The Future of Business Loan Borrowing in 2026
By 2026, business borrowing won’t resemble the rigid, slow systems of the past. Instead, it will be: Fast: AI-driven decisions with instant approvals. Integrated: Deeply embedded in business operations. Flexible: Custom-tailored financing aligned with actual …
Read MorePublished: Sept. 2, 2025
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Banking
Small Banks Are Finally Gaining on Their Giant Rivals
Regional lenders’ shares have been boosted by business loan growth.
Read on WSJPublished: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT
Wall Street Is Spending Its Big Windfall on Wall Street
Banks are investing excess capital in expanding their Wall Street businesses.
Read on WSJPublished: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT
Zions Bancorp Reports Higher First-Quarter Profit
The Salt Lake City-based regional bank posted a quarterly profit of $232 million, up from $169 million a year earlier.
Read on WSJPublished: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:53:00 GMT
UniCredit Pushes For Revamp at Commerzbank
The Italian bank, which is Commerzbank’s largest shareholder, said the Frankfurt-based group’s current trajectory is one of operating underperformance.
Read on WSJPublished: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:59:00 GMT
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.
Read on WSJPublished: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT
Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Toronto-Dominion Bank, Equifax and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.
Read on WSJPublished: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:57:00 GMT
Opinion | A Quiet U.S. Favor for Xi Jinping
A U.S. quota increase at the International Monetary Fund would rescue China’s bad loans.
Read on WSJPublished: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:33:00 GMT
Opinion | A ‘Fed-Treasury Accord’ Could Work
Warsh and Bessent should be comfortable with such a banking maneuver from their days on Wall Street.
Read on WSJPublished: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:56:00 GMT
Wall Street Brings Sophisticated Quant Trading to the Masses
JPMorgan’s revenue from quantitative investment strategies for clients is up 30%, making it one of the bank’s fastest-growing businesses.
Read on WSJPublished: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMT
Fed Nominee Kevin Warsh Details More Than $100 Million in Financial Holdings
The Senate Banking chairman said the panel would hold Warsh’s confirmation hearing next week.
Read on WSJPublished: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:42:00 GMT
Insurers’ $1 Trillion Buildup in Private Credit Is Leaving Regulators in the Dust
Treasury Department officials plan to meet with states about market risk.
Read on WSJPublished: Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMT
Stocks
Warsh Pressed on Financial Disclosures, Fed Independence at Hearing
Trump, Tillis show no signs of compromise in showdown that could delay Warsh's confirmation
Read on WSJPublished: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:43:16 GMT
No Peace Plan, No Problem: Why the Wartime Market Keeps Rising
Bad news stirs even greater interest among investors who see only prospects for the stock market to keep setting records.
Read on WSJPublished: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMT
Stocks Fall, Oil Climbs With Iran Talks in Flux
Yields rose, though the Kevin Warsh hearing didn’t move markets much.
Read on WSJPublished: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:32:00 GMT
Casey Wasserman’s Talent Agency Draws Takeover Interest
A handful of private-equity firms and United Talent Agency are among the early bidders for the power broker’s firm.
Read on WSJPublished: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:09:00 GMT
These AI Stocks Could Make Investors Queasy
Plus, Mr. Warsh Goes to Washington.
Read on WSJPublished: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:34:00 GMT
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.
Read on WSJPublished: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT
Victory Giant Shares Surge in Hong Kong’s Largest Listing This Year
The Nvidia supplier raised $2.6 billion in the city’s largest listing this year.
Read on WSJPublished: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:27:00 GMT
Fresh Middle East Strains Drag on Stocks
The S&P 500 lost 0.2%, while Brent crude climbed back above $95 a barrel. Stocks tied to the so-called real economy rallied.
Read on WSJPublished: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:40:00 GMT
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.
Read on WSJPublished: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMT
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.
Read on WSJPublished: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:00:00 GMT
Comex Gold Settles 2.25% Lower at $4698.40
Gold settled nearly 2.3% lower and silver fell 4.4%, with both metals down for a second-consecutive session.
Read on WSJPublished: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:40:00 GMT
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.
Read on WSJPublished: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:30:00 GMT
How a 233-Year-Old Wall Street Institution Went All In on Crypto
NYSE, the biggest and oldest U.S. stock exchange, has placed its bets that digital assets are part of its future.
Read on WSJPublished: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT