on May 19, 2026 at 1:21 am StanChart Lays Out Plan for 18% Return, Corporate Job Cuts​Sherry Qin

Standard Chartered is targeting an 18% return on tangible equity by 2030 and plans to cut corporate-function roles as the lender seeks improved efficiency.

Standard Chartered is targeting an 18% return on tangible equity by 2030 and plans to cut corporate-function roles as the lender seeks improved efficiency.

on May 19, 2026 at 1:17 am Asian Currencies Consolidate, May Be Aided by Signs of Stabilizing Risk Sentiment​

Asian currencies have stabilized, but “conviction remains tentative at this point,” OCBC said.

Asian currencies have stabilized, but “conviction remains tentative at this point,” OCBC said.

on May 19, 2026 at 1:00 am See How the Global Government Debt Binge Is Rippling Through Markets​Peter Santilli

Bond investors are letting the U.S. borrow more than other countries.

Bond investors are letting the U.S. borrow more than other countries.

on May 19, 2026 at 1:00 am How Zyn Became All the Rage Inside Trumpworld—Including With RFK Jr.​C. Ryan Barber

Nicotine pouches have gained popularity across the administration, with even key health officials including Kennedy indulging.

Nicotine pouches have gained popularity across the administration, with even key health officials including Kennedy indulging.

on May 18, 2026 at 2:46 pm Opinion | We Must Resist the Impulse to Forget the Evils of Hamas​

It’s natural to turn away from the horrors of Oct. 7, 2023, but we must remember them.

It’s natural to turn away from the horrors of Oct. 7, 2023, but we must remember them.

on May 18, 2026 at 2:45 pm Dollar Has Scope to Rise as U.S. Rate-Hike Prospects Grow​

The dollar weakened, but could advance over the short term as high energy prices make U.S. interest-rate cuts look increasingly unlikely while rate-hike prospects grow, MUFG analysts said.

The dollar weakened, but could advance over the short term as high energy prices make U.S. interest-rate cuts look increasingly unlikely while rate-hike prospects grow, MUFG analysts said.

on May 18, 2026 at 2:41 pm NextEra to Buy Dominion Energy in $67 Billion Deal​Ben Dummett

The deal would combine two of the largest U.S. utilities into an East Coast energy titan with territory in Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia.

The deal would combine two of the largest U.S. utilities into an East Coast energy titan with territory in Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia.