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Negotiators are discussing a sequence in which Iran would restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the United States would ease its blockade. The talks could reduce pressure on energy markets, but verification, navigation rights, frozen assets, and the order of concessions remain unresolved.
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Republican senators plan to advance a Ratepayer Protection Act aimed at preventing households from carrying the grid costs of fast-growing data centers. The proposal puts artificial-intelligence infrastructure, utility regulation, and the cost of living into the final weeks of the midterm campaign.
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The Federal Reserve is considering raising asset levels that trigger enhanced supervision, potentially moving the highest threshold close to $1 trillion. Banks say the existing cutoffs have not kept pace with economic growth, while critics warn that size remains an important signal of systemic risk.
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A reported delay at Oracle’s Project Jupiter campus in New Mexico is prompting lenders to reconsider who bears construction, power, and schedule risk in large AI projects. The dispute reaches beyond one site as technology companies seek unprecedented amounts of outside capital for computing infrastructure.
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Alabama’s case against TikTok is set to become the first U.S. state lawsuit over alleged youth mental-health harms to reach a jury. The trial will examine platform design, recommendation systems, age protections, consumer disclosures, causation, and the limits of federal immunity for user content.
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ArcelorMittal is halting production at Ukraine’s largest steel plant after repeated attacks, while a separate strike killed five people in Kyiv. The damage shows how the war is targeting both civilian safety and the industrial tax, export, and employment base needed to sustain Ukraine’s economy.
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