FILE PHOTO: An Anthropic logo is displayed at Moscone Center during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California, US, September 17, 2026.

Anthropic briefly circulated plans for a $70 billion IPO to banks before retracting the documents late Monday. The misstep comes as Asian stocks post their biggest two-day surge in three months. Investors are weighing AI sector turbulence against sliding energy costs ahead of key economic data.