WSJ Newswire

• Defense Firms Struggle With Security-Clearance Backlog October 21, 2018
  An exacerbated workforce crunch for makers of warships, jet fighters and cybersecurity systems is forcing them to resort to workarounds to finish Pentagon orders.
• Viacom Plans 'To All the Boys' Sequel for Netflix in Push to Create More Content for Rivals October 21, 2018
  The MTV owner is also rebooting ‘The Real World’ for Facebook. Its new strategy: if you can’t beat them, feed them
• Strong Economy Draws WomenInto U.S. Labor Force October 21, 2018
  For most of the last two decades, the share of women participating in the U.S. labor force was in decline. Thanks to a strong economy, that long-running trend shows signs of reversing.
• Housing Market Is Faltering and Strong Economy Offers No Cure October 21, 2018
  The housing market is stumbling through its longest slump in four years, as the divergence between a booming U.S. economy and weakening home sales that many had dismissed as temporary now looks poised to continue.
• Why Big Tech Keeps Trying Its Hand at Hardware October 20, 2018
  Google, Amazon and Microsoft are making lots of new devices, but what they’re really selling are touchpoints.