WSJ's Year in Review: 2023

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Here’s a timeline of some of the most important news stories. From staff cuts at X to a new AI company, this was another zany year for the billionaire. It has been decades since the very survival of the country has been front and center for Israelis.

The Hamas attacks changed all that. Amid all the uncertainty, the Federal Reserve did some things right, after doing some things wrong, writes this former Federal Reserve vice chairman 2023 has been a year in which investors have been more influenced by perception than reality. And that means opportunities in 2024.

Serhii Korovayny writes and documents his journey as a photographer that documents the horrors of an ongoing war in his home country of Ukraine. Artificial intelligence is too important to be left entirely in the hands of the big tech companies, as 2023 showed us. The PGA and LIV Golf squared off against each other all year, and the intrigue is far from over.

Both behemoths squared off to gain the interest of fans world over, but also some of the game's premier players. Remote or hybrid work has become the new normal for millions of people. We are only just starting to see the impact.

Millions of fliers returned, but many went nowhere fast. Flying became a terrible experience thanks to a host of operational problems, some of which won't be resolved this year either. As evidence of how quickly the mood can change, compare this year’s events with those from 2001, when the relationship was in a dire place.

Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro and have become household names. And for good reason — theyare likely to help millions of people to lose weight easily. The success of the drug has helped the pharma sector to be propelled to new heights.