Rohan Goswami
@rogoswami
Business reporter @Semafor. Formerly @CNBC. Proud @tulane alum. [email protected] / DM for signal
Scooped on the most important acquisition of my career. Will try not to make a habit of it. Excited to join @lizrhoffman @semaforben to build something fun and martini-driven
Tough meeting for Mamdani with the Partnership for NY (CEOs) today I'm told. Stood his ground on "intifada" language and wouldn't commit to keeping NYPD Comm. Tisch, whom this crowd likes, in the job. (Also did not recognize her father, Jim Tisch, when he rose for a question)
Big news in the railroad M&A that’s heating up, and a lesson on the power of FOMO
SCOOP: Berkshire’s BNSF working with bankers to explore its own takeover bid for rival rail, sources tell @semafor. Follows Union Pacific’s pursuit of Norfolk. That and more below $BRKA $UNP $NSC $CSX semafor.com/article/07/21/…
Goldman goes big game hunting 🦏 … @semafor scoop via @lizrhoffman semafor.com/article/07/21/…
SCOOP: Berkshire’s BNSF working with bankers to explore its own takeover bid for rival rail, sources tell @semafor. Follows Union Pacific’s pursuit of Norfolk. That and more below $BRKA $UNP $NSC $CSX semafor.com/article/07/21/…
. @FortuneMagazine is laying off staff this morning, I'm told.
Norfolk board open to deal, people close to railroad say, but questions remain on timing — is it better for $NSC shareholders to hold out on deal for some time to improve operational metrics, boosting potential price?
Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern in early talks to merge, sources say Possible that talks fall apart — UP looking to tap DC advisors ahead of political engagement $UNP $NSC semafor.com/article/07/17/…
OTD in 1968, Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore incorporated "NM Electronics," having left Fairchild Semiconductor. At the suggestion of Noyce's daughter, they renamed the company the Integrated Electronics Corporation—or, as we know it today, @Intel. intel.com/Assets/PDF/Gen…
It would be a little funny if Paramount went through all this trouble and the FCC still didn’t approve the merger
"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" has been canceled. The series will end in May 2026, with CBS calling it a "purely financial decision." Read more: variety.com/2025/tv/news/c…
Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern in early talks to merge, sources say Possible that talks fall apart — UP looking to tap DC advisors ahead of political engagement $UNP $NSC semafor.com/article/07/17/…
SCOOP: Union Pacific working with Morgan Stanley bankers to explore acquisition of rival railroad, sources tell @semafor. Target could not be learned — but transcon deal would mean UP would have to buy either Norfolk Southern or CSX. $unp $nsc $csx semafor.com/article/07/16/…
A senior White House official confirms Trump asked lawmakers how they felt about firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Lawmakers indicated they’d approve of firing him, and the president indicated he likely will soon. *No specifics on what “soon” means timeline-wise, and of course…
🟡 SCOOP: The new CEO of Saudi Arabia’s highest profile investment summit has quit after just six months on the job, @MattMartin128 reports. semafor.com/article/07/15/…
New: UnitedHealth is trying to quiet its critics through legal threats against journalists, investors, doctors, filmmakers and others. The giant company is invoking the murder of its CEO to argue that intense criticism risks inciting future violence. 🎁🔗 nytimes.com/2025/07/12/bus…
Wimbledon’s AI line-calling system causing problems for players semafor.com/article/07/11/…
The axe is falling at State as soon as Friday, @ShelbyTalcott reports: semafor.com/article/07/10/…
88th and Riverside? Don’t think that was it
A New York City co-op board rejects Livvy Dunne's bid to buy Babe Ruth's one-time apartment, turning aside her nearly $1.6 million offer of cash. nbcnews.com/pop-culture/po…
Vocally pro-Israel professor Shai Davidai is leaving Columbia Business School, per note sent from prez. Scoop @semafor
Wrote this last week: Zohran’s campaign acknowledged it has to change his man-on-the-street videos because he’s too recognizable now
Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.
NEW: Trump ally James Fishback received a private message on X from an official DOGE account affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs, saying his recent behavior has “crossed some serious lines.” Comes after Fishback has criticized Musk’s formation of a new political…
Fascinating Mixed Signals conversation with Mamdani media consultants on what they saw link.chtbl.com/8lqVodXQ