The co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management believes that investors should not change anything in their portfolio because of the escalation in the Middle East

'There are no sensible options': what Howard Marks advises investors to do against the backdrop of war 

TMD Energy Limited

Trio Petroleum Corp.

STAK Inc.

The leaders of growth in the small-cap segment were the shares of three energy companies - their quotations for just one day, March 2, added more than 149%. The papers are rising in price amid concerns about oil supplies in the Middle East, Benzinga <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/26/03/50991856/trio-petroleums-cooling-off-after-hours-after-169-rally-what-made-tpet-shoot-up">writes</a>.

Three energy companies rose more than 149% in a day. The reason is oil

Venture Global, Inc.

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

On Monday, the securities of the company, which has collapsed 60% since its IPO, added 17%, the same amount they are rising by in the March 3 premarket

A little-known US LNG exporter could be a beneficiary of the EU gas crisis

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Chevron Corporation

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

The growth of oil prices accelerated at the trading on March 3. Quotes added more than 9% and exceeded $85 per barrel. The cost of raw materials reached the maximum since mid-July 2024. American oil West Texas Intermediate (WTI) grew by 7.2% - up to $76.4 per barrel.

Oil has surpassed $85 a barrel. It's at its highest since July 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

SK hynix Inc.

Global funds have withdrawn more than $3 billion from local assets amid a wave of risk avoidance

The best-performing market of the year experienced its strongest sell-off since 2024. Who's down?

Shell plc

Eni S.p.A.

TotalEnergies SE

Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A.

Wall Street's largest investment bank sees European share prices as "efficient rather than outright overvalued"

JPMorgan bet on Europe's oil and gas majors over Gulf risks

NVIDIA Corporation

Amazon.com, Inc.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc.

MongoDB, 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: geopolitical pressures are mounting

BP p.l.c.

TUI AG

The Stoxx Europe 600 lost more than 2% at the opening of trading

Iran war pushes EU stocks to biggest two-day drop since April

Energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz have been disrupted - a scenario analysts called "worst-case" among the possible consequences of escalating conflict in the Middle East 

Coal at highs, oil at $80: What's happening in the markets on day 4 of the Iran war

The escalation of the conflict in Iran has led to higher energy prices and increased geopolitical risks: it is unclear how long the crisis will last and how much the region's energy infrastructure will be affected. One of the few beneficiaries may be Russia.

"A reason for optimism": how the war in Iran and the ruble will affect the Russian economy

Indivior Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Bausch + Lomb Corporation

Core Scientific, Inc.

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V

TOR Minerals International, Inc.

Barrick Mining Corporation

Oaktree, an investment firm known for finding value in "unloved" assets, focused on specific niches at year-end, from bitcoin mining to Latin American aviation

Aviation, pharma and bitcoin miner: how billionaire Howard Marks' portfolio has changed

Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.

Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.

LIG Nex1 Co., Ltd.

Hensoldt AG

BAE Systems plc

Lockheed Martin Corporation

OpenAI admitted that it rushed into a contract with the Pentagon and promised to enshrine a ban on the use of AI for internal surveillance, while Anthropic, after breaking off negotiations with the US Defense Ministry, received a sharp influx of users and opened the "memory" function for the free version. On these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of March 3.

Main by morning: gold and defense rise due to escalation in the Middle East

The risk of oil price rise to $100 per barrel is now considered real even by stock "bulls", notes Bloomberg

Wall Street warned against buying back U.S. stocks on the downturn because of the threat of $100 oil

Lumentum Holdings Inc.

Coherent Corp.

Nvidia is investing $2 billion each in photonics manufacturers <a href="https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-strategic-partnership-with-lumentum-to-develop-state-of-the-art-optics-technology">Lumentum Holdings</a> and <a href="https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-coherent-announce-strategic-partnership-to-develop-optics-technology-to-scale-next-generation-data-center-architecture">Coherent</a> - the chipmaker has entered into strategic agreements with them to beef up its data center processors, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-invest-2-billion-photonic-product-maker-lumentum-2026-03-02/">reports </a>. The deals also include Nvidia's commitment to purchase billions of dollars worth of laser and optical components, as well as future access to manufacturing capacity.

Nvidia is investing $4 billion in photonic technology developers. Why would it do that?

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Oracle Corporation

Microsoft Corporation

Zscaler, Inc.

Intuit Inc.

At the same time, bets against software stocks reached the highest level since the 2008 crisis

Is the "software apocalypse" over? The war in Iran has not prevented the return of investors in software

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.

Shares of Israeli satellite communications company Gilat, which are traded on the Nasdaq, could rise almost 20% over the next two months, according to an investment idea put out by Freedom Broker (and seen by Oninvest). The selloff following the company’s latest earnings has created an attractive entry point, while rising tensions in the Middle East are boosting demand for the company’s products, the analysts said.

Freedom sees attractive entry point in satellite maker Gilat amid geopolitical morass

Centerra Gold Inc.

NovaGold Resources Inc.

Gold Royalty Corp.

Contango Ore, Inc.

Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc

Dakota Gold Corp.

Galiano Gold Inc.

DRDGOLD Limited

Insider Monkey has <a href="https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/12-best-gold-stocks-to-buy-according-to-analysts-1706769/5/">identified</a>&nbsp;12 gold mining companies that Wall Street analysts consider attractive "buys." Eight of them are small- or mid-cap firms.

Insider Monkey picks best smid-cap gold stocks amid continuing rally in yellow metal

Krispy Kreme, Inc.

Shares of doughnut maker Krispy Kreme <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/dnut/analystestimates?mod=mw_quote_tab">surged</a>&nbsp;27.8% after the company released its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. The company said it expects further deleveraging and progress in executing its turnaround plan following the <a href="https://en.oninvest.com/article/krispy-kreme-and-mcdonald-s-will-end-their-doughnut-partnership-analysts-were-betting-on-it">end of its partnership with McDonald’s</a>.

Krispy Kreme shares shoot up almost 30% on 4Q/FY earnings

Bajaj Consumer Care Limited

MTAR Technologies Limited

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes S.A.

Last year showed that small caps in emerging markets can compete with large issuers, despite a <a href="https://en.oninvest.com/article/undervalued-small-caps-where-to-make-money-in-emerging-markets">lag</a>&nbsp;that persisted through the third quarter. For 2025, the return of the Equal Weight EM Small Cap Index, put together by analyst Aldiyar Anuarbekov for Oninvest, amounted to 18.25% in dollar terms*. For comparison: the broad-market S&amp;P 500 index grew 16.65%, while the smid-cap Russell 2000 rose 11.21% last year. The 8.06% increase in the Cap Weight EM Small Cap Index, meanwhile, indicates that the gains were more evenly distributed rather than concentrated in a small number of large stocks.

Where to find outstripping returns in EM small caps in 2026

Dutch Bros Inc.

Dutch Bros, a small U.S. coffee chain, is a growth stock that "could supercharge your returns over the next five years and beyond," <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/02/26/growth-stock-supercharge-invest-return-5-years/">argues</a>&nbsp;Motley Fool contributing analyst Neil Patel. The company’s stock is trading about 45% below its peak even as its fundamentals remain strong, he says, creating an attractive entry point for investors.

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