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
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
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
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
BNY Profit Rises, CEO Says Market Sentiment Looking Up
Bank of New York Mellon reported higher first-quarter profit as its chief executive said that there was cause for optimism about the economy and markets despite the conflict in the Middle East.
Read on WSJPublished: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT
Monte dei Paschi Shareholders Reinstall Ousted CEO Lovaglio After Proxy Fight
The vote, defying the recommendation of the departing board, caps weeks of turmoil at Italy’s newly minted third-largest banking group.
Read on WSJPublished: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:22:00 GMT
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.
Read on WSJPublished: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:48:00 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
FTC Issues Warnings to Payment Processors Against ‘Debanking’
Mastercard, Visa, PayPal and Stripe received letters warning them against denying customers access to financial services due to their political or religious views.
Read on WSJPublished: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:06:00 GMT
Fannie Mae to Accept Crypto-Backed Mortgages for the First Time
The new offering from Better Home & Finance and Coinbase allows home buyers to pledge bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies when making a down payment.
Read on WSJPublished: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:14:00 GMT
Iran War Casts Gloom Over Outlook of World Finance Ministers and Investors
Participants at this year’s IMF and World Bank spring meetings predicted that economic and financial turbulence would persist for weeks, if not months.
Read on WSJPublished: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:07:00 GMT
Stocks
Stock Market Today: Oil Climbs on Fresh Tensions in the Persian Gulf
Stock futures point to moderate pullback after Friday's rally
Read on WSJPublished: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:59 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
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
Luxury Stocks Are Suddenly on Flash Sale
Worries about weak sales and war in the Middle East are hammering Europe’s luxury brands.
Read on WSJPublished: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 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
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.
Read on WSJPublished: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:05:00 GMT
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Apple, Netflix, European semiconductor companies and more in the latest Market Talks covering technology, media and telecom.
Read on WSJPublished: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:04:00 GMT
Opinion | Why AI Is Like a Gold Mine
Some tech stocks pay off eventually, but only after a long period of volatility.
Read on WSJPublished: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:00 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
The WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.01% to 95.18
The WSJ Dollar Index ended 0.01% lower, down for eight consecutive trading days.
Read on WSJPublished: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:23:00 GMT
AI Makeovers Have Been Underwhelming for Some Companies
Allbirds isn’t the first firm to hit big in the stock market with an artificial-intelligence pivot. Here are some other famous digital pivots, AI-focused and otherwise.
Read on WSJPublished: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:02:00 GMT
The Father-Daughter Showdown That Shook an $18 Trillion Investing Empire
Before her winning streak at Fidelity, Abby Johnson had to beat back the doubts of her rivals, and her father, too.
Read on WSJPublished: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:31:00 GMT