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Stefan Modrich

Stefan is a Washington, D.C.-based technology policy reporter at S&P Global Market Intelligence.Full Bio

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Jan 2025

News

Phoenix mayor on growing city's diverse tech economy

Between the three existing and planned fabs at TSMC Arizona, pictured above, TSMC's investment totals more than $65 billion, making it the largest foreign direct investment in Arizona's history. Source: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ➤ Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego is focused on bioscience, semiconductors and sustainable tech as pillars of her economic agenda. ➤ Phoen...

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Dec 2024

News

Omnicom's Interpublic buy offers long-term benefits, short-term risks

The proposed combination of two of the world's largest advertising agency holding companies is expected to speed up change in an already rapidly shifting competitive landscape. Ad agency holding company Omnicom Group Inc. on Dec. 9 agreed to acquire rival Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. (IPG) in an all-stock deal worth $13.25 billion . Interpublic shareholders will receive 0.344...

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Nov 2024

News

Tech M&A outlook mixed under new Trump administration

Equity and policy analysts forecast a surge in M&A across sectors in 2025, following President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House, though the outlook for the tech sector is less certain. A second Trump administration is expected to revise a set of merger guidelines released in December 2023 by the Federal Trade Commission in conjunction with the Antitrust Division o...

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