BlackRock, Inc.

Blue Owl Capital Inc.

Blackstone Inc.

This is another blow to the private lending market

BlackRock has restricted withdrawals from its flagship fund for the first time. Shares plummeted

Eli Lilly and Company

Merck & Co., Inc.

Pharmaceutical stocks could be one of the defensive assets amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, analysts at UBS said, their note <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/market-turmoil-is-hitting-traditional-safe-havens-ubs-says-hide-here-.html">quoted by</a> CNBC.

'Most defensive sector': UBS names stocks that can 'safely survive war'

Michael Toomey, an equity trader at Jefferies, thinks the market may have already bottomed despite the acrimony over the Iran war. "Ma thinks this has been the <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/samyj-bystryj-rost-nefti-v-istorii-i-indeks-straha-pod-30-itogi-pervoj-nedeli-vojny">most painful week</a> in a long time in terms of results, and we're approaching a number of stress levels that usually help the market form a bottom," he <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-500-and-nasdaq-set-for-rise-as-payrolls-awaited/card/6-reasons-stocks-could-head-higher-from-here-according-to-a-jefferies-trader-RTM9vGtd96QwNKDu2y1J">told</a> MarketWatch. Toomey cited six signs that suggest stocks could start to rise from current levels.

A Jefferies trader found 6 reasons for stocks to rise. He admitted that the market is already at the bottom

Strategist Michael Hartnett of Bank of America suggests investors sell oil at prices above $90, weaken bets on the U.S. currency if the dollar index rises above 100, and buy long-term U.S. government bonds if yields reach 5%. On Friday, oil has already <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/samyj-bystryj-rost-nefti-v-istorii-i-indeks-straha-pod-30-itogi-pervoj-nedeli-vojny">crossed the </a>$90 per barrel mark and the dollar index has <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/samyj-bystryj-rost-nefti-v-istorii-i-indeks-straha-pod-30-itogi-pervoj-nedeli-vojny">come</a> close to the 100 level.

Sell oil, buy bonds: BofA announces trading strategy for the time of war

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Caterpillar Inc.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

RTX Corporation

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Oil prices rose sharply amid the war between the U.S. and Iran and the threat of prolonged disruption of energy supplies from the Middle East. Futures for U.S. WTI rose for five days by about 35% - this is the largest weekly growth since the beginning of trading in oil contracts in 1983, notes CNBC. All week American stocks showed strong volatility: the so-called Wall Street fear index jumped by 25% by the end of Friday and almost reached 30 points, while the alarming is considered to overcome the mark of 20.

The fastest rise in oil in history and a fear index under 30: the results of the first week of the war

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

The conflict in the Middle East has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds of merchant ships and oil tankers have been blocked. U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed the idea of providing ships with a U.S. Navy escort, and on Friday he ordered the <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ssa-budut-strahovat-poteri-sudov-v-ormuzskom-prolive-na-summu-do-20-mlrd">launch of a</a> risk insurance mechanism. Analysts earlier warned that it might not be enough.

Insurance is not the main problem. Analysts on Trump's Hormuz security plan

The Donald Trump administration announced Friday, March 6, that it will launch a reinsurance program for oil tankers and other vessels - in an effort to restart traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/trump-reinsurance-oil-iran-war.html">reports </a>. The U.S. Department of Commerce's (DFC) Corporation for International Development will insure losses of up to $20 billion on a renewable basis.

US to insure ship losses in the Strait of Hormuz for up to $20 billion

A Latvian resident spent three years programming for a Russian company and received more than €60,000 on an Alfa Bank card. Now he <a href="https://vdd.gov.lv/en/news/press-releases/vdd-seeks-criminal-prosecution-against-a-person-for-providing-programming-services-to-a-company-in-russia">faces</a> criminal prosecution for violating EU sanctions against Russia. Oninvest found out how the Latvian State Security Service managed to find the programmer.

€60,000 in cash: how Latvia found out a programmer who worked for a Russian company

Data

Victoria's Secret & Co.

Shares of Victoria’s Secret &amp; Co., owner of the eponymous lingerie brand, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VSCO/">fell</a>&nbsp;more than 12% on Thursday, even after the company <a href="https://www.victoriassecretandco.com/news-releases/news-release-details/victorias-secret-co-reports-2025-fourth-quarter-and-full-year">reported</a>&nbsp;strong fourth-quarter results and sales that beat Wall Street forecasts. The results, however, fell short of investors’ elevated expectations, <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/victorias-secret-earnings-stock-price-f850f6e4?mod=RTA">argues</a>&nbsp;Guggenheim Partners analyst Simeon Siegel.

Victoria's Secret posts longest sales growth streak in four years, but stock tanks

Primo Brands Corporation

Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Dauch Corporation

ProPetro Holding Corp.

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.

Freedom Broker, at the request of <i>Oninvest</i>, has analyzed which small cap stocks are most widely held by hedge funds as of the end of the fourth quarter. The sample includes 15 names with market capitalizations below $6 billion as of then, with 13 of them offering Wall Street target prices of $20 per share or less.

Freedom looks at most-held small caps among hedge funds; almost all below $20 a share

The Wendy's Company

Wendy’s is the <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/story/qsr-50-2025-top-fast-food-burger-chains-ranked-by-sales/#:~:text=2,%2D97">second-largest burger chain</a> in the U.S. by sales, trailing only McDonald's. Yet the company, which has been in business for more than five decades, is going through a rough patch. Over the last year, its shares have roughly halved in value, sales and profits have declined, and pressure from shareholders is mounting – including from activist <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/wendys-stock-activist-investor-nelson-peltz-0bfc50de?mod=mw_quote_news&amp;adobe_mc=MCMID%3D75889249592239885323644039103887073922%7CMCORGID%3DCB68E4BA55144CAA0A4C98A5%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1771923921&amp;_gl=1*1ieusx9*_gcl_au*NjQxNTE5NTU2LjE3NzEzMjIyMzQ.*_ga*MTY5NDIyMTYyMi4xNzcxMzIyMjM0*_ga_K2H7B9JRSS*czE3NzE5MjM0MzUkbzEwJGcxJHQxNzcxOTIzOTE5JGoyOCRsMSRoMTEwMTU0Mzg2OQ">Nelson Peltz</a>, the former chair of Wendy’s board.

Wendy's stock is down 50% in LTM. Can Nelson Peltz right the ship?

Star Equity Holdings, Inc.

Noble Capital Markets has initiated <a href="https://dashboard.channelchek.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/STRR_20260304_28032.pdf">coverage</a>&nbsp;of Star Equity Holdings with an “outperform” rating and a valuation implying upside of about 60% from current levels. It says the diversified holding company is seeking replicate the playbook of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in the micro-cap space.

Noble initiates on 'Mini Berkshire in the making' Star Equity with 60% upside 

Ondas Inc.

BlackSky Technology Inc.

Iridium Communications Inc.

Oppenheimer analysts have identified three small companies whose technology could help the U.S. and its allies defend against drone attacks in the Middle East. “It appears the US and Israel have significantly underestimated Iran’s drone capabilities,” Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan wrote in a research note <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/anti-drone-stocks-iran-war-ondas-blacksky-iridium-4066149d?mod=RTA">cited</a>&nbsp;by Barron’s.

Oppenheimer names three promising small caps making counter-drone technology

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