More than 3,400 U.S. manufacturing projects and sites have been affected by changes to clean energy support policies, including reduced tax credits and project suspensions, an analysis showed. The BlueGreen Alliance released an interactive map tracking 3,446 affected clean energy-related projects nationwide, drawing on eight databases. The policy shift stems from a budget reconciliation law passed in 2025 that ended or reduced many tax benefits expanded under the Inflation Reduction Act.

South Korea\'s simple payment companies are expanding where their services can be used by linking existing networks and supplying payment infrastructure to new sectors. Banks and internet-only lenders are also widening mobile lending and alternative credit offerings. Regulators and the government are moving on youth savings, transport fare support and payment security checks. After-hours trading has extended KOSPI and KOSDAQ hours to 8 p.m., while debate continues over digital asset taxation and related infrastructure.