OpenAI to Delay IPO, SoftBank Shares Fall on Report
OpenAI plans to delay its IPO as SoftBank's shares tumble amid the news, signaling turbulence in AI startup funding and investor sentiment.
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OpenAI is reportedly postponing its IPO, causing SoftBank shares to decline, reflecting recent volatility in AI startup markets and investor confidence.

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Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Green Party leader Zack Polanski backed Ed Miliband over “disastrous” Wes Streeting to become the UK’s next chancellor in the latest sign of pressure building on Andy Burnham to name someone who will please the disaffected left.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “SoftBank Group’s stock tumbled the most since August 2024 after reports that OpenAI may hold off on an initial public offering until next year, delaying returns for its Japanese backer. Neil Campling reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “The move may act as a tailwind for rival China, boosting demand for the Asian nation’s open source AI.”

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Excerpt from Bloomberg: “This week’s stock moves show that the AI rally has stopped being a single trade.”

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Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Egypt’s recent state-asset sales have satisfied the targets of an International Monetary Fund review, according to people familiar with the matter, easing the path to unlock about $1.6 billion in financing for an economy buffeted by the Iran war.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Metinvest Holding is looking for a new investor to provide equity financing for a €3 billion ($3.4 billion) steel plant in Italy as the Ukrainian group tries to downsize its commitment.”

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Excerpt from Bloomberg: “The earthquakes that struck Venezuela Wednesday have become the first major political test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez, with the disaster quickly evolving into a contest over competence.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Volkswagen is looking to cut tens of thousands of additional jobs and may shutter factories in a push by CEO Oliver Blume to make Europe’s biggest automaker more competitive, according to a report in Manager Magazin. Bloomberg's Elisabeth Behrmann has more. (Source: Bloomberg)”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Is Donald Trump a help or a hindrance in California? Mishal Husain asks Republican candidate for governor Steve Hilton whether he wants the US president on the campaign trail. (Source: Bloomberg)”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Romania’s political establishment failed to break its deadlock as the four parties from the recently broken coalition offered competing candidates for the prime minister’s post.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “An attack on a container vessel sailing through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some shipowners to review exit plans, but traffic continued to flow in both directions through the vital thoroughfare on Friday. Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar reports. (Source: Bloomberg)”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Executives from German satellite firm OHB SE and KKR & Co. rang the opening bell at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Friday after they raised €789 million in a share sale to increase investors’ access to the space company.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “There is a rule every first-year economics student learns, and every oil trader eventually distrusts. When supply outruns demand, prices fall. The textbook is clean. The barrel is not. Oil spent the first half of 2026 ignoring that rule entirely. A war in the Middle East shut…”

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Excerpt from Bloomberg: “European shares fell from record levels amid shifting sentiment toward artificial intelligence and technology stocks.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “European natural gas prices fluctuated as traders assess security risks after an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz just as Qatar prepares to ramp up exports.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “This roller-coaster week for tech stocks from Seoul to New York fueled by extreme investor positioning and worries over chip demand is sending a strong signal: the case for the artificial-intelligence trade is still strong, but the days of everything going up in a straight line…”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “Apple shoppers just got a clearer sign that the artificial intelligence boom may make some of the company’s devices more expensive. Since Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2026, analysts have been weighing whether the company’s latest AI push will make its devices more…”

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Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Asian technology stocks slumped after Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. raised prices for their products, stoking concern that rising component costs will curb demand for devices and eventually slow the memory chip rally that has powered much of the AI trade.”

Excerpt from TheStreet: “OpenAI’s custom chip puts Broadcom at the center of a larger debate over the cost of running artificial intelligence products.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Gold climbed above $4,000 an ounce on Friday after the latest US inflation print tempered expectations for an interest-rate hike, capping a tumultuous week that saw bullion slump to the lowest since November.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Technology stocks dragged global indexes lower following renewed selling in chipmakers, while a report that OpenAI could postpone plans to go public also weighed on sentiment.”

Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Crypto entrepreneur Ben Delo finalized his return to the UK from Hong Kong, clearing the Reform donor’s path to bankroll Nigel Farage’s right-wing party as the nation cracks down on offshore political finance.”
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