Semafor • Sep 26, 2025
Former FTC Chair Khan questions Amazon's $2.5B settlement
Biden's Federal Trade Commission chief questioned on X whether there had been pressure from the White House to settle.
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Semafor • Sep 26, 2025
Saudi crown prince orders rent freeze to curb Riyadh's soaring prices
The five-year freeze adds to other steps, such as higher taxes on vacant plots and buildings, aimed at forcing more supply into the Saudi capital's market.
Semafor • Sep 26, 2025
Dubai firms eyeing global expansion, business lobby group says
Dubai's main business lobby group has a unit dedicated to international outreach as the city works toward doubling its economy by 2033.
Semafor • Sep 26, 2025
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund partners with Blue Owl on AI
Qatar Investment Authority struck a partnership with the New York-listed alternative investor worth $3 billion to seed a digital infrastructure platform.
Semafor • Sep 26, 2025
Versant CEO Mark Lazarus on the new Versant, what it might buy, and life after cable
Versant’s Mark Lazarus appears this week on Semafor’s Mixed Signals. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Semafor Podcasts • Sep 26, 2025
Can MS Survive Without NBC? Inside CEO Mark Lazarus’ Efforts To Save Cable’s Great Brands
Mother Jones • Sep 26, 2025
Trump’s Energy Secretary Aims to Claw Back Billions Slated for Clean Energy Projects
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, on Wednesday announced that his department will return to the treasury billions of dollars set aside for green projects, while dodging questions about affordability and grid reliability and claiming international climate policy has […]
Semafor • Sep 26, 2025
Saudi’s proposed market reform shows renewed impetus for foreign cash
Eliminating the cap on foreign ownership may not draw in much cash, but signals competition for investment is heating up.
Semafor • Sep 26, 2025
Argentina’s poverty rate falls in win for Milei
The national statistics agency said around 32% of Argentinians lived in poverty during the first half of the year, down from 53% in 2023.
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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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