Business Update

Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, this week tapped a groundswell of support that has been years in the making. Source link

Demand from centers that power artificial intelligence have driven up electricity bills, frustrating consumers. Source link

The blowback set off by the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the central bank, has shaken up the race to replace him. Source link

The Soviet Union was Cuba’s benefactor for decades. Venezuela took up the slack, and Mexico has supplied “humanitarian aid.” But the world is changing rapidly, our columnist says. Source link

Michael Saylor’s financial alchemy thrust an ordinary software company, Strategy, into the center of the crypto frenzy. It all worked spectacularly, until now. Source link

From oil drillers to credit card companies, President Trump has been a market mover this year. Source link

Millions of people are at risk of the government’s seizing their refunds to pay what is owed on student loans. Source link

Larry Fink, BlackRock’s chief executive, led an effort to elevate the World Economic Forum next week, the first without the event’s founder, Klaus Schwab. Source link

The ride-hailing giant’s chief executive has made a bet on how it can finally grab a bigger piece of one of the world’s largest taxi markets. Source link

The shutdown of online discourse within Iran has allowed both the government and its critics to flood social media outside the country with disinformation campaigns and fake images. Source link