Business
- Maine passes ban on new data centers for 1.5 years, adds study optionson April 15, 2026 at 3:31 pm
Maine became the first state to pass a ban on new, large data centers on Tuesday. The bill now must be signed by Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat.
- Trump again threatens to fire Powell if he doesn't step downon April 15, 2026 at 2:32 pm
President Donald Trump again threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he doesn't step down from his position in May.
- Mirae Asset Securities enters Hong Kong's retail digital asset marketon April 15, 2026 at 10:17 am
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities said Wednesday it received approval to enter Hong Kong's digital asset market for retail investors.
- Carney suspends Canada's fuel excise tax as Iran war drives up priceson April 15, 2026 at 8:53 am
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada announced a temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax amid ongoing instability in the oil market.
- Anthropic IPO lifts outlook for SK Telecom stakeon April 14, 2026 at 9:47 pm
Anticipation surrounding a potential initial public offering by Anthropic is drawing renewed attention to the value of SK Telecom's minority stake
- Fed nominee Kevin Warsh has millions in assets, filings showon April 14, 2026 at 6:39 pm
Kevin Warsh, the nominee for the next Federal Reserve chairman, has wealth greater than any other recent chairman, his financial disclosures show.
- Ecuador to accept Chinese hydroelectric plant despite concernson April 14, 2026 at 5:44 pm
Ecuador will formally accept the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant this week, nearly a decade after technical disputes delayed final delivery.
- Chevron expands stake in key Venezuelan oil region with new dealon April 14, 2026 at 4:01 pm
Venezuela signed an agreement with U.S. oil company Chevron Corp., allowing it to increase its participation in key projects and expand production.
- Wholesale prices slowed to 0.5%; energy index jumped 8.5%on April 14, 2026 at 3:12 pm
The producer price index for final demand goods and services rose by about half of what was expected in March despite concerns raised by the Iran war.
- LS Electric signs $115M deal for U.S. data center infrastructureon April 14, 2026 at 2:00 pm
South Korea's LS Electric said it secured a contract worth $115 million to supply power infrastructure for a large-scale data center in the U,S.