The South Korean M&A market remains subdued amid high interest rates, with tech sector valuations soaring and buyers increasingly cautious, leading to a widening gap between seller and buyer expectations and a shift toward smaller, risk-diversifying deals.
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The AI boom feels eerily similar to 2000’s dotcom crash – with some important differences
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https://the-14.com/the-ai-boom-feels-eerily-similar-to-2000s-dotcom-crash-with-some-important-differences/

OpenAI staff just sold $6.6B worth of shares at a $500B valuation. The twist? They left $3.4B on the table—only 64% participated.

Either they think it's going higher, or they're spooked by the messy nonprofit conversion still pending regulatory approval.

When employees won't cash out at half a trillion, that tells you something.

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https://www.implicator.ai/openai-staff-cash-out-6-6b-at-a-500b-valuation-yet-leave-3b-unsold/

Stifel projects the S&P 500 will decline by about 12% in the second half of 2025, citing a sharp U.S. growth slowdown, persistent inflation, and excessive tech valuations, as global trade tensions and Fed policy uncertainty weigh on markets.
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