Ariel Zilber

About the Author

Ariel Zilber joined The Post as a general assignment reporter for the business section in 2021. He got his start as a journalist in Israel, where he worked for Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post. He returned in 2016 to the US, where before joining The Post he did a five-year stint as an online news reporter for the Daily Mail. He is currently a resident of Brooklyn who enjoys walking his dog while wondering how to overcome his Twitter addiction.

Latest Articles

Iconic discount retailer plans to close hundreds of stores as persistent inflation keeps customers away

Big Lots informed the SEC that the amended terms of a loan agreement include a reduced credit limit and higher interest rates on its credit line.

Sony says it won't submit another bid for Paramount: 'Does not fit well with our strategy'

Sony COO Hiroki Totoki said his firm will not make another proposal for the entertainment conglomerate owned by Shari Redstone's holding company.

Disney delivers gloomy warning for parks, touts streaming business

Disney's latest earnings report beat analyst estimates on Wednesday as the House of Mouse said it brought in $23.2 billion in the third quarter.

98% of California fast food restaurants hiked prices after state state's $20 minimum wage: survey

The survey also found that not only had nearly all the restaurants raised their prices but that 93% plan to do so again next year.

Nate Silver says FiveThirtyEight suspended its forecasts to help Kamala Harris

An X user posted a screenshot of the FiveThirtyEight disclaimer and wrote: ""538's forecast is really still not up yet? What are they waiting for?"

Bloomberg reportedly fires White House reporter for breaking embargo on Evan Gershkovich deal

Jennifer Jacobs, a senior White House reporter for the news agency, has been let go, according to New York magazine.

Calls grow for emergency interest rate cut by Fed as recession fears surge: 'They've got to respond'

The US markets were reacting to the bloodbath in Japan, where the Nikkei fell by more than 12% -- its worst day since 'Black Monday' of 1987.

Users of online trading platforms report outages as Wall Street meltdown ravages stock market

A glance at Downdetector.com shows that more than 3,184 users reported outages at Fidelity Investments.

Stock market bloodbath sees Dow, Nasdaq plummet as renewed recession fears trigger global sell-off

The Dow plunged more than 1,000 points, or 2.6%, on Monday. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 lost more than 3%.

Microsoft banned young interns from being alone with 'flirty' Bill Gates — before his high-profile divorce: bombshell book

Gates, who divorced his wife Melinda French Gates in the summer of 2021 after 27 years of marriage, is reported to have routinely cheated on her.

LA Olympics boss under fire as he's accused of being a 'serial adulterer': report

The son of the late movie mogul and talent agent Lew Wasserman is reported to have "love bombed" his mistresses with expensive gifts.

US economy added a paltry 114,000 jobs in July, sparking widespread recession fears

Wall Street reacted with horror to the underwhelming numbers. Dow futures were down more than 300 points an hour before the opening bell.

Progressive staffers rebel at ex-Obama aide's media empire

There is a reported divide between more progressive staffers and the co-founders and podcast hosts who veer toward the center-left.

House demands info from dozens of major businesses over ties to shadowy ad cartel in collusion probe

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday sent letters to more than 40 major companies in its ongoing probe of a left-leaning advertising cartel that has allegedly sought to defund news...

Meta scraps failed celebrity AI chatbots after users ignored them, deemed them creepy

Last year, Meta paid celebrities millions of dollars a year to license their image and likeness to create AI-powered chatbots.

Popular fast-food chain to expand AI-powered drive-thrus as rivals ditch technology

Taco Bell will double down on using artificial intelligence to take drive-thru orders --  despite some of its rivals moving away from the technology. The Mexican fast food chain's parent...

John Deere under fire for laying off hundreds of American workers as it shifts manufacturing to Mexico

The Illinois-based company, the world's largest seller of farm equipment, informed hundreds of employees in Iowa last week they were out of a job.

Facebook admits it wrongly censored iconic photo of bleeding Trump pumping his fist after assassination attempt: 'This was an error'

Dani Lever, a spokesperson for Meta, responded to influencer Charlie Kirk who called out Facebook for not allowing users to share the photo.

Big box retailers peddle Halloween products in July — the earliest ever — amid 'Summerween' craze

Home Depot began marketing holiday décor such as 12-foot skeletons back in April.

Meta AI tool calls Trump assassination attempt ‘fictional' — but serves detailed info on Kamala Harris’ campaign

When The Post asked Meta AI whether the Trump assassination was fictional, it responded: "There was no real assassination attempt on Donald Trump."