Morning News: May 18, 2026

China’s Economy Unexpectedly Weakens as Iran War Fallout Mounts

Xi Teaching Trump Thucydides? Good Luck

G7 Finance Ministers Look to Contain Iran Economic Fallout

Global Bond Yields at Multiyear Highs on Mounting Inflation Risk

Ukraine’s Wartime Economy Has One Hedge Fund Holding the Keys

The Economy Kevin Warsh Is Inheriting Is Not the One He Wanted

Inflation Uptick Is Starting to Send Sell Signals to Stock Bulls

Just What Exactly Do Conservatives Think Inflation Is?

Misread Signals: The 1970s Inflation Bogeyman Isn’t Back

U.S. Debt Is Now Bigger Than the Economy. That’s Not the Real Problem

Commerzbank Formally Rejects UniCredit Takeover Offer

UBS Says Clients Expect Firms Axing Net Zero to Face Market Hit

Britain’s Chaos Is a Big Red Flag for Europeans

Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places

The Iran War Is Crippling One of the World’s Wealthiest Nations

Oil Prices Edge Higher as Cease-Fire Remains Tenuous

The Oil Shock Is Causing a $45 Billion Rupture in the Economy

The World Can’t Get Enough U.S. Energy, Keeping Prices High for Americans

High Prices Are Making Oil Even ‘Sexier’ For Thieves — Now Texas Is Wrangling with Cloned Trucks and Exploding Pipelines

NextEra to Buy Dominion Energy in $67 Billion Deal

Fix America’s Power Grid by Giving People Power

How the European Union’s Tech Policy Threatens Consumers

SpaceX’s Mega-IPO Puts a Price Tag on the Fear of Missing Out

I Have Seen the Future of Physical AI in Dusty West Texas

The Villain of This Year’s Commencement Speeches: A.I.

Can AI Drug Development Live Up to the Hype?

Senators Work to Ban Gambling Ads Targeting Minors

Baidu’s Profit Slides Again Amid Slow AI Payoff

For Retailers, It’s One Battle After Another

Shoppers’ Frenzy for ‘Royal Pop’ Pocket Watches Forces Swatch to Shut Stores

The World Is Awash in Bourbon. That’s a Problem for Big Booze

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