Semafor • Dec 18, 2025
US loans Angola $500M for major railroad
The loan is part of White House efforts to counter China’s influence on the continent, while gaining access to Africa’s vast mineral resources.
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Semafor • Dec 18, 2025
Brazil’s Lula threatens to suspend planned EU-LatAm trade deal
France and Italy backed away from the long-negotiated trade deal in recent days, under pressure from their agriculture sectors.
Lever News • Dec 18, 2025
Are We Trapped In Meaningless Jobs?
Why our economy wastes talent instead of solving the world’s biggest problems.
Scheer Post • Dec 18, 2025
Billionaires Are Encroaching on the Free Press. Let’s Act to Defend It in 2026.
By Maya Schenwar & Negin Owliaei for Truthout It’s becoming something of a theme: Two massive companies are fighting to take over another massive company, in a deal that will enrich a variety of shareholders but leave the rest of us worse off. The news that Netflix struck a bid to take over movie powerhouse Warner Bros. […]
Semafor • Dec 17, 2025
EU to decide on unlocking frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine
The bloc holds $246 billion in Russian assets, but it has been divided over whether to use the funds as a loan to Kyiv.
Semafor • Dec 17, 2025
Oracle stock falls over US data center funding troubles
The news elevated worries on Wall Street and in Washington about the billions pouring into AI infrastructure.
Semafor • Dec 17, 2025
US tech giants team up to counter Nvidia's chip lead
Some of the biggest US tech players are teaming up in an effort to chip away at Nvidia’s lead in AI computing.
Semafor • Dec 17, 2025
Indian investors go all-in on e-commerce
Indian investors are hungering for e-commerce and food delivery stocks.
Semafor • Dec 17, 2025
How Democrats can keep gaining on Trump as his economic approval sinks
Democrats are closing the gap with voters who don’t like how the president is handling the economy, but they have work left to do.
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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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