Ben Glickman

Summer slowdown? Chilled out vacations? Not the @wsj team, no siree, scoop after scoop this summer for these guys.

Exclusive: Union Pacific is in talks to acquire its smaller rival Norfolk Southern in what would be a megamerger in the railroad industry on.wsj.com/3Ukrvpw

NEW: Zohran Mamdani said today that he would “discourage” the phrase “globalize the intifada” in a meeting with business elites today — a step to defuse Wall Street’s suspicions of the mayoral frontrunner wsj.com/us-news/mamdan…

Jamie: Private credit boom reminds me of the subprime mortgage craze Also Jamie: We should spend $50b on that Great stuff from @ajsaeedy wsj.com/finance/bankin…

Some of the city's biggest financiers are scrambling to fund groups that can oppose Democratic nominee for mayor Mamdani. So far, the efforts have been chaotic and scattered. Via @schwartzbWSJ, @KevinTDugan and me wsj.com/politics/polic…

NEW from @schwartzbWSJ @BenGlickman and me: Inside New York’s elite as they rush to fund an anti-Mamdani war chest. wsj.com/politics/polic…

SCOOP: A new independent expenditure group named “New Yorkers for a Better Future Mayor 25” is launching a campaign against @ZohranKMamdani, with a plan to raise around $20 million. It comes as some financiers in New York are racing to find a way to take a final months-long…

SCOOP: Starboard Value has taken an over 9% stake in Tripadvisor, expected to be revealed tomorrow in a filing $TRIP @WSJBanking wsj.com/business/deals…

🚨🚨🚨 SCOOP: Shell is holding early-stage talks to acquire rival BP in what would be the largest oil deal in a generation. $shel $bp W/ @BenDummett and @jennystrasburg wsj.com/business/energ…

ICMYI: We wrote about how, for all the hand wringing about M&A in the last few months, it's looking sort of like an average year. There's a lot of nuance here (lame, I know)! In charts! Ft incredible viz by Alana Pipe wsj.com/business/deals…

Scoop: Salesforce expected to pay $25 per share for Informatica, in a roughly $8 billion deal set to be announced later Tuesday. $crm $infa wsj.com/business/deals…

Providence Equity Partners struck a more-than $1 billion deal to acquire a live-event logistics company that has worked on Taylor Swift and Beyoncé’s tours. @BenGlickman with the scoop! wsj.com/business/media…

Popes named Leo have - started the holy roman empire - overseen the East-West schism in Christianity - excommunicated Martin Luther I'm sure everything will be cool and normal this time tho

Someone should ask Tom Cruise his thoughts on this executive order because the guy basically never speaks out on even vaguely political issues unless it directly affects The Movies (Trump approval rating 16 points underwater, Tom Cruise +41) wsj.com/business/media…

Two trips to the hospital, 110 hour workweeks and a pizza-party scolding. Over a dozen departures at the junior level since the start of last year. @ajsaeedy and I wrote about the working conditions for juniors at Baird industrials. wsj.com/finance/bankin…

Many people make the mistake of assuming bird stories are silly. When in fact they're very serious nytimes.com/2025/04/23/us/…

🚨 Scoop with @BenDummett: Prada’s talks to acquire Versace from fashion conglomerate Capri are at risk of collapsing at the eleventh hour with financial markets in historic turmoil. $cpri wsj.com/business/deals…

Really devastating last hour for the efficient markets believers