Dana Mattioli
@danamattioli.bsky.social
Wall Street Journal Tech Investigations
Author of "The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power"
Author of "The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power"
In the 5 months since President Trump announced sweeping tariffs, Amazon quietly raised prices on low-cost products such as deodorant, protein shakes and pet care items, a WSJ analysis of nearly 2,500 items found. www.wsj.com/business/ret...
After Pledging to Keep Prices Low, Amazon Hiked Them on Hundreds of Essentials
While Walmart cut prices on low-cost goods, Amazon raised them.
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July 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In the 5 months since President Trump announced sweeping tariffs, Amazon quietly raised prices on low-cost products such as deodorant, protein shakes and pet care items, a WSJ analysis of nearly 2,500 items found. www.wsj.com/business/ret...
How Sam Altman Outfoxed Elon Musk to Become Trump’s AI Buddy www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-...
How Sam Altman Outfoxed Elon Musk to Become Trump’s AI Buddy
With his rival out of the way, OpenAI’s CEO has a clear path to press for the company’s goals. He is leaving the Democratic Party.
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July 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
How Sam Altman Outfoxed Elon Musk to Become Trump’s AI Buddy www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-...
Trump told WSJ he was preparing to file a lawsuit if it published an article. “I’m gonna sue The Wall Street Journal just like I sued everyone else,” he said. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.
The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
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July 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Trump told WSJ he was preparing to file a lawsuit if it published an article. “I’m gonna sue The Wall Street Journal just like I sued everyone else,” he said. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Major story from @khadeejasafdar.bsky.social &
Joe Palazzolo
Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Joe Palazzolo
Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.
The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
www.wsj.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Major story from @khadeejasafdar.bsky.social &
Joe Palazzolo
Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Joe Palazzolo
Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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In 2018, Kerr County debated installing flood sirens, but the $1 million pricetag was considered too high. “Trying not to raise taxes,” a commissioner said.
And this year, the Texas Legislature didn’t pass a bill to help fund outdoor sirens.
Free link:
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And this year, the Texas Legislature didn’t pass a bill to help fund outdoor sirens.
Free link:
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Officials Pushed for Better Warning System for Years Before Deadly Floods
A sheriff in 2016 recalled pulling ‘kids out of trees’ in summer camps as leaders repeatedly discussed installing a siren system, but didn’t do so.
www.wsj.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
In 2018, Kerr County debated installing flood sirens, but the $1 million pricetag was considered too high. “Trying not to raise taxes,” a commissioner said.
And this year, the Texas Legislature didn’t pass a bill to help fund outdoor sirens.
Free link:
www.wsj.com/us-news/offi...
And this year, the Texas Legislature didn’t pass a bill to help fund outdoor sirens.
Free link:
www.wsj.com/us-news/offi...
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President Trump ridicules Elon Musk’s “America Party” plan, while the Tesla CEO claims it would restore “freedom” to voters.
July 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
President Trump ridicules Elon Musk’s “America Party” plan, while the Tesla CEO claims it would restore “freedom” to voters.
My newest: A DOGE Member Pitched an Investment Strategy to Keep Fund Solvent by Using S&P 500 equity. It Went Nowhere. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Former Social Security Official Pitched an Investment Strategy to Keep Fund Solvent. It Went Nowhere.
Scott Coulter got little traction on his idea to avert the trust fund’s insolvency, accelerated by the tax-and-spending bill.
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July 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
My newest: A DOGE Member Pitched an Investment Strategy to Keep Fund Solvent by Using S&P 500 equity. It Went Nowhere. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin Try to Capitalize on Trump-Musk Split w/ Josh Dawsey & @micahmaidenberg.bsky.social
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Exclusive | Bezos and Blue Origin Try to Capitalize on Trump-Musk Split
Jeff Bezos and his space company talked to Trump in recent weeks
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June 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin Try to Capitalize on Trump-Musk Split w/ Josh Dawsey & @micahmaidenberg.bsky.social
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Exclusive: Jeff Bezos is emerging as a potential winner from President Trump and Elon Musk’s breakup.
Bezos and Blue Origin Try to Capitalize on Trump-Musk Split
Jeff Bezos and his space company talked to Trump in recent weeks
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June 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Exclusive: Jeff Bezos is emerging as a potential winner from President Trump and Elon Musk’s breakup.
Scoop: JD Vance and Susie Wiles called Musk on Friday and encouraged him to repair his relationship with Trump -- after everything went South.
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Musk Retreats on Trump Attacks After Call from JD Vance, Susie Wiles
In a call last Friday, the vice president and the White House chief of staff urged Musk to put an end to the feud. Musk de-escalated early Wednesday.
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June 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Scoop: JD Vance and Susie Wiles called Musk on Friday and encouraged him to repair his relationship with Trump -- after everything went South.
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New: X’s Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We’ll Sue. How Elon Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform
w/ Suzanne Vranica and Jessica Toonkel
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w/ Suzanne Vranica and Jessica Toonkel
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X’s Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We’ll Sue
Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform.
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June 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
New: X’s Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We’ll Sue. How Elon Musk and X CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform
w/ Suzanne Vranica and Jessica Toonkel
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w/ Suzanne Vranica and Jessica Toonkel
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UFO myths gripped America for decades, and the Pentagon finally figured out where a lot of them came from.
It was the Pentagon.
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It was the Pentagon.
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June 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
UFO myths gripped America for decades, and the Pentagon finally figured out where a lot of them came from.
It was the Pentagon.
🔗: https://on.wsj.com/4kz4Cdq
It was the Pentagon.
🔗: https://on.wsj.com/4kz4Cdq
Scoop: Homeland Security and the Justice Department kept tabs on foreign nationals visiting Musk’s properties in 2022 and 2023, reflecting concerns about influence w/
@mhackman.bsky.social Josh Dawsey @emilyglazer.bsky.social & Aruna Viswanatha
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@mhackman.bsky.social Josh Dawsey @emilyglazer.bsky.social & Aruna Viswanatha
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Exclusive | U.S. Agencies Tracked Foreigners Traveling to See Musk
Homeland Security and the Justice Department kept tabs on foreign nationals visiting the billionaire’s properties in 2022 and 2023, reflecting concerns about influence.
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June 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Scoop: Homeland Security and the Justice Department kept tabs on foreign nationals visiting Musk’s properties in 2022 and 2023, reflecting concerns about influence w/
@mhackman.bsky.social Josh Dawsey @emilyglazer.bsky.social & Aruna Viswanatha
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
@mhackman.bsky.social Josh Dawsey @emilyglazer.bsky.social & Aruna Viswanatha
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FTC Seeks Information From Top Advertising Agencies as Part of Ad-Boycott Probe www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | FTC Seeks Information From Top Advertising Agencies as Part of Ad-Boycott Probe
Among firms that received requests are Omnicom, WPP, Dentsu, Interpublic and Publicis.
www.wsj.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
FTC Seeks Information From Top Advertising Agencies as Part of Ad-Boycott Probe www.wsj.com/business/med...
Some gems in this story. The Day That Trump and Musk Torched Their Partnership www.wsj.com/politics/elo...
The Trump-Musk Relationship Ruptures in Real Time
The president says he is “very disappointed” in his former adviser.
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June 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Some gems in this story. The Day That Trump and Musk Torched Their Partnership www.wsj.com/politics/elo...
“Was it all bullshit?” Trump asked aides about Elon’s vow to cut $1 trillion. Inside Trump and Musk’s complicated relationship, w/lots of scenes inside the White House, w/ Josh Dawsey & Annie Linskey www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside Trump and Musk’s Complicated Relationship
The president and his aides have sometimes expressed frustration with Elon Musk, but his advisers say the two remain close.
