Semafor • Oct 8, 2025
AI fintech Optasia eyes South Africa IPO
Optasia plans to raise $365 million by selling shares in South Africa and using the proceeds to acquire new companies.
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Semafor • Oct 8, 2025
PIF hires banks for cybersecurity firm IPO
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund hired Morgan Stanley and Riyad Capital to list tech firm SITE next year.
Semafor • Oct 8, 2025
British PM Starmer visits India to boost business ties
Britain has in recent months been hit by US tariffs targeting key export sectors and now faces the prospect of its steel sales to the EU being curbed.
Semafor • Oct 8, 2025
Tesla price cuts leave investors underwhelmed
Tesla unveiled lower-cost versions of its most popular models in order to boost flagging sales in the face of China's go dominance.
Semafor • Oct 8, 2025
JP Morgan CEO says bank’s AI investment has already paid off
The company invests about $2 billion a year in AI, but has reduced headcount and improved efficiency to save at least the same amount, Dimon said.
Semafor • Oct 8, 2025
Circular investment deals by major AI companies spark ‘bubble’ fears
A string of mutual investments between xAI, Nvidia, OpenAI, and AMD has sparked concerns.
Semafor • Oct 7, 2025
WTO hikes global trade forecast for 2025
Purchases of AI-related equipment — semiconductors, computers, cloud servers — have propped up cross-border commerce.
Semafor • Oct 7, 2025
Price of gold tops $4,000 for first time
Analysts attribute the latest surge to a desire among financiers to move away from US assets.
Semafor Podcasts • Oct 7, 2025
M-KOPA Co-Founder and CEO Jesse Moore from Semafor’s Next 3 Billion Studio
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Michigan Lawsuit Calls Big Oil a “Cartel” That’s Driving High Energy Bills
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Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors
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Has Little Caesars Arena boosted economic activity in Detroit? We looked at hotel and short-term rental industry data to find out
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Bad Bunny, Billionaires, and the Business of Sports
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Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
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Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms
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Ignoring China’s Poverty Alleviation Success Is Costing Us All
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3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nod for Fed chair
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Mamdani Announces New Settlement Securing Backpay for Delivery Workers
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