Local fights over data centers

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Anthropic plans to put 5% of its stock into a public benefit fund. The stake would be worth roughly $100 billion if Anthropic goes public at the $2 trillion valuation it has weighed. The company's board could add 2% more to the fund each time Anthropic's value rises another 50% past a set point.

Oil prices fell after Trump eased some sanctions on Russia. President Donald Trump waived tariffs and sanctions that a new law would have placed on Russia and the five biggest buyers of its oil. One analyst said the move could let more Russian diesel reach markets around the world.

China's economy grew a bit faster than expected last quarter. Strong exports drove the 4.5% gain, even though investment in new real estate projects has dropped more than 20% this year. Beijing is aiming for growth of 4.5% to 5% for the full year, and the economy is just barely on track.

Indonesia issued $117 million in fines over rigged stock trading. Regulators said traders colluded to inflate a coal miner's stock, and insiders secretly grabbed big chunks of two IPOs. Indonesian stocks had their worst day since 1998 after index provider MSCI warned it could downgrade the market.

The U.S. banned DeepSeek from civilian federal agencies. Homeland Security ordered agencies to remove the Chinese AI company's products and barred it from government contracts. DeepSeek's cheaper AI models, which anyone can download and modify, have put pressure on its Silicon Valley rivals.

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