Morning News: May 11, 2026

Dangote Said to Seek $50 Billion IPO Valuation for Refinery Arm

BP Is Winning Back Stock Analysts as Buy Ratings Double

Think $6 Gas Is Bad? It’s About to Get Even Worse in California

Modi Asks Indians to Stop Buying Gold, Hitting Jewelry Stocks

China’s Policies Threaten $650 Billion in G-7, US Chamber Says

As Trump Heads to Beijing, China Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ for a Fight

Bessent’s Deep Grasp of Japan Policy to Challenge Takaichi

Donald Trump Vs. Jerome Powell: Keynesian Vs. Keynesian

The Fed Chair Who Fought Back

Ossoff’s Corruption Message Goes Beyond Trump

Ted Turner Was a Cool Contrast to Today’s Oligarchs

Hedge Funds Make Their Move as Litigation Finance Assets Slump

Private Equity’s New Tax Fight

Private Credit: What Advisors Must Do as the SEC Steps In

KKR Injects $300 Million Into Struggling Private Credit Fund

Consumers Lean on a ‘Hamster Wheel’ of Credit to Manage Rising Costs

A Changing Job Market Leans Against Men

Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave

Why One of the Nation’s Largest Auto Lenders Isn’t Worried About High Vehicle Prices Or ‘Forever Loans’

The Most Common Tax Traps in Retirement — and How to Avoid Them

Business Schools Need Cash. Some Are Counting on Executive Education

With Just One Word, Brandeis Is Trying to Change College Shopping

Microsoft’s Marquee African Data Center Hits Political Stalemate

Behind the Claude Frenzy That Ate Up All the Mac Minis

How a Job at OpenAI Became the Greatest Lottery Ticket of the AI Boom

Parenting Teens in the Age of AI Means Choosing Trust Over Control

The World’s Highest-Flying Repo Men Are Collecting Spirit Airlines’ Jets

Spirit Was the Only Airline in Town. Now What?

World Cup Cities Were Wrong to Ever Expect a Big Payoff

Retailers Are Making Expensive Bets That Shoppers Still Want to Go to Stores

Apollo Strikes Deals for Two Live-Events Businesses

Wordle to Become Primetime TV Show, With Savannah Guthrie as Host

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Posted by on May 11th, 2026 at 7:09 am


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