Market Chatter: OpenAI Data Center Developer SB Energy Pushes IPO to December at Earliest

02:21 PM EDT, 10/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- SB Energy, the developer of a planned data center project in Ohio for Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI, is pushing back the date for its initial public offering to December or next year, The Information reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The company was planning to go public as early as September, but the public market has soured since then on data center and AI cloud firm IPOs, the report said. SB Energy is closely watching Anthropic's upcoming IPO in November and could go public in December if it goes well, the report said, citing the people. SB Energy didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.) Price: 523.78, Change: -9.17, Percent Change: -1.72