FlowBank's hand-curated fresh financial news [header_noDither] Saudi Arabia & Andreessen Horowitz Discuss $40 Billion AI Fund Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is reportedly in discussions with the American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz to establish a $40 billion fund focused on artificial intelligence investments. This collaboration aims to diversify the kingdom's income sources beyond oil, aligning with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030. Andreessen Horowitz, known for its significant investments in companies like Airbnb, Coinbase, Facebook, and Slack, alongside its substantial AI startup portfolio, sees the potential AI fund as a strategic move to ensure global competitiveness in the AI domain. WHAT'S MOVING [Group 1742 (51)-1] [Start Trading](113/cXx8Z04/VWDgxb3V87HGW1_S6cK39ZMm8W2lg-cV5bXx1zN3Bm-7x2-ZVTW6N1vHY6lZ3m5W3Kw9c9484McsW9lxxFS229zrxW7vTVb173v1n2W8vxXxd4B4v7BW3h76pG7WM5WFW5J98Z74bg3ZYW3jFYTT5lr0lWW1_kS9S1nFwcBW24c5zG1tKZ5KN3_VZz7T1Bb_W1ycH0n32XZGRW7ZY4562SJPf7W7Ys4Sm56s5f-W2BH2_N2v74tcW2Pw-hK2LK269W5HCVVH7pBCdSW1rdWPD67PjZyN59r5V0r9QwKW2BJVps2cZjKGW8sx6S-6llfV-W9fRsfD3wwWgZW3KyyZ84s_HF9dT-Zc204) [Group 1754] Astera Labs & Amazon Astera Labs, a company specializing in data center connectivity chips, saw its shares jump 72% on its debut, with Amazon poised to benefit significantly from its investment. [Group 3 (51)-2] Micron Micron Technology's shares surged 14% after reporting a significant earnings beat, driven by the demand in AI technologies, highlighting the company's strong position in the semiconductor industry. [Group 1753 (2)] Reddit Reddit has priced its IPO at $34 per share, valuing the company at approximately $6.5 billion, marking the first major social media offering since Pinterest in 2019. WHAT'S COMING UP? CHF: SNB Interest Rate Decision (Q1): Exp. 1.75% v Prev. 1.75% GBP: BoE Interest Rate Decision (Mar): Exp. 5.25%v Prev. 5.25% USD: Initial Jobless Claims: Exp. 212K v Prev. 209K USD: Philly Fed Manufacturing Index (Mar): Exp. -2.6 v Prev. 5.2 USD: S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Mar): Exp. 51.8 v Prev. 52.2 USD: S&P Global Services PMI (Mar): Exp. 52.0 v Prev. 52.3
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