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WSJ/Mint: investors skeptical Anthropic IPO can hit US$1.5T; valuation may fall to ~US$1T or slip

WSJ reporting (Corrie Driebusch, Berber Jin, Anissa Gardizy) via Mint (11/06/2026): after the AI sell-off, large investors planning to join Anthropic's IPO are skeptical the offering can proceed at the expected ~US$1.5T valuation. Anthropic is aiming for an IPO the week before Thanksgiving and to raise up to US$100B. Three large investors say the valuation probably needs to fall; one talks ~US$1T; another contemplates a delay. Alternative: raise less — it had US$146.6B in cash as of 09/30. Context: Nasdaq companies lost US$2.5T on Thursday; OpenAI reportedly raised only US$11B of a US$30B target at a US$1.25T valuation (below the initial aim).