Justin Lahart
@jdlahart.bsky.social
Wall Street Journal economics reporter
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I'm pleased to share the release of the 2026 International AI Safety Report, for which I was a reviewer. The report represents the largest global collaboration on AI safety to date. Learn more here: internationalaisafetyreport.org/publication/...
Today we’re releasing the International AI Safety Report 2026: the most comprehensive evidence-based assessment of AI capabilities, emerging risks, and safety measures to date. 🧵
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February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I'm pleased to share the release of the 2026 International AI Safety Report, for which I was a reviewer. The report represents the largest global collaboration on AI safety to date. Learn more here: internationalaisafetyreport.org/publication/...
Punk control sales in Dec., and downward revisions to Oct. and Nov.
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Punk control sales in Dec., and downward revisions to Oct. and Nov.
Spelling bee only uses base R
February 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Spelling bee only uses base R
The pace of hiring in America has dropped precipitously, and there isn’t a single reason why.
Instead, there are a lot of them.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Instead, there are a lot of them.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This Is Why It’s So Hard to Find a Job Right Now
A ‘deep freeze’ has enveloped the U.S. labor market. A whole bunch of factors are at play.
www.wsj.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The pace of hiring in America has dropped precipitously, and there isn’t a single reason why.
Instead, there are a lot of them.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Instead, there are a lot of them.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Maybe cache some of the hats in places you frequently visit?
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Maybe cache some of the hats in places you frequently visit?
This is great, and much better than me mucking around with ipums! A reading on recent college graduates (aged 22-27), like the NY Fed does quarterly, would be nice. Maybe with breakouts for high-school graduates of the same age? Or a good comparison with recent, not-enrolled high-school graduates?
February 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This is great, and much better than me mucking around with ipums! A reading on recent college graduates (aged 22-27), like the NY Fed does quarterly, would be nice. Maybe with breakouts for high-school graduates of the same age? Or a good comparison with recent, not-enrolled high-school graduates?
My hot take on space-based AI is that a lot of people think that @greatdismal.bsky.social was writing guidebooks
Lately I'm regretting that we didn't talk about space data centers in A City on Mars, but tbh the idea just seemed so transparently silly. Now Musk and apparently the CNA (www.reuters.com/science/chin...) are talking about it.
China plans space‑based AI data centres, challenging Musk's SpaceX ambitions
China's main space contractor vowed to construct "digital-intelligence infrastructure" that will enable data from Earth to be processed in space.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
My hot take on space-based AI is that a lot of people think that @greatdismal.bsky.social was writing guidebooks
Some substantial ADP revisions
February 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Some substantial ADP revisions
For markets reporters, Howard was indispensable. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
Wall Street Laments Departure of the ‘High Priest’ of the S&P 500
Many investors wonder what they will do without Howard Silverblatt, a markets data maven, now that he is retired.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
For markets reporters, Howard was indispensable. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
Something happen here?
January 30, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Something happen here?
Interesting given the huge apparent decline in companies' use of temp employment fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1R1aa
All Employees, Temporary Help Services/All Employees, Total Private
All Employees, Temporary Help Services/All Employees, Total Private
fred.stlouisfed.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Interesting given the huge apparent decline in companies' use of temp employment fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1R1aa
Maybe the ML/AI community knows more about this thing called the sunk-cost fallacy?
January 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Maybe the ML/AI community knows more about this thing called the sunk-cost fallacy?
living in Ankh-Morpork seems more appealing by the day
January 29, 2026 at 1:13 PM
living in Ankh-Morpork seems more appealing by the day
2/2 HOPE VI was tremendously disruptive, and costly. But this suggests that there are ways to turn neighborhoods into poorer opportunity places by improving community connections.
January 29, 2026 at 11:29 AM
2/2 HOPE VI was tremendously disruptive, and costly. But this suggests that there are ways to turn neighborhoods into poorer opportunity places by improving community connections.
New work from
@oppinsights.bsky.social finds that the HOPE VI program improved kids outcomes. The reason: Whereas the projects HOPE VI replaced were isolated from the surrounding community, the new housing wasn't. 1/2
www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
@oppinsights.bsky.social finds that the HOPE VI program improved kids outcomes. The reason: Whereas the projects HOPE VI replaced were isolated from the surrounding community, the new housing wasn't. 1/2
www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
How Remaking the Neighborhood Could Boost Poor Kids’ Futures
A 1990s government initiative to replace housing projects with mixed-income developments gave children an economic lift as adults, new research finds.
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:24 AM
New work from
@oppinsights.bsky.social finds that the HOPE VI program improved kids outcomes. The reason: Whereas the projects HOPE VI replaced were isolated from the surrounding community, the new housing wasn't. 1/2
www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
@oppinsights.bsky.social finds that the HOPE VI program improved kids outcomes. The reason: Whereas the projects HOPE VI replaced were isolated from the surrounding community, the new housing wasn't. 1/2
www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
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Heard on the Street: Even in the delirium of meme-stock trading, Regencell Bioscience is an outlier.
This $14 Billion Meme Stock Says It Is Developing a Herbal Remedy for Autism
The Nasdaq-listed company has recurring losses and no revenue.
on.wsj.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Heard on the Street: Even in the delirium of meme-stock trading, Regencell Bioscience is an outlier.
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Millions of Americans are starting to see their monthly health-insurance bills rise, a new pressure point for a nation still frustrated with the high cost of living.
Health Insurance Is Now More Expensive Than the Mortgage for These Americans
Monthly health-insurance bills are rocketing higher for middle-income earners who rely on Obamacare
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January 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Millions of Americans are starting to see their monthly health-insurance bills rise, a new pressure point for a nation still frustrated with the high cost of living.
Reposted by Justin Lahart
Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by a Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis, was described by the Trump administration as a “domestic terrorist,” but friends and family rejected that label.
What We Know So Far About Alex Pretti
The 37-year-old ICU nurse fatally shot by a border patrol officer was recording the actions of federal agents in Minneapolis.
on.wsj.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by a Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis, was described by the Trump administration as a “domestic terrorist,” but friends and family rejected that label.
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Economists will tell you that it is a tough time for people entering the job market. They can relate: It is the worst market young economists have faced in memory.
Economists Are Studying the Slowing Job Market—and Feeling It Themselves
Newly minted Ph.D.s tend to work for universities, government agencies and big white-collar companies. It’s not a great hiring time for any of them.
on.wsj.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Economists will tell you that it is a tough time for people entering the job market. They can relate: It is the worst market young economists have faced in memory.
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Here's an even longer version of that chart
January 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Here's an even longer version of that chart
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America’s unemployment rate is low. But so is its job growth. That means many Americans are locked out of stable, full-time jobs, and many are struggling.
“We just want work,” said Glenn Jones, who is on a waiting list for to drive for DoorDash. “Any work.”
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
“We just want work,” said Glenn Jones, who is on a waiting list for to drive for DoorDash. “Any work.”
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Slowest Labor Market in Years Leaves Job Seekers Stuck
Job hunts are getting desperate for Americans who find themselves locked out of stable, full-time work in a stagnant job market.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
America’s unemployment rate is low. But so is its job growth. That means many Americans are locked out of stable, full-time jobs, and many are struggling.
“We just want work,” said Glenn Jones, who is on a waiting list for to drive for DoorDash. “Any work.”
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
“We just want work,” said Glenn Jones, who is on a waiting list for to drive for DoorDash. “Any work.”
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
What do you suppose Reynolds and McElhenney's ROI looks like compared to, say, Boehly's?
January 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
What do you suppose Reynolds and McElhenney's ROI looks like compared to, say, Boehly's?