Marc Filippino

investors?

I have to imagine that this could change the way that companies do business.

For example, maybe IPOs, initial public offerings, there's less pressure for them to do well right out the gate.

And instead, things are a little bit more forgiving if they have half a year rather than a quarter to report.

Got it.

So the idea is that if companies don't have to report as often, that's one less hoop they got to jump through to go public.

George, I mentioned earlier that this is not final yet.

What would need to happen in order to make this a done deal?

And at that point, you and I might talk again, George.

Great.

Look forward to it.

That's the FT's US Markets Correspondent, George Steer.

Thanks, George.

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government when it comes to security concerns over AI.

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U.S.

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