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Burberry Group plc

Investor sentiment towards shares of European luxury goods manufacturers is now the most pessimistic for several years, analysts at UBS, Switzerland's largest bank, have warned. According to their calculations, the war in the Middle East may postpone the long-awaited recovery in demand.

Investor pessimism toward luxury stocks has reached a multi-year high

Micron Technology, Inc.

The company has finalized a deal to buy a plant in Taiwan, but even this expansion of its capacity may not be enough to cover the increased demand for memory chips, Barron's writes

Micron shares jump 5% - chipmaker increases its capacity by nearly 20%

TPG Inc.

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

Reuters' interlocutors name TPG, Advent International, Bain Capital and Brookfield among the AI company's partners

OpenAI prepares $10 billion joint venture with private equity funds

Emirates airline is operating virtually empty flights to Dubai as passengers avoid flights to Gulf countries because of the war, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/emirates-flying-near-empty-planes-back-to-dubai-as-locals-depart">writes</a>. Flights from the U.S. and continental Europe have been hardest hit. According to data collected by the airline from Dubai, planes returning, for example, from Prague or Budapest, are only 5-10% full. At the same time, in the reverse direction, the airplanes are fully loaded.

Emirates planes fly to Dubai nearly empty - Bloomberg

Blackstone Inc.

BlackRock, Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Wealthy investors tried to withdraw more than $10 billion from several of the largest private credit funds in the first quarter, forcing management companies to limit withdrawals. This jeopardized one of the key sources of growth for Wall Street and prompted comparisons among some market participants to the first signs of the 2008 financial crisis, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3103e960-5e54-4cff-a439-b61a77ab21bd">writes the</a> Financial Times.

'Bubble deflated': investors take billions out of private credit funds

JPMorgan analysts predict a 15% drop in the S&amp;P 500 if oil prices remain high

Expensive oil will trigger a "domino effect" and crash the US stock market by 15% - JPMorgan

The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East continues for the third week, but the first trading day of the U.S. stocks began in a positive way: the broad index of American stocks S&amp;P 500 in the first minutes of the session added 1%, technological Nasdaq Composite rose by 1.3%, the index of "blue chips" Dow Jones - in the plus by 0.74%.

"Equity markets breathed a sigh of relief": the Nasdaq and S&amp;P 500 each added 1%, oil at $101

36 years ago, a future U.S. president threatened to blow Hark "to smithereens" if Tehran fired "even a bullet" at Americans

Iran's Achilles heel: what's the importance of the Kharq coral island that Trump is targeting

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Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.

Wells Fargo has <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/13/wells-fargo-upgrades-this-discount-retail-chain-on-store-growth-and-value-shopping-tailwinds.html">upgraded</a>&nbsp;mid-cap discount retailer Ollie’s Bargain Outlet as the company expands its store network and increases comparable-store sales, while it may also benefit from new tax incentives in the U.S. As a result, the analysts say “confidence is building into an attractive '26 set-up.”

'Confidence is building': Wells Fargo upgrades mid-cap discount retailer Ollie's

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.

Shares of Petco, a pet-supplies retailer, jumped 34.6% on Thursday after the company improved its outlook for 2026 and said it expects sales to rebound, helped by an expanded assortment of services and pets sold in stores – with tarantulas seen as a new pet trend in the U.S. Jefferies raised its target price for Petco stock, saying the shares do not reflect the progress made so far or the potential for further changes and trade at a discount versus peers.

Petco shares soar on 4Q/2026 earnings, driven by services, fresh food, and tarantulas

CarMax, Inc.

Carvana Co.

Activist investor Starboard Value has <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/activist-starboard-is-said-to-build-350-million-stake-in-carmax">acquired</a>&nbsp;about $350 million worth of shares in CarMax, a mid-cap retailer of used cars. With the arrival of a new chief executive, the company faces a “timely opportunity to address fixable execution gaps and unlock CarMax’s full value potential,” the activist said.

'A big opportunity': Activist Starboard takes stake in used car retailer CarMax

Aeva Technologies, Inc.

The Hackett Group, Inc.

Extreme Networks, Inc.

TipRanks has <a href="https://www.tipranks.com/news/3-small-cap-tech-stocks-with-strong-buy-ratings-and-big-upside-in-2026">identified</a>&nbsp;three small cap tech stocks with "strong buy" ratings and big upside in 2026. Year to date, their share performance has diverged, yet Wall Street still sees upside of at least 49%.

TipRanks names three tech small caps that Wall Street thinks have at least 49% upside

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

Shares of <a href="https://en.oninvest.com/article/the-higher-the-crime-rate-the-higher-the-demand-for-our-services-an-interview-with-the-head-of-ituran">Ituran Location and Control</a>, an Israeli small cap listed in the U.S. that provides satellite-based vehicle monitoring services, offer about 15% upside, according to an update on the company by Freedom Broker (seen by&nbsp;<i>Oninvest</i>). New initiatives are expected to drive growth in subscriber numbers, while dividends and share buybacks should support the stock, the analysts say.

Freedom Broker raises TP on telematics company Ituran after recent earnings

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