May 22, 2026 Crossing Wall Street
Morning News: May 22, 2026
$50 Trillion Safe-Haven Debt Market Upended by Iran War Inflation
Thousands of Miles From the Iran War, Asia’s Currencies Feel the Strain
Oil Prices Jump on Impasse Over Reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Free Speech Shouldn’t Be Just For the Party In the White House
Audit Immunity for Trump Family Puts I.R.S. in a Bind
Trump Picked Warsh to Cut Rates. Markets Are Bracing for the Opposite
With Deals Booming and Regulations Lightened, Bankers Are Back on Top
Buyout Bankers Go Big on Debt Pre-Sales to Thwart Fickle Markets
JPMorgan Looks to Offload Exposure To $4 Billion In Private Equity-Linked Loans, FT Reports
Mortgage Rates Hit a Nine-Month High in Blow to Prime Buying Season
The Trump Administration Should Deny Brightline’s Bailout Request
U.S. Plans to Invest $2 Billion and Take Stake in Quantum Firms
Walmart Sees Signs at Gas Pump That Consumers Are Stressed
People Hate the Idea of Losing Their Job Even More Than High Gas Prices
Giving Workers a Stake in A.I. Gains Traction
Salesforce Touts AI Promise Over Reality in SaaSpocalypse Fight
Investors Look Beyond TSMC as AI Boom Spreads to New Winners
The Bigger, Paradoxically Compassionate Meaning In Meta’s Layoffs
How SpaceX’s IPO Cements Elon Musk’s Grip on the Company
Musk’s Latest Venture Gives Space Stocks Their Own Tesla Surge
SpaceX Makes the Giant Rockets—But Starlink Is Making All the Money
Oura Could Be the AI David Among the Goliath IPOs
The Desperation of AI Titans Is an Ominous Sign
Here’s How Regulations Accidentally Killed Small Trucks in America
Wall Street Banks Boost Warner Bros Loan to Over $10 Billion Ahead of Paramount Merger
The FDA’s About-Face on Flavored Vapes Will Prove Deadly for Kids
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Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on May 22nd, 2026 at 7:02 am
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