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May 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“Was it all bullshit?” Trump asked aides about Elon’s vow to cut $1 trillion. Inside Trump and Musk’s complicated relationship, w/lots of scenes inside the White House, w/ Josh Dawsey & Annie Linskey www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Elon Musk wasn't happy about Stargate UAE. On a call w/ G42, Musk warned those assembled: Their plan had no chance of Trump signing off on it unless his company xAI was included in the deal. Scoop w/ @eliotwb.bsky.social + Josh Dawsey
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Exclusive | Elon Musk Tried to Block Sam Altman’s Big AI Deal in the Middle East
Musk warned those involved that President Trump wouldn’t bless the OpenAI data-center project in Abu Dhabi unless his xAI company was included in the deal, according to people familiar with the matter...
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May 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Elon Musk wasn't happy about Stargate UAE. On a call w/ G42, Musk warned those assembled: Their plan had no chance of Trump signing off on it unless his company xAI was included in the deal. Scoop w/ @eliotwb.bsky.social + Josh Dawsey
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Kohl’s CEO Ashley Buchanan and Chandra Holt lived together in Texas but kept their relationship quiet as their interests became intertwined at several retail chains
How Two CEOs Mixed Romance and Business, Leading to Scandal
Kohl’s CEO Ashley Buchanan and Chandra Holt lived together in Texas but kept their relationship quiet as their interests became intertwined at retail chains.
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May 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Kohl’s CEO Ashley Buchanan and Chandra Holt lived together in Texas but kept their relationship quiet as their interests became intertwined at several retail chains
👀 “In terms of political spending, I’m going to do a lot less in the future,” Elon Musk said in a video interview at the Qatar Economic Forum. “I think I’ve done enough.”
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Elon Musk to Cut Back Political Spending
The world’s richest person, who spent a considerable fortune helping to elect President Trump in 2024, indicated he still could increase spending again if conditions change.
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May 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
👀 “In terms of political spending, I’m going to do a lot less in the future,” Elon Musk said in a video interview at the Qatar Economic Forum. “I think I’ve done enough.”
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Walmart Plans to Raise Prices Because of Tariffs www.wsj.com/business/ret...
Walmart Plans to Raise Prices Because of Tariffs
So far, the retailer has weathered the trade war with strong sales but said the full impact of tariffs on consumers has yet to come.
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May 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Walmart Plans to Raise Prices Because of Tariffs www.wsj.com/business/ret...
Apple Considers Raising iPhone Prices, Without Blaming Tariffs
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Exclusive | Apple Considers Raising iPhone Prices, Without Blaming Tariffs
The company wants to avoid appearing to attribute price increases to U.S. tariffs on goods from China, where most Apple devices are assembled.
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May 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Apple Considers Raising iPhone Prices, Without Blaming Tariffs
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“Musk Above the Law” examined Elon Musk’s use of drugs, his secret conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his deep ties with Tesla’s board of directors.
The series won the WSJ the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Read the series:
The series won the WSJ the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Read the series:
Musk Above the Law
Elon Musk in 2024 became a singularly powerful force in U.S. politics, business and government. The Wall Street Journal showed how he operates.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“Musk Above the Law” examined Elon Musk’s use of drugs, his secret conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his deep ties with Tesla’s board of directors.
The series won the WSJ the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Read the series:
The series won the WSJ the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Read the series:
WSJ Scoop: With Tesla’s profits sinking and some investors worried about Elon Musk’s White House focus, the company’s board got serious about looking for a CEO to succeed Musk www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Exclusive | Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk
With profits and the stock price sinking, board members told Musk he needed to spend more time at the company.
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May 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
WSJ Scoop: With Tesla’s profits sinking and some investors worried about Elon Musk’s White House focus, the company’s board got serious about looking for a CEO to succeed Musk www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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WSJ fronts its Elon/“harem drama” piece:
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April 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
WSJ fronts its Elon/“harem drama” piece:
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"To reach legion-level before the apocalypse," Musk told one of the mothers in a text viewed by WSJ, "we will need to use surrogates." He also told her to have a C-section so that the baby would have a larger brain and not to circumcize the baby.
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The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers
The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over mone...
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April 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"To reach legion-level before the apocalypse," Musk told one of the mothers in a text viewed by WSJ, "we will need to use surrogates." He also told her to have a C-section so that the baby would have a larger brain and not to circumcize the baby.
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