OpenAI Files Confidential IPO This Week, Setting Up an $850B+ Mega Listing
TL;DR OpenAI is preparing to confidentially file a draft IPO prospectus with US regulators as soon as Friday, May
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Oil Crashes Below $100 as Trump Says US-Iran Talks in Final Stages
TL;DR President Trump said on Wednesday that US-Iran talks are in their "final stages," driving a sharp
AI Stocks Rally Into Nvidia Q1 Earnings as S&P 500 Reclaims 7,400
US equities pushed broadly higher into midday on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 as traders positioned ahead of Nvidia's
Target Earnings Beat and Outlook Hike Lift Retail Stocks as Lowe's Disappoints Premarket
Target's first-quarter results landed as one of the most consequential retail prints of 2026. The big-box chain beat
Oil Above $110 and Surging Yields Signal Fed Rate Hike Risk Has Returned
TL;DR Three forces are converging on markets at once. The US-Iran war has nearly shut the Strait of Hormuz,
Trump Orders Fed to Review Crypto Firm Payment Rail Access
TL;DR President Trump signed an executive order on May 19 directing federal regulators and the Federal Reserve to review
Putin in Beijing: Russia-China Gas Pipeline Deal Could Reshape Global Energy Markets
TL;DR Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Samsung Strike Threat: 48,000 Workers Could Halt Memory Chips for 18 Days
TL;DR Nearly 48,000 Samsung Electronics workers are poised to begin an 18-day strike on Thursday, May 21, over
BoJ Policy Shift Drives JGB Yields to 1996 Highs, Triggering Carry Trade Unwind
TL;DR Japan's 10-year government bond (JGB) yield surged above 2.8% on Tuesday, reaching levels last seen
Senate Forces Iran War Vote: What It Means for Oil, Bonds, and Stocks
TL;DR The US Senate voted 50 to 47 on Tuesday to advance a war powers resolution that would force