What’s News in Markets: Clarity Act, Chips’ Dip, Klarna’s Pivot
WSJ What’s News
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 16 May 2026
⏱️ 5 minutes
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| 0:32.9 | Hey listeners, it's Saturday, May 16th. |
| 0:36.6 | I'm Jack Pitcher for the Wall Street Journal, and this is What's News and Markets, |
| 0:41.8 | our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. |
| 0:46.1 | Let's get to it. |
| 0:48.0 | What started out as a strong week, finished on a bit of a down note. |
| 0:52.8 | Rising bond yields around the world are sapping |
| 0:55.2 | investors' appetite for stocks, and oil prices are still climbing, reigniting fears about |
| 1:00.8 | inflation. All three major indexes fell more than 1% Friday. For the week, the Dow |
| 1:06.9 | dropped 0.2%, the S&P inched 0.1% higher, and the NASDAQ dropped a tenth of a percent. |
| 1:17.6 | It was a hectic week for chip stocks, like Intel, Nvidia, Micron, and Qualcomm. |
| 1:25.6 | To give you a sense of the drama, here are some actual quotes |
| 1:29.2 | from our coverage throughout the week. On Monday, enthusiasm for artificial intelligence continued |
| 1:34.6 | to drive the market. On Tuesday, a reversal for the semiconductor sector brought the market to a |
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