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Anthropic: The best AI stock you can't buy yet?
02 October 2026

Anthropic: The best AI stock you can't buy yet?

AJ Bell Money & Markets

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Anthropic IPO investors are beginning to assess one of the most talked-about artificial intelligence companies in the world.


In this week's Money & Markets podcast, Charlene Young, Sarah Coles and Tom Sieber discuss reports surrounding the potential Anthropic IPO, including the company's rapid growth, its Claude AI platform, valuation questions and the opportunities and risks facing investors. Featuring insights from Bloomberg Intelligence's Mandeep Singh, the team explores whether Anthropic could become one of the biggest technology listings in recent years.


The episode also covers:


Help to Buy reforms and what they mean for UK housebuilders


Stock market reaction to Labour conference announcements


Proposed changes to the state pension triple lock


Social care funding and retirement planning implications


How giving up smoking and alcohol could significantly boost long-term savings and pension wealth


Chapters


Intro [00:00]


AI latest [01:22]


Mandeep Singh, Bloomberg Intelligence on Anthropic [06:56]


Burnham bounce for housebuilders [21:10]


GB grid announcement and water companies in focus [26:27]


Social care and pension triple lock [31:52]


Stoptober and sober October – how much you could save [41:54]