Ukrainian President Zelenskiy, responding to Russian President Putin's open letter and proposal for a meeting, said Russia has again chosen war and that Putin does not want to end it.

NVIDIA (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang said three memory manufacturers have qualified to supply HBM4.

May 19 — China’s National Financial Regulatory Administration issued a 2026 notice on micro- and small-enterprise finance, removing a nationwide hard target for growth of inclusive micro- and small-enterprise loans and setting a “steady supply, optimize structure, improve quality, sustainability” guideline. Banks are adjusting inclusive-lending KPIs; a mid-level branch official at a major state-owned bank said firms already granted credit are being asked to add collateral and guarantees. KPI incentives have shifted noticeably toward asset quality.