SpaceX’s IPO to Mint Millionaires in Poor Texas Border Town
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/spacex-ipo-mint-millionaires-poor-161534459.html

Treasury Yields Haven’t Been This High in Years—But They May Not Be the Best Deal for Savers
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/currencies/articles/treasury-yields-haven-t-high-220848581.html

Exclusive-Stellantis to build Voyah brand EV for China's Dongfeng in French plant, sources say
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-stellantis-build-voyah-brand-221253856.html

US 30-Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2007 as Selloff Deepens
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/us-30-yield-hits-highest-134400787.html

#USMarketUpdate
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq drop amid rising bond yields

Live updates

US stocks declined on Tuesday afternoon while Treasury yields surged and tech stocks resumed a pullback as investors awaited AI chip heavyweight Nvidia (NVDA) earnings this week.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) sank 0.8% after falling more than 1% earlier in the session, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped 0.6% on the heels of back-to-back losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell by about 0.6%.

Rising Treasury yields continued to put pressure on stocks, as the benchmark 10-year rate (^TNX) climbed above 4.6% again early Tuesday and the 30-year yield (^TYX) briefly hit 5.2%. Worries about higher inflation have lifted bond yields as blockades in the Strait of Hormuz spurred a rally in oil prices

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-drop-amid-rising-bond-yields-222343798.html

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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on May 20, 2026
Published May 20, 2026, 07:54 AM

S’pore steps up public health measures after WHO alert on Ebola

Guard against complacency as risk of another pandemic crisis remains: Ong Ye Kung

S’pore to undergo review by UN atomic watchdog in 2027

What caregiving looks like in a super-aged society

S’pore’s AI pivot will require a very different playbook

Brutal stabbing in Kelantan puts spotlight on femicide

Will K-pop concerts soon feature robots instead of humans?

A look back at Michael Jackson’s 90s visits to S’pore as biopic tops charts

https://str.sg/vWmE

Agentic AI growth exacerbating supply chain issues: Dell Technologies CEO https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/agentic-ai-growth-exacerbating-supply-chain-issues-dell-technologies-ceo?utm_source=web_share&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=article

Nato is starting to consider Strait of Hormuz mission to protect ships
https://bt.sg/ptsC

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More food delivery, patrol robots to roam Punggol Digital District under renewed AI push
https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/more-food-delivery-patrol-robots-to-roam-punggol-digital-district-under-renewed-ai-push

Driverless buses will be trialled on two public bus routes in Singapore later this year. But how ready are commuters, laws and the technology itself?

CNA asks drivers and experts, and also takes a few rides to find out: https://cna.asia/3Pv9mGU

#HKMarketUpdate
China, HK stocks track Asia lower on Mideast, inflation concerns
May 20, 2026, 16:27 GMT+8

China and Hong Kong stocks ended lower on Wednesday, tracking broad declines across Asia on prolonged Middle East tensions and inflation concerns.
** China's blue-chip CSI300 Index 3399300 closed 0.04% lower, while the Shanghai Composite Index 000001 lost 0.2%. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng HSI was down 0.6%.
** The CSI New Energy Index 3399808 rose 1.1% as stalled U.S.-Iran talks kept oil prices elevated.
** President Donald Trump said the United States may need to strike Iran again but suggested Iran wants a deal to end the war that has roiled markets and sent energy prices soaring.
** Semiconductor shares HH30184 rallied 4.6%, helping trim benchmark losses, with Hua Hong Semiconductor 688347 surging 19% after Yangtze Memory Technologies, the country's top flash memory chip maker, submitted its IPO tutoring registration report, marking the official start of its onshore listing process.
** Onshore financial 3399914 and property (.CSI000948) shares fell 0.9% and 2%, respectively.
** Tech majors listed in Hong Kong HHSTECH were up 0.3%, but are still down 12% this year.
** On the policy front, China left benchmark lending rates unchanged for the 12th consecutive month in May on Wednesday, in line with market expectations.
** First-quarter 2026 earnings from internet giants reported over the past week have bolstered confidence in a valuation re-rating for the MSCI China Index, prompting an upgrade of the consumer discretionary sector to "neutral" from "underweight", JP Morgan said in a note. The investment bank also reiterated its positive view on China's AI sector.

https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_L1N41X0AL:0-china-hk-stocks-track-asia-lower-on-mideast-inflation-concerns/

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Singapore updates national AI strategy, partners Google and OpenAI
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/singapore-updates-national-ai-strategy-partners-google-and-openai

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (May 20)
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/daily-debrief-what-happened-today-may-202

CDL’s Singapore property sales fall to S$609.6 million in Q1, global hotel RevPAR rises 4.3%
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/cdls-singapore-property-sales-fall-s609-6-million-q1-global-hotel-revpar-rises-4-3

StanChart CEO reassures staff after ‘lower-value human’ backlash
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/stanchart-ceo-reassures-staff-after-lower-value-human-backlash

Grab to consolidate Indonesia’s Superbank into financial services segment; Singtel transfers stake to GXS Bank
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/grab-consolidate-indonesias-superbank-financial-services-segment-singtel-transfers-stake-gxs-bank

#SgMarketUpdate
Singapore stocks end lower amid downbeat regional showing; STI down 0.5%

Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (May 20).

The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.5 per cent or 27.43 points to finish at 5,044.91.

Wilmar International : F34 +2.19% led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 2.2 per cent or S$0.08 to end at S$3.73.

It was the worst STI performer on Tuesday, having fallen 1.6 per cent.

The biggest loser among the STI constituents on Wednesday was Yangzijiang Shipbuilding : BS6 -3.3%, which lost 3.3 per cent or S$0.13 to close at S$3.81.

The local banks all ended lower. DBS : D05 -1.13% lost 1.1 per cent or S$0.70, closing the day at S$61.30.

OCBC : O39 -0.81% fell 0.8 per cent or S$0.19 to S$23.24, and UOB : U11 -0.42% was down 0.4 per cent or S$0.16 at S$37.59.. .

Across the broader market, gainers were outnumbered by losers 258 to 344, after 1.6 billion securities worth S$2.3 billion changed hands.

Key regional indices were negative.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index lost 0.6 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 1.2 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi was down 0.9 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI declined 0.6 per cent.

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-end-lower-amid-downbeat-regional-showing-sti-down-0-5

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Lowe's, Cava, Target & more

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-premarket-low-cava-tgt.html?__source=androidappshare