World stocks rally on AI optimism; jitters over Iran persist

NEW YORK/LONDON — Global stocks rallied on Tuesday, buoyed by AI optimism, while oil prices and bond yields fell on renewed hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal. Brent crude futures fell 0.1 percent to just below $95 a barrel, paring the previous session's sharp gains, after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran continued. His comments came despite a report that Tehran had suspended indirect negotiations with Washington to end hostilities, keeping investors cautious about efforts to end the three-month war and underlining the fragility of an ongoing ceasefire. AI enthusiasm Anthropic said on Monday it had confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, edging ahead of rival OpenAI in a closely watched race to reach public markets. Google parent Alphabet is also seeking to raise $80 billion in equity to fund the expansion of its AI infrastructure. "This speaks to the huge sums involved in keeping pace in the AI arms race. It represents a significant shift from a period of bumper free cash flow to going cap in hand to the markets to help fund its expansion," Russ Mould, investmenWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times