Shelly Banjo

Deputy Editor in Chief

Shelly Banjo is the deputy editor-in-chief of Semafor. Previously, she spent nearly two decades at The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News covering how business, finance, economics, politics and power shape the world.

The revenge of Thomas Friedman: How AI is turning us into ‘inoffensive, center-left’ columnists

AI is steering us to cerebral slop.

Costco stays silent on tariff refunds as Supreme Court ruling looms

Costco was among the largest of more than 1,000 retailers that sued the Trump administration over its imposition of tariffs.

A shopper pushes a shopping cart at a Costco store ahead of Black Friday in Arlington, Virginia.