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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > a-long-war-will-permanently-damage-oil-demand

View: A long war will permanently damage oil demand

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (492+ words) View / A long war will permanently damage oil demand Semafor View / A long war will permanently damage oil demand One lesson from the return of crude oil prices back above $100 per barrel is that US President Donald Trump seems to…...

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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, 10+ 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 > 07 > 2026 > beijing-to-inject-45-billion-into-banks-and-insurers

Beijing to inject $45 billion into banks and insurers

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (133+ words) semafor.com Beijing to inject $45 billion into banks and insurers China will inject $45 billion into its largest banks and insurers, its biggest recapitalization push in decades as Beijing looks to boost the country’s faltering economy. China’s growth target is already…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 01 > 2026 > asian-currencies-boosted-by-ai-exports-goldman-sachs

Asian currencies boosted by AI exports: Goldman Sachs

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (138+ words) Currencies from South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia have outperformed those in countries less exposed to Silicon Valley’s spending. The US’ insatiable appetite for AI is lifting currencies halfway around the world Currencies from South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia — which…...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 28 > 2026 > the-canadian-founder-telling-ceos-to-rethink-ai-resilience

The Canadian founder telling CEOs to rethink AI resilience

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (381+ words) This article first appeared in The CEO Signal. Request an invitation. Executives now worry as much about control as they do about the cost or power of the models they deploy, Gomez says, so competing in AI is not just…...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 25 > 2026 > a-tale-of-two-tycoons

View: A tale of two tycoons

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (452+ words) Together, the founders of Evergrande and Unitree represent the top and bottom of the Chinese business cycle....

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 24 > 2026 > us-tariffs-target-chinese-overcapacity

US tariffs target Chinese ‘overcapacity’

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (137+ words) Washington plans to impose an additional 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods for industrial “overcapacity” before September’s Xi-Trump meeting, Bloomberg reported. The US is set to impose an additional 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods for industrial “overcapacity” before September’s meeting between…...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 20 > 2026 > trump-embraces-divisive-crypto-exchange

Trump embraces divisive crypto exchange

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (153+ words) President Donald Trump’s on-camera openness to US market access for Hyperliquid, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange that allows its users to trade anonymously, won’t thrill its domestic competitors. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. and CME Group Inc. recently urged US officials to rein…...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 19 > 2026 > robotics-giant-unitrees-shares-surge-in-shanghai-debut

Robotics giant Unitree’s shares surge in Shanghai debut

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (135+ words) China has rapidly emerged as the global leader in humanoid robots manufacturing. Robotics giant Unitree’s shares surge in Shanghai debut Shares in Chinese robotics giant Unitree soared more than 600% on their debut, highlighting a domestic frenzy for tech firms and…...

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semafor.com > article > 08 > 18 > 2026 > pifs-assets-shrink-by-10-billion

PIF’s assets shrink by $10 billion

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (197+ words) While little more than a rounding error in the big-spending world of sovereign wealth, it marked the first such drop this decade. The value of the Public Investment Fund’s assets under management shrank $10 billion last year to around $900 billion,…...