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5 min readIPO Market Cools as Oura Delays Listing; AI Agents Threaten Bank Profits
The IPO market has turned decisively cold. Oura, the maker of smart rings, became the latest company to postpone its public listing—a sign that the hot market that carried SpaceX and other high-profile companies public just a few months ago has evaporated. According to Wall Street Journal IPO reporter Corey Dreebush, the shift is stark: companies that went public in 2026 were trading up 24% on average from their IPO price at the end of June. As of this morning, that average gain has collapsed to less than 1%. "Investors are pushing back," Dreebush said. "They're saying we don't want to take this risk if we might not get rewarded for it."
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- 1 (00:36) **Oura Delays IPO, Signaling a Chilling IPO Market** - The smart ring company postpones its listing, joining a growing trend of companies pulling back from going public.
- 2 (03:25) **Trump Pledges No AI Regulation, OpenAI Unveils "Dots" Agents** - President Trump promises to avoid hampering AI with regulations, while OpenAI holds its developer conference and announces new AI agents.
- 3 (04:36) **AI Agents Could Help Americans Stop Paying the "Laziness Tax"** - WSJ reporter Ben Glickman explains how AI could move idle cash into high-yield accounts, potentially triggering an "AI bank run."
- 4 (08:10) **Bond Yields Hit 19-Year High; Fed Official Hints at December Rate Hike** - The 10-year Treasury yield reaches a new 19-year high, but New York Fed President John Williams suggests the central bank could wait until December to raise rates.
- 5 (09:14) **Defense Secretary Hegseth to Announce 20% Cut to Senior Military Officers** - Pete Hegseth plans to double his previous reduction, targeting general and admiral positions in a speech to service members tomorrow.
- 6 (10:00) **RFK Jr.'s Food Agenda Faces White House Resistance** - Key efforts to define "ultra processed food" and overhaul America's food system are being stalled by internal administration clashes.
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Show Notes
P.M. Edition for Sept. 29. Oura, a company that makes smart rings, was expected to list on the Nasdaq as soon as this month. But this morning, it announced that it’s delaying its IPO due to uncertain market conditions. Journal reporter Corrie Driebusch explains why there’s a chill creeping into the IPO market after SpaceX’s blockbuster debut this summer. Plus, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to remake the food system as part of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. But as WSJ health policy reporter Liz Essley Whyte tells us, he’s encountering resistance… from the White House. And AI agents are coming to help Americans get the most out of their finances. We hear from reporter Ben Glickman about why that could pose a problem for banks. Alex Ossola hosts.
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