2026-06-25
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This is the world in brief from The Economist.
Its listing could exceed the $25.6 billion sum raised by Saudi Aramco's initial public offering in 2019,
a global record until SpaceX's $75 billion IPO this month.
Meanwhile, Micron, an American memory chipmaker,
reported the quarter revenue of $41.5 billion up from $9.3 billion during the same period a year ago.
The company's share price has soared by over 700% in the past year, thanks to the AI boom.
Micron's results, a relief for investors,
come during a volatile week for global markets amid jitters about the value of AI stocks.
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump's attempt to force people to prove they are citizens
when registering to vote after several states sued him over an executive order seeking to change election rules.
The president is separately pressuring the Senate to pass a bill containing
that requirement and another to bring photo identification to cast a ballot.
On Wednesday he cancelled plans to sign a housing package until lawmakers agreed.