Gulf mediators and Iran agree to keep talking as US strike threat looms Israel votes at record turnout in election too close to call Congo Ebola cases pass 10,000 as neighbours tighten quarantine Houthis claim missile strike on Ras Tanura as Egypt backs Riyadh Oleshky truce holds as Nordic leaders speak with Putin Drone strikes kill 21 in Nyala and cut power across Sudan as states warn of famine Church reports 60 Orthodox Christians killed in two Oromia attacks India evacuates eastern coast as very severe Cyclone Arnab nears landfall Jordan strikes southern Syria after church attack, Damascus protests Anthropic's IPO filing shows heavy losses and warns of existential risks Russian strikes damage Kyiv's South Bridge and cut power in seven regions Flávio Bolsonaro leaves for US as Brazil cancels his passports Oil holds near $115 while gas, fuel costs and inflation stay high China's AI stocks keep falling despite state support French student groups reject concessions as finance minister rules out new spending AI stocks rebound as Meta raises equity and Anthropic files for IPO Hebron displacement nears 5,000 as officers expect pullout after vote Two men charged over RAF Fairford incident Student List wins Serbian election as Croatia demands acknowledgement of 1990s wars Indonesia and Singapore plan haze task force amid tensions Brazil's real suffers worst day in over 25 years after Lula comeback Iran threatens legal action against Sinokor ships over Hormuz UN commission says Israel continued genocide in Gaza after ceasefire Gas exporters meet in Moscow as Iranian and Qatari leaders hold talks Indonesian bond yield hits four-year high as MSCI risk and oil weigh French consumer confidence hits 13-year low amid protests Gulf mediators and Iran agree to keep talking as US strike threat looms Israel votes at record turnout in election too close to call Congo Ebola cases pass 10,000 as neighbours tighten quarantine Houthis claim missile strike on Ras Tanura as Egypt backs Riyadh Oleshky truce holds as Nordic leaders speak with Putin Drone strikes kill 21 in Nyala and cut power across Sudan as states warn of famine Church reports 60 Orthodox Christians killed in two Oromia attacks India evacuates eastern coast as very severe Cyclone Arnab nears landfall Jordan strikes southern Syria after church attack, Damascus protests Anthropic's IPO filing shows heavy losses and warns of existential risks Russian strikes damage Kyiv's South Bridge and cut power in seven regions Flávio Bolsonaro leaves for US as Brazil cancels his passports Oil holds near $115 while gas, fuel costs and inflation stay high China's AI stocks keep falling despite state support French student groups reject concessions as finance minister rules out new spending AI stocks rebound as Meta raises equity and Anthropic files for IPO Hebron displacement nears 5,000 as officers expect pullout after vote Two men charged over RAF Fairford incident Student List wins Serbian election as Croatia demands acknowledgement of 1990s wars Indonesia and Singapore plan haze task force amid tensions Brazil's real suffers worst day in over 25 years after Lula comeback Iran threatens legal action against Sinokor ships over Hormuz UN commission says Israel continued genocide in Gaza after ceasefire Gas exporters meet in Moscow as Iranian and Qatari leaders hold talks Indonesian bond yield hits four-year high as MSCI risk and oil weigh French consumer confidence hits 13-year low amid protests

Symbolic image: AI stocks rebound as Meta raises equity and Anthropic files for IPO

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AI stocks rebound as Meta raises equity and Anthropic files for IPO

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Meta's equity sale, with $3bn from Nvidia, was reportedly five times oversubscribed. Asian and US stocks rose after Anthropic's IPO filing.

Meta announced on Monday, 26 October, an equity raise of up to $95bn, according to the FT: $35bn in common and mandatory convertible preferred stock plus up to $60bn through an at-the-market programme. Handelsblatt reports an expansion to $97.5bn in total, with the Class A placement lifted from $22.5bn to $25bn. Nvidia takes $3bn of it and deepens its work with Meta on Muse and the underlying AI models. Bloomberg's headline says the $25bn sale ended five times oversubscribed.

Asian and US shares climb

Anthropic also filed its IPO registration statement on Monday, and the FT says the offering could raise up to $100bn. Asian markets rose on Tuesday, with Advantest up 10% and SoftBank almost 7%. A Daiwa Securities strategist described relief, while an Ameriprise strategist said investors need confidence that heavy spending reflects lasting business needs.

Why Meta moved alongside Anthropic

An FT commentary by a former equity capital markets head at Bank of America argues Meta wants to stay in investors' minds while they free up cash for Anthropic, possibly by selling other AI holdings. It says AI build-out needs exceed big tech's free cash flow.

Fed decision next

Handelsblatt says attention now turns to Wednesday's Fed decision. Unchanged rates are seen as likely, while the tone on a possible December hike is open.