Anthropic's new AI tools deepen selloff in data analytics and software stocks, investors say

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A recent update by AI developer Anthropic has led to a significant selloff in data analytics and software stocks, with investors citing the potential disruption of tasks across various industries.

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Bearish Confidence 85% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 85% confidence.

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Source Yahoo Finance
Claim Anthropic's new AI tools deepen selloff in data analytics and software stocks, investors say
AI inference Bearish · 85%
Generated 2026-02-04 05:45

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Original source

A significant selloff among U.S. and European data analytics, professional services and software companies deepened on Tuesday, with some investors pointing to a recently updated artificial intelligence chatbot by Anthropic as ​the main culprit. AI developer Anthropic launched plug-ins for its Claude Cowork agent on Friday that would automate tasks across legal, sales, marketing and ‌data analysis. Toronto-based Thomson Reuters, which owns the Westlaw legal database, slumped by nearly 18%.

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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on February 4, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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