole. The WSJ CEO pay rankings are out, by Inti Pacheco: https://t.co/938djLoahJ https://t.co/z5ndjjo5Bl

Some entrepreneurs are scrutinizing their banking relationships and moving their funds. smart piece by WSJ’s Ruth Simon: https://t.co/GzAyxc1TPM