The average investor has become less likely to make behavioral mistakes and less likely to make unnecessary trades. That's according to the latest "Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior" report from independent research firm DALBAR. But analysis over the long horizon shows that on average, investors are lagging market benchmarks in terms of returns. And the reason for this is not the wrong choice of financial instruments, but behavior.

The "dead investor" strategy: how to train yourself to restrain emotions on the market

In the UK, the traditional parties - the Conservatives and Labor - lost the local elections for the first time. And the country's stock market lost to South Korea. TMT Investment co-founder German Kaplun <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CdL2TQker/?mibextid=wwXIfr">analyzes</a> why Britain starts and loses.


Skyfall for London: why capital is leaving the world's financial center

Firefly Aerospace Inc.

Bruker Corporation

US low-cost carrier Spirit Aviation has announced that it will stop flying, in part due to soaring fuel costs. Michael Burry disclosed the purchase of shares in small-cap scientific equipment manufacturer Bruker. Launch vehicle developer Firefly Aerospace, a mid-cap competitor to SpaceX, reported record revenue, while plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat continues to lose sales amid declining demand. Read about the main events in the small-caps sector from Ma 4 to 8 in our review.

Small-caps mainstay: Burry's investment, Beyond Meat crisis, Spirit finished work 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Palantir Technologies Inc.

McDonald's Corporation

LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Societe Europeenne

Airlines cut flights due to shortages and rising fuel costs. SpaceX before IPO increases Elon Musk's influence in the company and limits investors' rights. AMD and Palantir report revenue and profit growth. LVMH is preparing a sale of assets. The main events from 4 to 8 Ma - in our review.

Crisis in the airline industry, SpaceX and Musk's credentials, Palantir's frustration - top news of the week

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

AAR Corp.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Southwest Airlines Co.

Air China Limited

Air Asia Co., Ltd.

Air Canada

The sharp, approximately <a href="https://www.iata.org/en/publications/economics/fuel-monitor/">twofold</a> increase in jet fuel prices that has occurred since the beginning of the war between the US and Iran is forcing the airline industry to change its business strategy. Companies are raising fares, making baggage more expensive, cutting back or canceling flights altogether. And still there is already one victim of this crisis.

Prices higher, forecasts worse, flight cancelations: how airlines are weathering the fuel crisis

Upwork Inc.

BILL Holdings, Inc.

Cloudflare, Inc.

On Thursday, Ma. 7, three technology companies announced large-scale staff cuts, directly linking them to the introduction of artificial intelligence, MarketWatch <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ai-is-coming-for-your-job-after-all-these-new-announcements-prove-it-3fa74d86?mod=home_lead">noted</a>. The market reacted ambiguously: shares of some companies fell sharply, while in other cases investors positively perceived the business bet on AI and cost cutting.

Three software companies announced layoffs of up to 30% of their workforce. Is AI taking away jobs?

Intel Corporation

MICRON SOLUTIONS INC

Sandisk Corporation

Both indices show the longest streak of increases since 2024

The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq achieved a sixth straight week of gains. Reports supported optimism

Nebius Group N.V.

Uber Technologies, Inc.

A US regulator has launched an investigation into a series of accidents involving the unmanned cars of startup Avride after reports of risky maneuvers and collisions, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-opens-probe-into-start-up-avride-self-driving-crashes-texas-2026-05-08/">reports</a>. Last year, Nebius Group, which is headed by Yandex co-founder Arkady Volozh, together with Uber announced an investment of $375 million in the company, with Avride being part of Nebius Group.

Avride robot cab accident is under investigation in the USA. Nebius and Uber invested in the startup

Data

Bruker beat earnings expectations, maintained its 2026 guidance, pointing to a recovery in orders, while organic sales remain under pressure

Burry-backed scientific instrument maker Bruker jumps on 1Q earnings

Lyft, Inc.

Shares of taxi and car-sharing service Lyft <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/LYFT/">fell nearly 2%</a> in premarket trading on Friday after the company’s first-quarter profits <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-07/lyft-forecast-beats-on-gross-bookings-buoyed-by-premium-services?embedded-checkout=true">fell short</a> of Wall Street expectations despite significant investment in international expansion and premium offerings. Lyft’s earnings <a href="https://investor.lyft.com/news-events-presentations/press-releases/detail/197/lyft-reports-strong-q1-2026-financial-results">say</a>&nbsp;those efforts could begin to pay off only in the second quarter.

Lyft misses 1Q profit expectations due to global expansion, higher-end offerings

Odyssey Therapeutics, Inc.

Premarket trading in shares of biotech company Odyssey Therapeutics, which develops drugs for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, is now available on Freedom’s client trading platform. Later on Friday, the company’s stock will debut during the Nasdaq main session under the symbol <a href="https://freedom24.com/terminal?ticker=ODTX.US&amp;utm_source=stocks&amp;utm_medium=ODTX.US&amp;utm_campaign=pfu18121435">ODTX</a>.

Odyssey IPO: Immune system biotech debuts on the Nasdaq

iQIYI, Inc.

Chinese streaming platform iQiyi has come up with a plan to overcome its multiyear sales slump. Within five years, the bulk of its films and TV series will be created using AI, founder and CEO Yu Gong <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/china-s-netflix-iqiyi-goes-all-in-on-ai-content-in-big-overhaul?embedded-checkout=true">says</a>. That would mark a monumental transformation for the industry and trigger iQiyi’s biggest corporate overhaul since its founding in 2010, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-20/china-s-netflix-iqiyi-goes-all-in-on-ai-content-in-big-overhaul?embedded-checkout=true">writes</a>. Meanwhile, Wall Street sees as much as 950% upside for the stock of "China's Netflix.”

'China's Netflix' iQiyi bets on AI to create bulk of shows; stock's upside at 10x

BlackSky Technology Inc.

Redwire Corporation

Voyager Technologies, Inc.

SYNSPECTIVE INC

Expectations for a potential IPO by SpaceX have become a driver for the broader space sector. Elon Musk’s company has <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/spacex-is-said-to-target-more-than-2-trillion-valuation-in-ipo#selection-2487.168-2487.223">raised</a>&nbsp;its target valuation to more than $2 trillion as it prepares investor presentations ahead of a potential IPO, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The listing is expected this summer, with SpaceX potentially raising as much as $75 billion, which would make it one of the largest market debuts ever. Below, analyst Aldiyar Anuarbekov has picked five publicly traded space small caps for&nbsp;<i>Oninvest </i>that give investors exposure to the sector ahead of SpaceX’s expected IPO. The names specialize in satellite intelligence, radar imaging, infrastructure, and defense tech.

Five small caps for investing in the space sector ahead of the SpaceX IPO

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