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semafor.com > article > 09 > 08 > 2026 > saudi-wealth-fund-takes-its-capital-pitch-to-wall-street

Exclusive: Saudi wealth fund takes its capital pitch to Wall Street

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (398+ words) Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is set to meet some of Wall Street’s biggest firms in New York this week as it seeks foreign backing for its spending plans amid cash constraints at home. The Saudi delegation is not fundraising…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 04 > 2026 > 300k-falcons-fly-off-the-shelves-in-abu-dhabi

$300k falcons fly off the shelves in Abu Dhabi

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (172+ words) Bred on the same American farm, an ultra-white gyrfalcon chick went for 1.1 million dirhams ($300,000) while a pure-white gyr fetched 1.5 million dirhams. The Gulf is on a multi-million dollar falcon shopping spree, with two prized birds trading for eye-watering prices in…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 03 > 2026 > dimon-and-dalio-rsvp-to-saudis-flagship-investment-summit

Dimon and Dalio RSVP to Saudi’s flagship investment summit

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (163+ words) Saudi Arabia’s flagship investment conference has published its RSVPs nearly two months out. For anyone wondering whether Wall Street would still fly to Riyadh in wartime, Saudi Arabia’s flagship investment conference has published its RSVPs Ray Dalio, Jamie Dimon,…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 04 > 2026 > us-presses-iran-sanctions-driving-oil-prices-higher

US presses Iran sanctions driving oil prices higher

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (147+ words) The EU endorsed Washington’s sanctions push against Tehran, while efforts to block Iran’s oil exports and financial transactions appear to be bearing fruit. The US made inroads in its economic pressure campaign on Iran, though concerns over a return to…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 02 > 2026 > us-bond-yields-continue-to-climb

US bond yields continue to climb

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (141+ words) Most experts have attributed the increase to worries about debt levels and inflation. US 30-year bond yields climbed to levels last seen before Washington began buybacks aimed at curbing borrowing costs, an effort economists warned was unlikely to succeed The…...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 31 > 2026 > uae-investigates-egyptian-bank-targeted-by-us-sanctions

UAE investigates Egyptian bank targeted by US sanctions

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (153+ words) The UAE’s Central Bank launched a probe into the local branches of Egypt’s Banque Misr over potential links to Iran. The Central Bank of the UAE launched an investigation into the local branches of Egypt’s Banque Misr after the…...