Swiss MBaer Merchant Bank may lose access to the U.S. financial system due to alleged ties to Iran and Russia, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/us-says-swiss-bank-mbaer-could-lose-access-to-financial-system?embedded-checkout=true">writes </a>. According <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0408">to the </a>U.S. Treasury Department, its financial crime unit FinCEN is working to approve a rule that would prohibit U.S. financial institutions from opening or maintaining correspondent accounts for or on behalf of MBaer.

US set to cut Swiss bank off from financial system for ties to Iran and Russian Federation

Snowflake Inc.

Datadog, Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

"Soft apocalypse", which deprived software developers in early February of almost $1 trillion in market capitalization and fueled by a viral report by Citrini Research on the threat of AI, is almost complete, according to Tom Lee, head of research company Fundstrat, <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-strategist-tom-lee-believes-the-ai-bloodbath-and-crypto-selloff-is-almost-over-0ccdbb49?mod=home_lead">writes</a> MarketWatch. The portal calls Lee one of the most accurate forecasters on Wall Street: among other things, he advised buying stocks on the downturn during the pandemic and accurately predicted the 2023 bull market.

The soft apocalypse is 99% complete - an assessment from one of Wall Street's most accurate strategists

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Thus the Chinese company gave a head start of several weeks to local chipmakers

DeepSeek hid the pre-release of its powerful new AI model from Nvidia and AMD - Reuters

Celsius Holdings, Inc.

Are energizers the new coffee? Beverage maker Celsius soars 17% after report

Salesforce, Inc.

Nvidia securities are also trading in the negative zone despite the strong report

Nvidia's report failed to support the markets, with the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq losing more than 1%

Chinese stocks may rise by 20% as rising inflation expectations lead to better corporate earnings, according to analysts at UBS Securities Asia. Their opinion is <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/ubs-sees-20-upside-for-china-stocks-on-reflationary-potential">published by</a> Bloomberg.

UBS expects Chinese stocks to rise 20%. What can push the market?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cult short-seller Michael Burry, who reported a bet against Nvidia last year, believes the chipmaker will repeat the fate of dot-com bubble-era Cisco due to an abnormal rise in purchase commitments

"$117 billion trap": what risk did a Downgrade Game investor find in Nvidia's report

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

Booming demand for aviation and data center engines has allowed the manufacturer to sharply raise its earnings forecasts through 2028

Rolls-Royce shares hit a record after the report. They are growing faster than Nvidia securities

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Bajaj Consumer Care Limited

MTAR Technologies Limited

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes S.A.

2025 in practice showed that small capitalization companies in emerging markets are able to compete with large issuers - even despite the <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/nedoocenennye-small-caps-s-potencialom-gde-zarabotat-na-razvivausihsa-rynkah">lag</a> that persisted in the third quarter. At the end of the year, the return of the equally weighted <b>Emerging Markets Small Cap Index EW</b>, calculated by analyst Aldiyar Anuarbekov for Oninvest, amounted to 18.25% in dollars*. For comparison: broad market index S&amp;P 500 grew by 16.65%, Russell 2000, which includes shares of small and middle capitalization companies - by 11.21%. The 8.06% gain of <b>Emerging Markets Small Cap Index CW, which </b>includes the same companies, but weighted by capitalization, shows that the growth is more even and not concentrated in a few large securities.

Investing in emerging markets: in which small-caps to look for growth points in 2026

Dutch Bros Inc.

Now is a good time to buy shares in Dutch Bros, a small competitor to Starbucks, <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/02/26/growth-stock-supercharge-invest-return-5-years/">says</a> Motley Fool freelance analyst Neil Patel. The company's stock is trading 45% below its peak, while its fundamentals remain strong, he explains. This creates an attractive entry point for investors.

Analyst advised to buy shares of mid-cap rival Starbucks on the downturn

VolitionRx Limited

Quotes of VolitionRx, a micro-cap developer of a blood drop test for cancer and sepsis, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VNRX/">soared</a> nearly 26% on February 25. The company <a href="https://ir.volition.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/874/volitionrx-highlights-commercial-momentum-and-multi-pillar-execution">said</a>: it has discovered a new method for detecting cancer that has already sparked interest from potential partners, and it also touted breakthrough research results of detecting lymphoma in cats. Wall Street <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/vnrx/analystestimates?mod=mw_quote_tab">thinks</a> VolitionRx securities have the potential to rise nearly 790%.

Shares of the developer of a blood drop cancer test soared 25% in a day. What's going on?

Whirlpool Corporation

Appaloosa, Tepper's hedge fund, significantly reduced its stake in Whirlpool late last year, yet it is still a top-10 position in its portfolio

David Tepper sends 'scathing' letter to Whirlpool, calls for changes

PicS N.V.

BofA Securities has <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/24/tuesday-stocks-by-analyst-calls-like-nvidia.html">initiated</a>&nbsp;coverage of Brazilian fintech PicPay with a “buy” rating, less than a month after the company <a href="https://filemanager-cdn.mziq.com/published/f4269298-97ef-427d-ac29-04f9d6a6054a/590c0052-1dc9-410c-9c7d-0d8615ae5783_picpay_pricing_press_release.pdf">went public</a> in an IPO, listing on the Nasdaq. The company’s earnings per share is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 117% through 2028, with the main driver being an expansion of PicPay's loan portfolio, BofA <a href="https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/bofa-securities-initiates-picpay-stock-with-buy-rating-on-credit-growth-93CH-4521017">said</a>.

BofA is latest to initiate on Brazilian digital bank PicPay at 'buy'

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