Morning News: May 12, 2026

Oil Prices Rise on U.S.-Iran Standoff

EU Seeks to Overcome Complacency in Global Race for Rare Earths

Don’t Buy the Hype on a US-Brazil Rare Earths Deal

A Startup Confronts Water Shortages by Pulling It Out of the Air

China Increasingly Views Trump’s America as an Empire in Decline

How the U.S. Is Trying to Ensure the Dollar’s Dominance During Economic Turmoil

Korea Roils Market by Floating ‘Citizen Dividend’ From AI

Bond Market’s Warsh Trade Falls Apart as Oil Fans Inflation Risk

Wall Street Puts Blockchain to Work in $13 Trillion Repo Market

Private Credit Funds Slash Loan Values as Borrower Stress Rises

JPMorgan’s Markets Business Is Booming After Record Quarter

JPMorgan and the Delicate Art of Paying Off Employees

Your Financial Advisor May Cost More Than Your Doctor

If the Kids’ Future Were Doomed, There Would Be Very Little Debt

Why Is There So Much Anger at the Weatlhy?

EBay Spurns GameStop’s Bid as ‘Neither Credible Nor Attractive’

Nvidia’s Huang Loses Out on Trump’s China Travel Plans

China Earns $500 Million an Hour From Exports Supercharged by AI

The Tiny, Essential Building Blocks Powering the AI Boom

AI’s Big Guns Have a Serious Inflation Problem

Sam Altman’s Business Dealings Under GOP Scrutiny Ahead of OpenAI’s IPO

Is AI Coming for Your Job? A Bigger Government Can Help

RIP, Liberal Arts Colleges. Long Live the Liberal Arts

Boeing Bets Its Comeback on Trump, China and an Elusive New Plane

Obesity Drug Prices Undercut Healthcare Savings, CVS CEO Says

How an ‘Impossible’ Idea Led to a Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough

Steel Tariffs Are Harming Tin Can Makers and Lifting Food Prices

President Trump Plans to Reduce Tariffs on Cheap Beef Imports. Is He Treating the Symptom, Not the Disease?

The Iran War Is Taking the Color Out of Japan’s Best-Known Snack Bags

Streaming, Toilet Paper, Underwear: Subscription Fatigue Is Setting In

A Chaotic and Politicized World Cup Lumbers Toward Kickoff

YouTube Plays Matchmaker for Sponsors and Stars

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