BUSINESS NEWS
- A ‘no-brainer’: Senate unanimously bans members and staff from using prediction markets
by Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press on April 30, 2026 at 9:18 pmThe vote comes a week after a U.S. special forces soldier was charged with using classified information to bet on the January capture of Venezuela's then-president, Nicolas Maduro,
- Former Fed economist raises alarm on Warsh after historically partisan vote: ‘this is not normal is going to be a theme’
by Eva Roytburg on April 30, 2026 at 8:59 pmClaudia Sahm worked with Warsh when they were at the Fed but doesn’t know him personally. She told Fortune that his disrespect for Democrats was striking.
- Two days before early voting starts, Louisiana suspends its congressional primaries after SCOTUS knocks majority-minority districts
by Sara Cline, Jack Brook, David A. Lieb, The Associated Press on April 30, 2026 at 8:56 pmepublican Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order postponing the U.S. House primary in response to a ruling Wednesday by the court that struck down a majority Black congressional district.
- Iranian supreme leader says the only place Americans belong in the Gulf is ‘at the bottom of its waters’
by Jon Gambrell, Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on April 30, 2026 at 8:53 pmThe remarks come as Iran's economy is reeling and its oil industry is being squeezed by a U.S. Navy blockade halting its tankers from getting out to sea.
- Wind energy CEO says company ‘must adapt’ as Trump offers $2 billion to kill offshore wind projects
by Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez on April 30, 2026 at 7:17 pm“My goal is to not let any windmill be built. They’re losers,” Trump said to oil executives in January.
- China dominates the world’s lithium supply. The U.S. just found 328 years’ worth in its own backyard
by Jake Angelo on April 30, 2026 at 6:24 pmThe USGS estimates there’s 2.3 million metric tons of lithium oxide untapped in parts of Appalachia.
- Record heat, zero rain, millions of acres lost: Experts warn wildfires are now America’s problem to survive
by Tristan Bove on April 30, 2026 at 5:54 pmThis year already promises to be a “historic” one for fires, immediately testing Trump’s new firefighting strategy.
- High earners are feeling the pain of wealth creep—and it’s leading to a new tradeoff in their spending
by Catherina Gioino on April 30, 2026 at 5:12 pmSome high earners are skipping their morning latte and putting that money into things they value more, like vacations, restaurants, and concerts.
- Google and Amazon’s biggest profit driver last quarter was their Anthropic stakes—which they haven’t sold
by Eva Roytburg on April 30, 2026 at 5:04 pmAnthropic is the secret sauce this earnings season, as unrealized gains on the private company are so powerful they're adding billions of shareholder worth to their partners.
- Microsoft, Meta, and Google just announced billions more in AI spending. Only Google convinced investors it’s paying off
by Amanda Gerut on April 30, 2026 at 1:17 amSurging prices due to memory chip shortages have led to billions more in capital expenditures from Magnificent 7 companies—and many investors don’t like it.