Finance & Investment

Anthropic’s proposed initial public offering, following its confidential submission of a draft registration statement in June 2026.

A bank is a financial institution that provides deposit, lending, payment, or related services under a legal and regulatory framework.

Bank capital is loss-absorbing funding that supports a bank’s solvency and forms the basis of regulatory capital adequacy requirements.

Bank reserves are cash and central-bank balances held by banks to support payments, liquidity management, and monetary policy implementation.

A bank run occurs when many depositors rapidly withdraw funds because they fear that their bank may be unable to repay them.

The Basel Accords are international standards for bank capital, risk management, supervision, and liquidity, developed to strengthen banking-system resilience.

A bond is a debt security through which an issuer borrows funds and promises payments under specified contractual terms.

Chinese-born Canadian entrepreneur, Binance co-founder and former chief executive, commonly known as CZ.

Collateral is an asset committed to secure a financial obligation, providing a creditor with protection if the obligor defaults.

Credit risk is the possibility of financial loss when a borrower or counterparty fails to fulfil contractual obligations or experiences deteriorating creditworthiness.

Deposit insurance protects eligible bank deposits against losses when an insured institution fails, subject to defined coverage limits and legal conditions.

Deposit money consists of balances held at banks that serve as money through payments, transfers, and conversion into cash.

An exchange-traded fund is a pooled investment vehicle whose shares trade on stock exchanges, usually tracking an index or basket of assets, with creation and redemption mechanisms that keep its price close to net asset value.

Financial intermediation channels funding through institutions that assess borrowers, transform financial claims, and manage risks.

A financial market enables the issuance and trading of financial assets, connecting funding needs with investment and risk-management activities.

A worldwide financial breakdown centered on 2007–2009 that disrupted banking, triggered a severe recession, and reshaped economic policy and financial regulation.

Holding gold, usually as bullion, coins, exchange-traded products or derivatives, to preserve or grow wealth. Its role and returns are debated.

Insurance is a contractual mechanism that transfers defined risks from individuals or firms to insurers, which pool premiums to pay covered losses.

An interest rate expresses the cost of borrowing or return on lending as a percentage of principal over a specified period.

Chinese-born cryptocurrency entrepreneur, founder of TRON, and former Grenadian representative to the World Trade Organization.

Liquidity is the ease of converting assets into money or obtaining funds to meet obligations without substantial losses.

Money is a generally accepted means of payment that serves as a medium of exchange, unit of account, and store of value.

A mortgage secures a debt against real property, enabling property finance while giving the lender enforceable rights if repayment fails.

A stablecoin is a crypto-asset designed to hold a stable value relative to a reference, usually the U.S. dollar, through backing by reserves, crypto collateral, commodities, or algorithmic mechanisms.

A stock, or share, is a unit of ownership in a corporation that gives the holder a residual claim on assets and earnings, usually with voting rights, and is traded in financial markets.

A stock is a unit of ownership in a corporation, giving holders a residual claim on its earnings and assets and usually voting rights.