Oracle Corporation

Noble Corporation plc

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.

iHeartMedia, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

NVIDIA Corporation

Organon & Co.

AppFolio, Inc.

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

The Procter & Gamble Company

Charter Communications, Inc.

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Eli Lilly and Company

Novo Nordisk A/S

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

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Rigetti Computing, Inc.

Investors should avoid Rigetti Computing, a quantum computing stock, or buy it only for speculative purposes, <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/04/27/rigetti-computing-down-70-from-high-time-to-buy/">says</a> Motley Fool freelance analyst Will Healy. The company needs to improve its financial position first, he explains.

An analyst has advised avoiding shares of Quantum Rigetti. What is he unhappy about?

Ma 1, Russia <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/russia-kazakhstan-oil-pipeline-energy-crisis-strait-of-hormuz-germany-berlin/a-76895743">will block</a> supplies of Kazakh oil to the PCK refinery in Schwedt. This refinery supplies more than 90% of Berlin's needs in diesel fuel, heating fuel and gasoline. PCK Schwedt was formerly owned by Rosneft; after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, German authorities confiscated it. The oil was replaced with Kazakhstani oil, which is supplied through the Druzhba pipeline through Russian territory. And now Moscow is blocking these supplies. Sergey Vakulenko, an oil industry expert, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sergey.vakulenko.7/posts/pfbid0kYNHjQ8yjH5G7qzGuAT6zqDe5ZS2Rwqs7pMitkALVb4SWWuTRLTfSCk8HRRTVhgql">believes</a> that quarreling with Kazakhstan in the current circumstances is not a good idea.

Russian Federation blocks Kazakh oil supplies to Germany: they provide fuel for Berlin

China has blocked Meta Platforms' acquisition of Manus, an AI startup that develops universal AI agents. The amount of this purchase was estimated at $2 billion.

China has blocked Meta's $2 billion purchase of the AI startup

Iran has handed the United States a new proposal within the dialog on ending the war in the Middle East: to open the Strait of Hormuz and end the conflict by postponing nuclear talks to a later stage, an unnamed U.S. official and two sources familiar with the situation <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/27/iran-us-hormuz-strait-nuclear-talks-proposal-pakistan">told</a> Axios. However, these reports managed to slow the growth of oil prices, which fell to $106 per barrel on April 27 only briefly - at the time of publication Brent jumped back above $107.

Iran has proposed a new plan for the Strait of Hormuz to the U.S. - Axios. Oil - above $107

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

SK hynix Inc.

Oil prices exceeded $105 per barrel amid the breakdown of talks between the US and Iran and the escalation in the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, the war in the Middle East hit electronics supply chains: the shortage of raw materials for printed circuit boards after logistical disruptions and attacks on petrochemical facilities drove up their prices. About these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of April 27.

Top story for the morning: US-Iran talks collapse, $12 billion deal in pharma market

Apple Inc.

After new <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ii-vozvrasaetsa-v-fokus-vnimania-s-p-500-i-nasdaq-composite-dostigli-rekordov">records</a> in the U.S. stock market, investors are preparing for the busiest week of the reporting season. Although the situation around Iran is still unpredictable, traders will have many other significant catalysts, Yahoo Finance <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mag-7-earnings-bonanza-and-powells-home-stretch-what-to-watch-this-week-113016596.html#:~:text=The%20Iran%20situation%20may%20remain%20uncomfortably%20fluid%20for%20many%2C%20but%20investors%20will%20have%20plenty%20of%20other%20catalysts%20to%20answer%20the%20market%27s%20questions%20%E2%80%94%20and%20raise%20new%20ones.">points out</a>. The main event will be the financial results for the last quarter of five corporations from the so-called "Magnificent Seven". Technology giants <b>Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms</b> and<b> Apple</b> are expected to present their financial results.

Magnificent 7 earnings, Fed and ECB rates: what investors need to know this week

X-Energy

Honeywell International Inc.

SpaceX admitted that the project of space data centers, for the financing of which its IPO is being prepared, may turn out to be unprofitable. Revolut will seek to achieve capitalization of $200 billion on the listing, waiting at least two years. Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI in value for the first time. The main events on the IPO market during the week are in our selection.

SpaceX, Revolut and Anthropic's $1 trillion valuation: what's important about the IPO by April 26

Data

Hecla Mining Company

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

GitLab Inc.

USA Rare Earth, Inc.

Qorvo, Inc.

Shares of rare earth metals producer USA Rare Earth rose after the purchase of Serra Verde mines - the company strengthened its position in the strategic sector. Shares of cannabis and psychedelics producers rose on the news about the easing of regulation. Against this background, analysts pay attention to small-caps stocks in anticipation of the outcome of negotiations between the US and Iran, as well as chipmakers that may benefit from the launch of a foldable iPhone. The main events in the small-caps sector from April 20 to 24 are in our review.

Main in small-caps: rare-earth metals, iPhone chips, US-Iran talks

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

Astec Industries, Inc.

Trilogy Metals Inc.

Taylor Devices, Inc.

Aeluma, Inc.

Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc.

Since the start of the year, the small- and mid-cap segment has shown a notable recovery: the Russell 2000 index has gained more than 12%, while the broader S&amp;P 500 is up less than 5%. Volatility remains elevated amid geopolitical uncertainty and turbulence in commodity markets. In this environment, Freedom Finance Global analyst Georgy Timoshin suggests viewing the market through a balance of two factors: economic growth and inflationary pressure. Based on this approach, he has come up with five stocks with solid upside over the next 12 months.

Where to invest $1,000 right now: Five small caps set to rise in next 12 months

Elmet Group Co.

Premarket trading in Elmet Group (ELMT), a&nbsp; has started on the Freedom trading platform. Later on Thursday, the company’s shares will debut on the Nasdaq under the symbol ELMT (Freedom clients: to trade, click on <a href="https://tap.freedom24.com/to/quote/ELMT.US?utm_source=stocks&amp;utm_medium=ELMT.US&amp;utm_campaign=pfu17895694">ELMT</a>).

Elmet Group IPO: Precision components manufacturer debuts on the Nasdaq

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