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Sunday, September 13, 2026

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11:03 PMCNBC

Z.ai shares tumble over 10% after $5 billion fundraising, its second major raise in two months

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Z.ai shares fell more than 10% after the Chinese AI company announced a $5 billion fundraising round, its second major capital raise in two months.

The market treated the new funding as a negative signal despite the cash injection. The

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The selloff shows that scale alone is no longer enough to reassure investors in China's costly AI race.

12:00 AMFinancial Times

Musk’s secretive backer builds $40bn SpaceX stake

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Low-profile venture capital firm Vy Capital has become one of SpaceX’s largest shareholders, with a stake valued at about $40 billion.

The size of Vy Capital’s position makes it a major beneficiary of SpaceX’s rising private

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Vy Capital’s stake gives a little-known investor substantial exposure to one of the world’s most valuable private companies.

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