Tech Valuations Back to Pre-AI Boom Levels | The Daily Spark

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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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[2026 M&A Outlook] Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff Amid High Rates—Cautious Stance as Tech Valuations Soar

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 | The-14

The AI boom mirrors the dotcom crash as huge spending, soaring valuations and hype outpace profits, raising questions about real value, sustainability and risks

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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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OpenAI $500B Valuation: $6.6B Sale Leaves $3B Unsold

OpenAI employees sold $6.6 billion at a $500 billion valuation—but left $3.4 billion authorized shares unsold. The company calls it confidence. It could be caution about a restructuring still awaiting regulatory approval while burning $2.5B per half.

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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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Stifel Forecasts 12% Drop in S&P 500 in H2—Growth Slowdown and Inflation Risks Resurface

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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