AnnaMaria Andriotis

Officials are discussing an act of widespread clemency, part of President Trump’s plan to mark the nation’s founding this summer.

Read this exciting story from The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026 issue. President might give mercy to 250 people, possibly July 4 or on his June 14 birthday

Country music star Garth Brooks is considering a sale of his catalog, eyeing roughly $2 billion for the rights to his songs and recordings, according to people familiar with the matter. Brooks, an album sales and touring juggernaut, is seeking a price that would be among the largest deals for an individual artist or group’s catalog. The country superstar has been entertaining a transaction for a few years and recently told some investors that he’s one of a few artists of his level of fame who hasn’t sold and is considering it, one of the people familiar with the matter said.

Under pressure from investors, lenders are increasing costs and curbing sweeteners they used to win loans in an era of ultra-competition.

The co-founder of Apollo said he was duped by the man he hired as a financial adviser, according to remarks prepared for Congress.

The investment bank’s lawyer defended her long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and blamed Goldman executives for leaks.

Stronger inflows into the investment firm’s private-equity business offset a slowdown in private credit, where individual investors have pulled back.

Meta’s data-center project priced a $12.5 billion offering with a higher interest rate than a similar deal last year, as AI companies flood the market with new debt.

The Goldman Sachs lawyer said she thought Epstein was a “John” who paid for sexualized massages and that her own jokes were in “poor taste.”

Apollo Global Management's private-equity division delivered weak results in the second quarter in contrast with some of its biggest rivals. Private-capital giant Apollo reported $130 million in realized performance fees for the principal investing segment in the second quarter, down about 40% from