US Moving More Troops to Mideast, Anthropic Eyes November IPO

Bloomberg News reports that the US is moving additional troops to the Middle East, potentially raising geopolitical risk for energy markets and broader risk assets. Separately, AI company Anthropic is reportedly targeting a November IPO, which could be a significant event for private-market AI valuations and public-equity technology investors. The excerpt provides no troop levels, valuation, or IPO size.