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Nasdaq is benefiting from a strong IPO environment: The company reported $111 billion in first-half IPO fundraising, including $86 billion tied to SpaceX, and a 73% listing win rate. Key pipeline areas include AI infrastructure, semiconductors, data centers, defense, insurance, real estate and biotechnology.

With safety concerns and calls for a slowdown in AI development gaining momentum, questions surrounding the broader AI infrastructure trade have increased. Against this backdrop, Bank of America’s BAC forecast that the global semiconductor market could nearly double by the end of this decade offers a positive outlook for the semiconductor industry.