The first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) since the war in the Middle East began two months ago appears to have left the Persian Gulf after passing through the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/first-lng-shipment-since-iran-war-began-appears-to-exit-hormuz?srnd=homepage-europe">writes,</a> citing ship tracking data.

The first LNG tanker in two months of war has left the Persian Gulf. What about prices?

Sanmina Corporation

Nucor Corporation

Erasca, Inc.

Revolution Medicines, Inc.

Rambus Inc.

Celestica Inc.

Amkor Technology, Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

Alphabet Inc.

Apple Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Organon & Co.

POET Technologies Inc.

Marvell Technology, Inc.

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

Oruka Therapeutics, Inc.

Joby Aviation, Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Capital Markets Research, Freedom Broker.

Morning in New York: markets cautious ahead of Fed meeting and reports

CoreWeave, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Oracle Corporation

SoftBank Corp.

Shares of cloud service providers Oracle and CoreWeave fell in the premarket on Tuesday, April 28, due to "shock around OpenAI," as Barron's <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/oracle-stock-price-openai-coreweave-softbank-a2a9e1d0?mod=RTA">described the</a> situation. According <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-misses-key-revenue-user-targets-in-high-stakes-sprint-toward-ipo-94a95273">to</a> The Wall Street Journal's sources, the AI giant missed its own targets for new users and revenue, raising concerns among management about the company's ability to meet its spending commitments.

OpenAI shock: Oracle and CoreWeave down nearly 5%, Softbank has its worst day in six months

BP p.l.c.

Shell plc

TotalEnergies SE

UK supermajor beats forecasts through 'exceptional' trading performance

BP profits hit highest since 2023 thanks to super profits from Iran war

Boyko has become an investor in Plata and Revolut's rival startup, Oninvest sources said

Billionaire Oleg Boyko became an investor in Plata and Revolut's rival startup in Mexico

The US has considered Tehran's new peace proposal, but insists on its "red lines". Bitcoin on this background rose to $79.5 thousand - the maximum since the end of January. About these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of April 28.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Domino's Pizza shares plummeted nearly 9% on Monday, April 27, after reporting weaker-than-expected growth in comparable sales in the United States. The company's stock was at its lowest level in three years. Berkshire Hathaway and related entities own nearly 10% in the pizza chain. Moreover, Berkshire increased its stake in Domino's in the last quarter under the guidance of the "oracle of Omaha" - billionaire Warren Buffett.

Domino's shares collapsed after the report. Buffett bought them most actively before his resignation

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Intel Corporation

The share price has jumped 248% in the last 12 months

Northland analysts downgraded AMD for the first time in 11 years. What should investors expect?

Data

Frontline plc

Freedom Broker now sees about 15% near-term upside in shares of Frontline, arguing that investors are underestimating the pace at which geopolitical tensions are tightening the crude shipping market.

Freedom Broker issues short-term trade idea to buy stock of oil shipper Frontline

Rigetti Computing, Inc.

Until the financial condition of&nbsp;Rigetti Computing "improves significantly," investors should limit themselves to speculative buys or avoid the stock completely, Motley Fool contributor Will Healy <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/04/27/rigetti-computing-down-70-from-high-time-to-buy/">argues</a>&nbsp;in a new article.

Motley Fool says limit or avoid buying Rigetti stock, citing financial condition

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.

Hecla Mining Company

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

GitLab Inc.

USA Rare Earth, Inc.

X-Energy

Qorvo, Inc.

This week, shares of rare earths producer USA Rare Earth rose after the acquisition of Serra Verde mines, strengthening the company’s position in a strategic sector. Meanwhile, cannabis and psychedelics stocks advanced on regulatory easing in the U.S. Against this backdrop, analysts have highlighted small caps amid uncertainty over the future of U.S.-Iran negotiations, as well as chipmakers that could benefit from the launch of a foldable iPhone. Below is a roundup of key developments in the small-cap segment from April 20 through April 24.

Small caps last week: U.S.-Iran talks, rare earths, U.S. drug policy easing, chips

Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Gossamer Bio, Inc.

Kura Oncology, Inc.

Replimune Group, Inc.

REGENXBIO Inc.

“If you had to pick a single industry that could be interesting to every hedge fund, it might be biotech,” Mergers &amp; Inquisitions founder Brian DeChesare <a href="https://mergersandinquisitions.com/biotech-hedge-funds/">wrote</a>&nbsp;in a blog post. Investments in biotechs can deliver huge gains – and huge losses – in short periods, while their stocks are often only weakly correlated with broader market trends, he noted.

Up to 840% upside: 10 smid-cap biotechs most popular with hedge funds

The nuclear company raised $1.02 billion in a U.S. IPO that priced above the marketed range

X-Energy IPO: Amazon-backed maker of small modular nuclear reactors debuts

Small Caps

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