WSJ.com: Markets Markets http://online.wsj.com en-us Copyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:21:39 GMT WSJ.com: Markets http://online.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif http://online.wsj.com WP-WSJ-0003510833 Oil Markets on Edge as Traders Await Breakthrough in U.S.-Iran Talks Oil prices slightly trimmed earlier gains, but uncertainty over peace talks between the U.S. and Iran kept markets on edge. https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/oil-climbs-on-renewed-tensions-over-strait-of-hormuz-a8e0cf67?mod=rss_markets Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:36:00 GMT Eli Hartman/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003510480 Eli Lilly Strikes Deal for Cancer Biotech The deal for Kelonia Therapeutics is valued at $3.25 billion upfront. https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/eli-lilly-nears-deal-for-cancer-biotech-db07be72?mod=rss_markets Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:35:00 GMT Lauren Thomas Jonathan D. Rockoff AJ Mast/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003511295 U.S. Natural Gas Futures Gain on More Supportive Weather U.S. natural gas futures started the week higher and Ritterbusch & Associates said futures appeared more driven by the cooler temperature outlook than by the rebound in oil prices. https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/european-gas-prices-gain-amid-conflicting-signals-on-hormuz-0e47606b?mod=rss_markets Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:07:00 GMT WP-WSJ-0003510880 Treasury Yields Resume Wartime Rise Treasury yields rise as the prospect of a U.S.-Iran peace deal dwindles and Treasurys sell off. https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/jgb-futures-edge-higher-as-investors-focus-on-mideast-developments-d21d4716?mod=rss_markets Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT WP-WSJ-0003510979 Fed Chair Nominee Hearing Key For Dollar’s Outlook The DXY dollar index was higher and HSBC said Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh’s senate hearing could prove key for the dollar’s performance in the longer term. https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/asian-currencies-mostly-weaken-amid-renewed-tensions-over-strait-of-hormuz-2d9b894a?mod=rss_markets Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:52:00 GMT WP-WSJ-0003485863 If You Think Divorce Is Messy, Try Splitting Up When You’re Not Married Whether the fight is over the house or the dog, unwed former couples are often beholden to a patchwork of legal interpretation. ‘It’s the Wild West.’ https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/divorce-unmarried-cohabitation-laws-24057ac4?mod=rss_markets Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT Ashlea Ebeling Annie Ng Annie Ng WP-WSJ-0003508995 Small Banks Are Finally Gaining on Their Giant Rivals Regional lenders’ shares have been boosted by business loan growth. https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/small-banks-are-finally-gaining-on-their-giant-rivals-427ae9b0?mod=rss_markets Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT Telis Demos Madeleine Hordinski/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003510904 Gold Falls as Hormuz Tensions Send Oil Higher Gold prices fell after the renewed closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent oil and gas higher, reviving concerns over inflation. Silver also dropped. https://www.wsj.com/finance/commodities-futures/gold-silver-decline-amid-renewed-inflation-concerns-1c6b6330?mod=rss_markets Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:25:00 GMT WP-WSJ-0003508738 Stocks Are Back at Records, but Bond Investors Haven’t Joined the Party Bond yields and oil futures are still trading above where they were at the start of the Iran war. https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/stocks-are-back-at-records-but-bond-investors-havent-joined-the-party-ccba508d?mod=rss_markets Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMT Sam Goldfarb Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003506935 How Well Do You Know Your 401(k)s, 529s and HSAs? Take Our Quiz With the Trump account, a new tax-advantaged savings account, coming soon, there’s no right or wrong answer about which one is best. Test your knowledge about how they work. https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/how-well-do-you-know-your-401-k-s-529s-and-hsas-take-our-quiz-584a7609?mod=rss_markets Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT Anne Tergesen Emil Lendof/WSJ, iStock WP-WSJ-0003485844 Inside the ‘Financial Infidelities’ That Tear Marriages Apart It has never been easier to conceal unsavory spending from a spouse. Divorce—and significant financial damage—can follow. https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/divorce-financial-infidelity-88578de5?mod=rss_markets Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT Gunjan Banerji Annie Ng Michelle Gustafson for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003508210 Intel Is Making Progress. But It Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet. A shift in the AI market helps the chip maker, but the stock has already tripled while Intel’s turnaround is far from done. https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/intel-is-making-progress-but-it-isnt-out-of-the-woods-yet-f69c78d6?mod=rss_markets Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT Dan Gallagher Ann Wang/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003509650 Private Credit Is on the Hunt for Credit-Card Debt Fund managers are pouring billions of dollars into agreements to buy the future debt that consumers will incur. https://www.wsj.com/finance/private-credit-is-on-the-hunt-for-credit-card-debt-2d45726b?mod=rss_markets Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT AnnaMaria Andriotis /Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003506950 The Record Stock Market Rests on Some Big One-Offs There are two significant reasons earnings expectations have soared—and they are both probably temporary. https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/the-record-stock-market-rests-on-some-big-one-offs-7e7a2500?mod=rss_markets Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:00:00 GMT James Mackintosh Jason Henry for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003507491 Saudi Fund Behind LIV Golf Has $900 Billion but Is Still Strapped for Cash If folded, the upstart golf circuit would join a growing list of ambitious projects the Public Investment Fund has shelved. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/saudi-fund-behind-liv-golf-has-900-billion-but-is-still-strapped-for-cash-15acaeac?mod=rss_markets Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT Eliot Brown Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003508074 Greg Abel Has Been Leading Berkshire for 100 Days. Things Are Already Changing. The new CEO is scrutinizing businesses and investments established under Warren Buffett’s long run. https://www.wsj.com/finance/berkshire-hathaway-ceo-greg-abel-first-100-days-a42fcf27?mod=rss_markets Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:30:00 GMT Krystal Hur Chase Castor for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003507669 Blue Owl Founders Revise Terms of Personal Loans That Raised Scrutiny Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz are no longer borrowing against their shares in the fund manager. https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/blue-owl-founders-revise-terms-of-personal-loans-that-raised-scrutiny-9f6bee3f?mod=rss_markets Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:48:00 GMT Miriam Gottfried Juliet Chung Sara Konradi for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003505356 The WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.52% This Week to 95.17 The WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.1% — down nine of the past 10 trading days. https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/asian-currencies-consolidate-as-traders-assess-middle-east-developments-883baa0d?mod=rss_markets Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:30:00 GMT WP-WSJ-0003508348 Stocks Rally as Investors Cheer Cease-Fire Progress The S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at records after their best three-week run since 2020. https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/stocks-rally-as-investors-cheer-cease-fire-progress-84f26e96?mod=rss_markets Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:05:00 GMT Vicky Ge Huang Heather Gillers Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003505342 Treasury Yields Fall as Oil-Related Inflation Fears Ease Treasury yields fell but settled above intraday lows as Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz reopen while President Trump said the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remains in full force. https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/jgbs-edge-lower-tracking-declines-in-u-s-treasurys-964d5f55?mod=rss_markets Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:42:00 GMT