Global Bond Selloff Worsens as Rising Oil Prices Spook Investors

May 15, 2026 | Markets

Government bond markets tumbled around the world, sending yields surging from Japan to the US on intensifying fears that the war-driven price shock will force central banks to raise interest rates to contain the impact. The rout was led by longer-dated bonds that are...

US Is Starting to See Heavy Job Losses in Roles Exposed to AI

May 15, 2026 | Markets

Several US occupations expected to be impacted by artificial intelligence saw heavy job losses for a second year in 2025, led by customer service representatives and certain types of secretaries and salespeople. A group of 18 occupations flagged by the Bureau of Labor...

Robotics CEO Vows No Intervention in Humanoids’ Viral Trial Run

May 15, 2026 | Markets

Figure AI Inc.’s humanoid robots sorted packages for around 50 hours nonstop without intervention, Chief Executive Officer Brett Adcock said, a milestone in showing their ability to take on everyday tasks. “There’s absolutely no teleoperation into this,” Adcock said...

BofA’s Hartnett Says Stock Market Ripe for Profit Taking in June

May 15, 2026 | Markets

The stock market is ripe for profit-taking in early June due to investors crowding into equities and rising inflation risks, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists. Growing price pressures are having a broad impact in the US, from energy and transportation...

Buybacks, Revamps, Deals: Firms Dig Deep to Fix Problem Private Credit Funds

May 14, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

The troubled private credit funds, by most any measure, are a sliver of the assets of investing giants KKR & Co., BlackRock Inc. and Apollo Global Management Inc. Yet as the firms’ most outward-facing vehicles during the $1.8 trillion market’s turbulent 2026,...