Delta Air Lines, Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

Qantas Airways Limited

Air France-KLM SA

Scandinavian airline SAS has announced that it will cut about 1,000 flights in March-April amid a sharp rise in jet fuel prices. SAS emphasized that this is only a small fraction of the more than 5,000 flights the company operates weekly, Swedish business daily Dagens Industri <a href="https://www.di.se/nyheter/sas-vd-staller-in-tusen-avgangar-i-april/">reported</a>.

Europe's first major airline cancels hundreds of flights due to fuel price spike

Associated Banc-Corp

Century Communities, Inc.

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Primo Brands Corporation

Columbia Sportswear Company

Barron's has <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/small-cap-value-fund-crushing-peers-f3b098da?mod=RTA">named</a> five stocks in which the Heartland Value fund, which specializes in investing in small-cap companies, invests. Its annualized return was 30.8% versus 25.4% for the comparable Russell 2000 Value index. Morningstar ranked Heartland Value among the top 4% of funds in its industry by this metric.

Housing, water, clothing: small-cap stocks in which the fund that outperformed the market invests

U.S. President Donald Trump on March 18 suspended the centennial Jones Act, which requires the transportation of cargo between U.S. ports exclusively on ships built in the U.S., Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/trump-waives-us-shipping-law-for-oil-and-gas-amid-iran-war">reported</a> citing sources. Information in the White House <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/trump-jones-act-oil-iran-war.html">confirmed to</a> CNBC. The measure is aimed at cheapening the transportation of oil, gas and other goods inside the country and should help contain the growth of energy prices amid the war with Iran.

Trump suspended a century-old shipping law. Oil soared to $109

Emaar Properties PJSC

Emaar Development PJSC

Aldar Properties PJSC

J.P. Morgan analysts see downside potential for shares of key UAE developers

Drones and deals: should we wait for discounts on the real estate market in Dubai

Major U.S. stock indices opened in the negative zone on March 18. Brent oil jumped to $108 per barrel after Iran's statements about Israeli strikes on an Iranian gas field, as well as after the data on wholesale inflation in the U.S. was higher than expected, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/us-stock-futures-extend-rally-ahead-of-fed-rate-decision">writes.</a>

U.S. stocks down, oil down $108 - after Israeli attack on Iran gas field

Swarmer, a small-cap developer of drone software, saw its shares soar 520% on Tuesday, the first day after its IPO. Against a backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions and increased military spending globally, investors have turned their attention to the defense segment, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/ai-drone-software-stock-jumps-700-in-best-ipo-since-newsmax">notes</a>.

Drone software company Swarmer skyrockets 520% in first day of trading

Oracle Corporation

Palantir Technologies Inc.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

'Impressive turnaround': software makers' stocks come out on top after war breaks out

In February, the wholesale cost of goods and services in the U.S. - the segment where rising inflation usually shows up earliest - rose much more strongly than expected, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/ppi-inflation-february-2026.html">writes</a>.

US wholesale inflation in February significantly exceeded expectations

With the outbreak of war in the Middle East, the commodity crisis forced many investors to revise their economic forecasts and look for safe havens. All of this has had a direct impact on the currency market. Gleb Nazarenko, CEO of Astero Falcon, wrote which ones showed resilience in the crisis, and which ones were among the victims.

The dollar has strengthened since the start of the war in the Middle East. What other currencies have gone up? 

Nebius Group N.V.

Arkady Volozh's Nebius Group, a cloud provider, has raised $4 billion through the placement of convertible bonds, according to the company's statement, which is available to Oninvest. Thus, the company increased the volume of the deal - from the originally <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/nebius-privlecet-3-75-mlrd-cerez-konvertiruemye-obligacii-akcii-upali-na-5">planned</a> $3.75 billion. It needs the money to finance the construction of data centers.

Volozh's Nebius raised $4 billion through a bond issue. This is more than planned

Amazon.com, Inc.

lululemon athletica inc.

Alphabet Inc.

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

Morning in New York: the Fed is on the ropes

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates are planning to relax tax residency requirements for expats, allowing them to spend more time abroad without losing their favorable tax status, sources <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ea6c84c9-3385-4b32-ab25-0f439a26891d?syn-25a6b1a6=1">told the</a> Financial Times. The measure is aimed at those who left the country after the outbreak of war in the Middle East, during which Iran has repeatedly attacked various sites in the UAE, including the center of Dubai.

UAE may relax tax rules for expats who left because of war with Iran - FT

Devon Energy Corporation

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

Permian Resources Corporation

One of Japan's largest banks advised betting on relatively small oil producers

In search of 'undervalued value': Mizuho names stocks that have yet to recover from oil's rise

The Mosaic Company

TotalEnergies SE

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Chevron Corporation

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Alcoa Corporation

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

Nutrien Ltd.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

In the third week of U.S. and Israeli military action against Iran, commodity markets entered a phase that CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/01/experts-weigh-potential-scenarios-for-oil-if-strait-of-hormuz-closes.html">compares</a> to the oil crisis of the 1970s. The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has effectively cut off Asia's and Europe's largest consumers from some of their suppliers of energy, metals and chemicals. Who loses from this and who stands to gain?

Which companies will benefit from the disruption of raw material supplies due to the Iran war 

Microsoft Corporation

Minimax-wp

Knowledge Atlas Technology Joint Stock Company Limited

Oil prices fell after Iraq agreed to resume exports through Turkey to bypass the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. crude inventories were higher than expected. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's stock surged on Chinese AI tigers. Microsoft is preparing for a possible lawsuit with Amazon and OpenAI over circumventing Azure exclusivity. On these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of March 18.

Highlights for the morning: oil is cheaper, AI tigers take off, Microsoft vs. OpenAI and Amazon

Beyond Meat, Inc.

Shares of plant-based meat producer <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BYND/">Beyond Meat</a> fell nearly 5% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the company <a href="https://investors.beyondmeat.com/news-releases/news-release-details/beyond-meatr-reports-delay-annual-report-form-10-k-full-year">said</a>&nbsp;it would not be able to file its annual report on time. Beyond Meat stock has been “a colossal disappointment,” Motley Fool contributor Will Ebiefung <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/03/14/3-reasons-to-sell-beyond-meat-stock-before-its-too/">wrote</a>&nbsp;a few days before.

Beyond Meat shares selling off on annual report delay, preliminary 4Q revenue

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

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