Morning News: May 19, 2026

Congress Should Stop Dodging Its Responsibilities on Iran

Why the Iran War Is a Boost for Stalled Russia-China Gas Pipeline

Powell Was Great. The Federal Reserve’s Policy Messaging Was Not

US Yields Flirting With 2007 Highs Entice and Divide Investors

Citi Says 5.5% May Be Next Focus for 30-Year Treasury Yield

Citi Partners with BlackRock’s HPS for $17.5 Billion Private Credit Program

Crypto Crime Escalates With Kidnappings, Cons and Human Coercion

U.S. Prosecutors Drop Fraud Charges Against Billionaire Indian Businessman Gautam Adani

The Economist Who Taught Me There Is No Growth Without Risk

No ‘Debt Denialism,’ Mitch Daniels, Just a Focus On Markets

The AI Boom Is a Dilemma for Retail Investors

AI Rollout to Boost Metals-Rich EM Currencies, Barclays Says

Basic Economic Principles Call for More U.S. Housing

Build More Houses, Don’t Let Congress Pick the Buyers

They Say It’s a Tax on Millionaires. It Won’t Stay That Way

Demand for Fast-Track Credentials Drives Executive Education Market

The Biggest Challenge of a Utility Megadeal: Regulators

Meta Goes Big on the Bayou

StanChart to Cut Over 7,000 Jobs, Boost AI to Replace ‘Lower-Value Human Capital

Google and Blackstone to Create New AI Cloud Company

As OpenAI Celebrates Court Win Against Musk, Other Challenges Lie Ahead

Elon Musk Offered to Pay Employees for Their Tax Returns, You Can Probably Guess What Happened Next

Bipartisan Bill Would Impose New Annual Fee on Electric Vehicles

Home Depot Posts Lower Profit as Homeowners Hold Off on Large Projects

Target Plans to Name a New Supply-Chain Head as It Struggles With Weak Sales

How Zyn Became All the Rage Inside Trump World—Including With RFK Jr.

Calls for ‘No Seed Oil’ Push Companies to Order Up Butter and Beef Tallow

Marc Jacobs and LVMH Kick Off the Great Luxury Garage Sale

Swatch’s New Watch Debut Descends Into Chaos

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Posted by on May 19th, 2026 at 7:05 am


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