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SpaceX soars in historic IPO

The boost is a positive sign for Anthropic and OpenAI, which are expected to go public in mega offerings later this year.
Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Trump’s prediction-market regulator to the Supreme Court: Bring it on

CFTC Chair Mike Selig told Semafor he’s weighing more lawsuits against states that try to regulate those markets.

Honeywell’s CEO on ‘the brutal truth’ about breaking up an industrial giant

Vimal Kapur says delegation and momentum are the keys to splitting a conglomerate.
Vimal KapurCourtesy of Honeywell/Joey Pfeifer/Semafor

China is betting on medical tourism boom

The country has set up a special international medical tourism zone in Hainan, and relaxed visa rules have encouraged visitors.
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee visits Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone at the free trade port in Hainan, China cnsphoto via Reuters

China scolds e-commerce giants

The scolding dented shares of Alibaba and JD.com and came weeks after regulators told the companies to avoid an aggressive price war.
Isabel Infantes/Reuters

Europe at risk of AI-driven irrelevance

Europe’s AI buildout is orders of magnitude too small, a group of AI policy thinkers warned.
Sembcorp employees stand on a patch of disused land earmarked as a future site for a data center on the Wilton International site near Middlesbrough, BritainPhil Noble/Reuters

ECB raises interest rates as inflation bites

Frankfurt cited “a broadening of inflation throughout the economy.”

AI revives the conglomerate

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are building the same thing: a holding company glued together by AI.

Wall Street readies for SpaceX liftoff

There is little sign that investors have rotated out of other assets ahead of the historic IPO.

World Bank expects Iran war to slow global growth

The group predicts GDP growth will fall to 2.5%, with the steepest toll paid by developing countries.

Jeff Bezos raises $12B for AI that builds things

The billionaire tech founder returns to CEO role, taps JPMorgan and BlackRock to fund an “artificial general engineer.”

Blue Owl opens office in Abu Dhabi

Wall Street firms are still betting on the UAE capital despite uncertainty over the Iran war.

Chinese investors want in on US IPOs

The workaround involves cryptocurrency that purportedly has exposure to the underlying stocks.

SpaceX IPO is oversubscribed

The market debut on Friday is set to be the largest in history.

US inflation hits highest level in three years

The Iran war’s continued impact on energy prices pushed overall inflation higher.

China tech on display at World Cup

Sports sponsorships in recent years have gone beyond traditional advertising.

The case for space data centers

By the early 2030s, space data centers could be only around 30% more expensive than terrestrial ones.

India still waiting for US trade deal

The countries’ relationship has worsened during US President Donald Trump’s second term.