Gulf startups are staying private for longer
Market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty is continuing to narrow the exit window for venture capital companies.
Read at source →Source
Semafor
News from Semafor
General · 2144 articles · page 44 of 60 · fetched 36 minutes ago
Saudi regulator probes investment banks as stock market listings flop
The Capital Market Authority is investigating the poor performance of recent share sales as it looks to revitalize the…
Read at source →
There's a new status quo in Hormuz
While both the US and Iran make claims to operating Hormuz, the reality may be that it’s a small fleet of oil tankers…
Read at source →
AdSponsoredSiguimi
Pure chronological social — no algorithm
See who you follow, newest first. Free to join. Posts that stay visible — not buried by an algo.
Join siguimi.com →
Hormuz closure dents DP World earnings
Container volumes at Jebel Ali plunged nearly 90% in the second quarter, but overall revenue still rose as the group’s…
Read at source →
Balkans’ Trump lobbying heats up
Bosnian Croat leader Dragan Čović has tapped Trump-linked firm Mercury Public Affairs to lobby for his party.
Read at source →
Republican students trust their colleges despite Trump scrutiny, poll finds
Sixty-two percent of Republican students said their college’s leadership mostly acts in students’ best interests,…
Read at source →
El-Sayed’s money challenge raises question for Sanders
Bernie Sanders got his guy in Michigan, but he’s going to have to do more if he wants to successfully shepherd Abdul…
Read at source →
US inflation rises 0.1% in July, easing pressure on Fed
The inflation data, along with a weak July jobs report, bolster the argument for a hold on rates.
Read at source →
AI trade surges on firms' cloud earnings
The race to develop ever more sophisticated AI models shows no sign of slowing.
Read at source →
German cabinet approves new spying rules
The changes augur a “revolution” in Berlin’s intelligence infrastructure, the German interior minister said.
Read at source →
Los Angeles Lakers sold for record $12.5 billion
Former Disney chief Bob Iger and investor Josh Kushner are buying the NBA team.
Read at source →
China's economic reformer Zhu Rongji dies at 97
Zhu’s signal accomplishment was steering China into the World Trade Organization in 2001.
Read at source →
Eli Lilly tries to stop GLP-1 copycats
Eli Lilly said it filed six lawsuits against US companies it accused of selling illicit versions of its experimental…
Read at source →
Campaign finance violation allegations fly in Swalwell special
The final week of the race to fill former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s, D-Calif., seat is being roiled by disputes over the…
Read at source →
Hong’s defeat shows the left evolving further away from 2020
Hong’s narrow defeat in Wisconsin revealed how many Democrats worry that they’ll lose if they “talk like aliens.”
Read at source →
Africa gets new sovereign bond ETF
The new sovereign bond exchange-traded fund launched with up to $250 million in commitments.
Read at source →
US lawmakers mull extending AGOA trade program
The US Senate passed a government funding bill over the weekend that included an extension for the program.
Read at source →
Ebola spread undetected for months, WHO says
The revelation raises the likelihood that the latest Ebola outbreak’s true scale is far larger than previously thought.
Read at source →
Nigeria tax breaks target $50B oil investment
Africa’s biggest oil and gas producer hopes to rekindle international interest in offshore projects.
Read at source →
South Africa’s unemployment rate hits four-year high
More than 340,000 people joined the ranks of the unemployed between April and June, pushing the total number of jobless…
Read at source →
The gap is widening between corporate AI adopters and laggards
OpenAI’s enterprise customers are shifting toward agents that do work, not chatbots that answer questions, new data…
Read at source →
Iran's export lifeline runs dry as US defends blockade
The embargo is the sharpest edge of a campaign to starve Tehran of oil revenue and undermine its economy.
Read at source →
Progressive lawmakers prepare AI regulation push
“The foundational idea here is that you shouldn't lose your freedoms because of the development of AI,” Progressive…
Read at source →
Ramaphosa, Eskom spar over power grid access
The fallout pits the government’s flagship energy plan against warnings of bondholder shock.
Read at source →
Israeli textbook watchdog commends Saudi education reforms
Riyadh has removed material viewed as intolerant and introduced lessons on coexistence and critical thinking over the…
Read at source →
Global youth unemployment rose last year
Weaker economic growth and geopolitical tensions slowed hiring of young people in 2025, and experts fear AI could make…
Read at source →
Deutsche becomes first non-Chinese bank to settle yuan
The German bank is authorized to settle transactions in the Chinese currency in Europe, a major step in Beijing’s…
Read at source →
Kyiv stops strikes on Russian port after request from JD Vance
Ukraine’s repeated strikes on tankers in Novorossiysk had alarmed Washington, which feared they would further…
Read at source →
Houthis kill 6 in attack on Red Sea cargo ship
The attack on a ship travelling through the Bab el-Mandeb strait is the first deadly strike by the Iran-backed militant…
Read at source →
Conservative groups launch ad deluge in Maine
The Senate Leadership Fund is launching its first ad Wednesday hitting Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson.
Read at source →
Four takeaways from a huge primary Tuesday
Not every one of Tuesday’s primaries can be called yet, but the big trends are clear.
Read at source →
India's IT sector downsizes amid AI disruption
Several large employers have slashed headcount by as much as 6% in 2026.
Read at source →
Iran holds firm on war demands, dampening hopes of Hormuz deal
Tehran’s statement dampened hopes that a deal with Oman could provide a route for commercial shipping sooner than the…
Read at source →
More OpenAI executives exit
Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap announced his exit Tuesday, continuing a months-long leadership exodus from the…
Read at source →
VoteVets goes after Sullivan for Iran votes
VoteVets Action Fund is launching a $225,000 ad buy against Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, for his votes against reining…
Read at source →
Inside Trump's college sports lobbying push
The fan-in-chief is getting closely involved in lobbying for the deal, even enlisting Alabama football coach Nick Saban.
Read at source →