Semafor • Sep 1, 2025
'A tipping point': Bessent previews Trump administration’s latest tariff defense
The Treasury secretary talked to Semafor during a Labor Day push touting Republicans’ newly enacted tax relief for tipped workers.
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Current Affairs • Sep 1, 2025
Inside the Fight to Unionize Starbucks
Jason Woods is an organizer and national spokesperson for Starbucks Workers United. The labor union recently hit a milestone with 600 coffee shops organized across the United States, but baristas are still struggling with low pay and sub-par working conditions—all while CEO Brian Niccol made $96 million in his first few months on the job. Woods sat down with Current Affairs associate editor Alex Skopic and Common Dreams journalist Stephen Prager to discuss the union’s fight for fair wages.
Semafor • Sep 1, 2025
China’s exports to Africa surge after US trade upheaval
So far in 2025, exports from China to Africa total more than they did for the whole of 2020.
Semafor • Sep 1, 2025
Protesters call for African debt cancellation
Africa's external debt doubled from over $500 billion in 2020 to more than $1 trillion in 2024.
Semafor • Sep 1, 2025
Nigeria’s GTCO invests $238M after central bank ruling
A central bank directive last year raised the minimum capital requirement for international banks ten-fold to 500 billion naira ($326 million).
Semafor • Sep 1, 2025
Africa’s secondary market for equities lags other regions
A new report said the continent’s private sector needs to grow in order to spur investor interest.
Semafor • Sep 1, 2025
Singapore, UAE lead talks to form new trade grouping
The move comes as the Trump administration unravels global trade agreements.
Semafor • Sep 1, 2025
Wall Street analysts and investors at odds on Aramco
Two-thirds of analysts have a “buy” rating for Aramco, but investors have been dumping the stock this year.
Semafor • Sep 1, 2025
Dubai villa fetches $43.7 million in record resale
The city’s property market, which imploded in 2008, is not nearing another bubble, the developer behind the project insisted.
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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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