May 19, 2026 Crossing Wall Street
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
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 Eddy Elfenbein on May 19th, 2026 at 7:05 am
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