Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Evening
- S&P 500 futures are little changed after broad-market index hits a fresh record: Live updates
- Oil prices fall 4% as fragile US-Iran ceasefire holds, two ships pass through Strait of Hormuz
- Aluminum Jumps the Most in Three Weeks as US-Iran Truce Holds
- US Says Offensive Phase of Iran War Over as Ship Hit in Strait
- March hiring surge indicates a job market firming up
- US gasoline prices top $4.50 a gallon as summer driving season nears
- Gasoline costs 50% more in the US than it did before the Iran war
- Traders Ramp Up Bets Warsh’s Fed Could Hike Rates Before Cutting
- JPMorgan and BlackRock bosses play down talk of AI bubble
Afternoon
- US stocks climb toward records as oil prices fall and earnings beat forecasts
- Live updates: Hegseth says ceasefire is not over despite Iranian strikes on UAE and commercial vessels
- U.S. job openings were unchanged at 6.9 million in March but hiring improved
- US SEC proposes allowing public companies to opt out of quarterly earnings reports
- Hormuz Remains Largely Deserted as US and Iran Vie for Control
- US New-Home Sales Increased in March to Fastest Pace of Year
- Muni Bond Funds Draw $22 Billion in Fastest Pace Since 2021
- Trump’s New Initiative Shows the Limits of U.S. Power in Hormuz
- U.S. Services-Sector Activity Continued to Expand in April
General
- Stocks gain after oil pullback, strong earnings: Live updates
- Oil Declines as Fragile Truce Holds Following Hormuz Clashes
- Mapping the Market: US yields are forming pattern that augurs a rise
- The long bond is back in Wall Street's danger zone
- Alphabet Returns to Euro Debt Market for Latest AI Megabond Deal
- US-Iran Ceasefire Holds After Hormuz Clashes and UAE Strikes
- Live updates: Hegseth and Caine say ceasefire between the US and Iran is not over
- Ships Cluster Further From Hormuz Strait as Iran Widens Grip
- AI's $1 trillion risk keeps growing
- AI’s Hottest Private Companies Have Booming Crypto Shadow Market
- Europe Is Facing Stagflationary Shock, EU’s Dombrovskis Says
- France Says EU Will Retaliate If US Threatens Its Industries
- Key US Yield at 5% Highlights Mounting Pressure in Bond Market
- UK Bond Selloff Pushes 30-Year Yield to the Highest Since 1998
- US Trade Gap Widened in March as Imports Outpaced Exports
- Just a Few Stocks Driving S&P 500 Rally Triggers Dot-Com Bubble Flashbacks
- One Calf Shows Why Record Beef Prices Still Aren’t Coming Down
- Debt Crisis Brewing in Brazil as 8 Million Firms Miss Payments
- Indonesia Intervenes in Markets as Rupiah Sets New Record Low
- RBA Delivers Third Straight Rate Hike, Cementing Outlier Status
- Ukraine’s Drones Now Strike 1,000 Miles Inside Russia
- As Oil Prices Stay High, China Doubles Down on Wind Power
- Attacks on U.S. Warships in Strait Test Trump’s Desire to End Iran War
- Iran Is Using Its 1980s Playbook, Plus Drones, to Cripple Global Shipping
- Beijing Deploys Long-Threatened Economic Arsenal Against U.S. Pressure
- China Steps Up U.S. Sanctions Fight, Defying Blacklisting Over Iranian Oil
- HSBC Takes $400 Million Hit From Private-Credit Alleged Fraud
- Fragile US-Iran ceasefire on even shakier ground after latest strikes
- The growing risk of a ‘non-linear spike’ in oil prices
- Consumers face more pain as companies threaten price rises
- UK long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998
- Australia bucks global trend and raises interest rates