Amazon bets on a nuclear startup that has never built a working reactor
Expanding its X-energy deal, Amazon funds 12 unproven SMRs for Indiana, but no US small reactor is operating and the mid-2030s timeline is far from locked.

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Expanding its X-energy deal, Amazon funds 12 unproven SMRs for Indiana, but no US small reactor is operating and the mid-2030s timeline is far from locked.
The e-commerce giant is backing a 960-megawatt SMR fleet with X-energy and AEP, a high-stakes test for the AI data center power crunch.
Woodside's Scarborough gas project is frozen mid-start-up after activists boarded the platform, a disruption with cost and reputational ripple effects for LNG operators.
The latest inflation print lands as Trump campaigns for GOP control of Congress, putting cost-of-living worries at the center of the midterm fight.
Mike Wirth warns the world has run out of cushions before the midterms, with diesel prices staying high into 2027.
The Hong Kong billionaire's first major post-divestment investment is a bet on steady cash flow and geopolitical hedging, not growth narratives.
SB Energy's renewable projects are the unsung foundation of Masayoshi Son's AI push - and a warning to rivals about who controls the power behind the chips.