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SpaceX's High Bond Rating Raises Eyebrows: Controversy Over Credit Ratings Moody's Ratings assigned a Baa1 rating to SpaceX's corporate bonds on June 18 , Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, June 23. SBS Jun 23, 2026 2:45 PM

Lottery Sales Hit 1.5 Trillion Won: Finding 'Moral Victories' Despite World Cup Absence Stacks of lottery tickets are piled up at the entrance of a lottery shop in China. SBS Jun 23, 2026 1:51 PM

The Evolution of Oil Majors: Chevron to Build Dedicated Power Plant for Data Centers The deal is drawing particular attention as Chevron plans to construct a dedicated power plant exclusively for these data centers. SBS Jun 23, 2026 10:58 AM

Ukraine's Economy Minister: "We Will Leverage Japanese Capital and Technology for Economic Reconstruction" The Ukrainian government plans to establish an industrial revitalization fund worth tens of millions of dollars with Japan, according to Oleksiy Sobolev, Ukraine's Minister of Economy, Trade and Agriculture. SBS Jun 23, 2026 10:06 AM

'Breached by AI Within Months': Western Cyber Security Chiefs Issue Rare Warning On June 22 , Five Eyes—the intelligence alliance of five Western nations including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—pointed out in a joint statement by the heads of their cyber security agencies that cyber threats have become faster, larger, and more sophisticated with the advancement of AI. SBS Jun 23, 2026 10:00 AM

U.S. Grants 60-Day Waiver on Iran Oil Sanctions, Allows Dollar Transactions Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent briefs the press at the White House. The United States on June 22 granted a waiver on oil-related sanctions that had been tightening the grip on Iran's economy, covering the duration of previous negotiations. SBS Jun 23, 2026 9:51 AM

Oman Foreign Minister Reaffirms Safe, Toll-Free Passage Through Strait of Hormuz with Iran Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, the Foreign Minister of Oman, stated on social media platform X on June 23 that he "welcomed Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, and Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian Foreign Minister, in Muscat." Al Busaidi added, "We held constructive discussions regarding the recently signed Iran-U.S. SBS Jun 23, 2026 9:31 AM

Ukraine's Economy Minister: "We Will Leverage Japanese Capital and Technology for Economic Reconstruction" The Ukrainian government is reportedly pushing to leverage Japanese financial power and the technological expertise of major corporations to facilitate post-war recovery and industrial revitalization. SBS Jun 23, 2026 9:29 AM

Trump Signs Executive Orders to Accelerate Practical Use of Quantum Computing President Donald Trump signs executive orders to promote quantum computing. U.S. SBS Jun 23, 2026 9:29 AM

Japan's Largest Power Utility to Build Gas-Fired Plant in U.S. for AI Data Centers JERA reportedly plans to construct a 1-gigawatt gas-fired power plant linked to data centers in the U.S. SBS Jun 23, 2026 9:25 AM