2026-05-18
Italian divers found in Maldives. US-Nigeria strike ISIS. NextEra-Dominion merge into $400bn utility.
Afternoon. Monday arrived with a body count, a megadeal, and Trump warning Iran again. The rest was bureaucratic noise.
Lunch Brief
The group went missing five days earlier while exploring an underwater cave system. Recovery now shifts to investigation.
Air strikes on Sunday targeted Islamic State positions in a region where jihadist attacks and criminal kidnappings compete for the same real estate.
Electoral board confirmed Sunday that Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez advanced from April's first round. Two months to campaign. Both sides are entrenched.
Lawmakers face a June 1 deadline Trump set. Immigration funding and reconciliation language are the sticking points. Memorial Day recess looms.
Deal cements NextEra's position as the world's largest listed utility. AI-driven power demand is the tailwind. The scale now matches the stakes.
Trump's latest Iran warning rattled markets. Stocks wavered. Bonds faltered harder. War-driven inflation and spending fears are back on the bid.
China, Russia, and Iran actively target lawmakers and staff, he says. The STOP Resolution would mandate training. Congress does not like mandates directed at itself.
Claude Mythos model remains unreleased over hacking concerns. Anthropic is sharing findings with global finance regulators. The model stays locked; the liability conversation is open.
- GOP demands federal review of Maryland voter rolls
- Opinion: Class resentment is smoldering
- Government bonds crater from UK to US
- US Tells Iran ‘Clock Is Ticking’ as Peace Progress Stalls
- G7 finance ministers meet amid Middle East war economic fallout
- Iran sends response to US proposal to end war via mediator Pakistan
"Almost respectable. Use it cautiously."
"Below the radar. Statistically rare; enjoy it."
Markets rattled. Congress raced. Diplomacy ground to a halt. Routine.
Back at 6:00 PM ET with the night owl brief.