April 14 (Reuters) - Anthropic has received multiple offers from venture capital firms in recent weeks to invest in the Claude maker at valuations as high as $800 billion, more than double its current value, Business Insider reported on Tuesday, citing sources. * Anthropic has so far resisted overtures from investorsfor a new round of funding, according to a Bloomberg...

April 15 (Reuters) - Companies in Australia and New Zealand are beginning to signal the financial strain from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, as higher fuel prices stoke inflation, dent business and consumer confidence, and weigh on corporate earnings. Two of Australia's top companies, Westpac Banking Corp ( WEBNF ) and Qantas Airways ( QUBSF ), warned on Tuesday that...

April 14 (Reuters) - Investment firm KKR said on Tuesday it will buy $820 million in newly issued convertible bonds of IT services firm Samsung SDS, an affiliate of Samsung Electronics ( SSNLF ). * As part of the deal, KKR will take an active advisory role with Samsung SDS's management, including on mergers and acquisitions and capital allocation. *...

SAO PAULO, April 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian steelmaker CSN is set to start receiving binding offers for its cement unit in just a few weeks, the company's chief financial officer told Reuters on Tuesday. The binding phase should begin in just over a month, shortly after the receipt of non-binding offers and the selection of the institutions that will advance...