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, investmen
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