Generate Biomedicines, Inc.

Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank invested $110 billion in OpenAI - the company has completed its funding round, having raised a total of more than twice as much money as in the previous investment round. SpaceX plans to file a confidential IPO in March and expects a valuation of $1.75 trillion, Bloomberg has learned. That said, its listing, the largest in history, is forcing other companies to reconsider going public. Chinese service of payments in steblecoins RedotPay may in 2026 place shares in the U.S. for $1 billion. The main events on the IPO market for the week - in our selection.

$110 billion OpenAI, SpaceX and crypto-payments operator RedotPay: What's important about the IPO by March 1

On Monday, the markets will face one of the most serious geopolitical tests in recent times: they will open amid a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and military strikes against oil-producing countries in the Middle East. Oninvest has collected the opinions of managers and investors on what market players should prepare for.

War in the Middle East: what should investors do at Monday's market open? 

Apple Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Throughout February, investors have been rushing from extreme to extreme over fears about artificial intelligence. Against this backdrop, are there any companies that have not yet been affected by traders' nervousness? Yes, one of them is Apple. Strangely enough, it is now benefiting from the fact that it lagged behind the leaders in AI development and was not too connected with the probable consequences of its implementation.

Apple was able to turn around a lag in the AI race: its stock avoided a massive sell-off

Black February: how AI triggered a sell-off on Wall Street

Trump says Iran offers talks: what's happening in the Middle East

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, US President Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116150413051904167">wrote </a>in a post on the Truth Social platform.

Iran's supreme leader has been assassinated, US President Trump says

The passage is now "practically" closed, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported

Tankers avoid the strait off the coast of Iran. 25% of all oil shipments pass through it

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Shell plc

Chevron Corporation

BP p.l.c.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

And three scenarios for the global oil market

Risks, prices, escalation: four major questions about oil in light of the US-Iran war

Data

Krispy Kreme, Inc.

Shares of doughnut maker Krispy Kreme <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/dnut/analystestimates?mod=mw_quote_tab">surged</a>&nbsp;27.8% after the company released its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. The company said it expects further deleveraging and progress in executing its turnaround plan following the <a href="https://en.oninvest.com/article/krispy-kreme-and-mcdonald-s-will-end-their-doughnut-partnership-analysts-were-betting-on-it">end of its partnership with McDonald’s</a>.

Krispy Kreme shares shoot up almost 30% on 4Q/FY earnings

Bajaj Consumer Care Limited

MTAR Technologies Limited

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes S.A.

Last year showed that small caps in emerging markets can compete with large issuers, despite a <a href="https://en.oninvest.com/article/undervalued-small-caps-where-to-make-money-in-emerging-markets">lag</a>&nbsp;that persisted through the third quarter. For 2025, the return of the Equal Weight EM Small Cap Index, put together by analyst Aldiyar Anuarbekov for Oninvest, amounted to 18.25% in dollar terms*. For comparison: the broad-market S&amp;P 500 index grew 16.65%, while the smid-cap Russell 2000 rose 11.21% last year. The 8.06% increase in the Cap Weight EM Small Cap Index, meanwhile, indicates that the gains were more evenly distributed rather than concentrated in a small number of large stocks.

Where to find outstripping returns in EM small caps in 2026

Dutch Bros Inc.

Dutch Bros, a small U.S. coffee chain, is a growth stock that "could supercharge your returns over the next five years and beyond," <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/02/26/growth-stock-supercharge-invest-return-5-years/">argues</a>&nbsp;Motley Fool contributing analyst Neil Patel. The company’s stock is trading about 45% below its peak even as its fundamentals remain strong, he says, creating an attractive entry point for investors.

Motley Fool analyst likes growing U.S. coffee chain Dutch Bros on dip

VolitionRx Limited

Shares of VolitionRx, a micro-cap developer of blood tests for cancer and sepsis, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VNRX/">jumped</a>&nbsp;nearly 26% on Tuesday after the company <a href="https://ir.volition.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/874/volitionrx-highlights-commercial-momentum-and-multi-pillar-execution">reported</a>&nbsp;progress in several research programs and said a newly developed cancer-detection method has attracted interest from potential partners. The company also highlighted breakthrough research on detecting lymphoma in cats. Wall Street analysts <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/vnrx/analystestimates?mod=mw_quote_tab">say</a>&nbsp;the stock could have nearly 790% upside.

Cancer blood test maker VolitionRX soars 25% in a day on reported commercial progress

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

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