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AI startups are stockpiling liquidity.<\/strong> Global AI companies raised a record USD 150 bn in 2025, building multi-year funding cushions to brace against a possible sector downturn as investors grow wary that the boom could falter, the Financial Times<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

The buffers aren\u2019t evenly spread: <\/strong>A handful of mega-rounds \u2014 OpenAI\u2019s USD 41 bn round, Anthropic\u2019s USD 13 bn round, and Meta\u2019s USD 14 bn investment into Scale AI \u2014 did most of the work, concentrating firepower among a small group of perceived outperformers, as investors look to tap into more certain ventures.<\/p>\n

Those leaders now sit on four to five years of runway, far above historical norms, after<\/strong> locking in capital at peak valuations.<\/strong> Rather than the usual break of several years between funding rounds, AI heavyweights have only been waiting a few months recently before raising more capital \u2014 partially as a result of costly operational needs.<\/p>\n

The playbook has shifted from scaling fast to staying above water.<\/strong> Investors are pushing founders to raise early and raise big, even at the cost of dilution. \u201cWhen the market is providing the option, build a fortress balance sheet,\u201d said Lucas Swisher of Coatue.<\/p>\n

Liquidity doubles as leverage: <\/strong>Deep war chests let top firms outspend rivals on talent, compute, and infrastructure \u2014 and move fast on consolidation if sentiment turns. \u201cIt\u2019ll be like an acquisition a week the minute there\u2019s a spook in the public markets,\u201d said Jeremy Kranz of Sentinel Global.<\/p>\n

Why this caution makes sense: <\/strong>The AI boom rests on fragile plumbing, from self-reinforcing<\/a>Big Tech financing loops<\/a> to off-balance-sheet infrastructure funding<\/a> that obscures leverage. <\/p>\n

(** Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n

MARKETS THIS MORNING- <\/p>\n

Asia-Pacific markets are having another mixed morning on the second-to-last trading day of the year. Japan\u2019s Nikkei is slightly in the red in early trading, while Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng Index is in the green, and the Shanghai Composite is essentially flat. Across the pond, it\u2019s looking decidedly more red, with US futures suggesting the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq will all open lower later today.<\/p>\n

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EGX30<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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41,732<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.3% (YTD: +40.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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USD (CBE)<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Buy 47.65<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sell 47.78<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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USD (CIB<\/strong>) <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Buy 47.67<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sell 47.77<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Interest rates (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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20.00% deposit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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21.00% lending<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Tadawul<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10,490<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.7% (YTD: -12.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ADX<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10,061<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.3% (YTD: +6.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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DFM<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6,137<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.1% (YTD: +19.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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S&P 500<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6,906<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.4% (YTD: +17.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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FTSE 100<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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9,867<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0.0% (YTD: +20.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Euro Stoxx 50<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5,752<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.1% (YTD: +17.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Brent crude<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 61.94<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+2.1%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Natural gas (Nymex) <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 3.95<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Gold <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 4,357<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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BTC<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 87,125<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-1.3% (YTD: -6.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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S&P Egypt Sovereign Bond Index<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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987.88<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.1% (YTD: +27.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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S&P MENA Bond & Sukuk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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151.73<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.1% (YTD: +8.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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VIX (Volatility Index)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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14.20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+4.4% (YTD: -18.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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THE CLOSING BELL-<\/p>\n

The EGX30 rose 0.3% at <\/strong>yesterday\u2019s<\/strong> close<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 5.1 bn (6.1% below the 90-day average). Local investors were the sole net buyers. The index is up 40.3% YTD.<\/p>\n

In the green: <\/strong>Misr Cement (+3.4%), Arabian Cement (+3.1%), and Raya Holding (+1.5%).<\/p>\n

In the red: <\/strong>Orascom Construction (-1.6%), Rameda (-1.2%), and Oriental Weavers (-1.2%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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