Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

During Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting, founder and former CEO Warren Buffett watched from the audience for the first time, rather than speaking from the stage. However, during a break, the legendary guru, whose advice is heeded by investors around the world, gave an <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/05/02/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-with-berkshire-hathaway-chair-warren-buffett.html">interview to</a> CNBC backstage. Here's what he said.

Deepfakes, casinos in church and the golden rule: what Buffett said in a surprise interview

Apple Inc.

Berkshire's shareholder meeting, the largest in corporate America, was chaired by someone other than Warren Buffett for the first time in 60 years

"Woodstock for capitalists" without Buffett: how Berkshire's shareholder meeting went down 

Peloton Interactive, Inc.

Organon & Co.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Frontline plc

Rigetti Computing, Inc.

First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

Peloton's workouts will appear on the Spotify streaming service app. Indian pharma company Sun Pharma will buy women's health products maker Organon, and Italy's Chiesi will buy KalVista, a developer of therapies for a rare disease. The leaders among small-cap ETFs in the first quarter were funds that benefited from the conflict in the Middle East and the resulting energy shock. Read about the main events of the small-caps sector from Ma. 27 to Ma. 1 in our review.

Highlights in small-caps: Peloton and Spotify deal, M&amp;A in pharma, small-caps ETF results 

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Chevron Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

The UAE withdrew from OPEC and OPEC+. Court hearings on Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI began in the USA. Five companies from the "Magnificent Seven" and two of the largest oil and gas companies in the United States presented quarterly reports. What can we learn from them? Fed and ECB kept rates unchanged - risks for the economy are growing due to the war in the Middle East. The main events from Ma 27 to Ma 1 are in our review.

Musk vs OpenAI, UAE pulls out of OPEC, Big Tech reporting - top news of the week 

Apple faces the challenge of strengthening its artificial intelligence as it lags behind its competitors in this area

Apple has hinted at the possibility of a major purchase. Who could we be talking about?

GameStop Corp.

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Major purchases could bring GameStop closer to Warren Buffett's Berkshire, said investor Michael Burry

Shares of GameStop, known for its meme rally, jumped after news of interest in eBay

Hyundai Motor Company

Tesla, Inc.

The owner of Instagram and Facebook is investing heavily in humanoid robots

Meta has bought a startup that creates AI for robots. Will it compete with Tesla?

The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq Composite set records for point gains in those five weeks

US stocks rise for fifth straight week: their longest rally in 1.5 years

NVIDIA Corporation

The U.S. Defense Department <a href="https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4475177/classified-networks-ai-agreements/">has entered into</a> agreements with seven artificial intelligence companies to deploy their advanced technologies on its classified networks. The Pentagon is seeking to expand the range of AI vendors working with the US military, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/pentagon-reaches-agreements-with-leading-ai-companies-2026-05-01/">explains</a>. At the same time, it continues to ignore one of the leaders in the AI field - the startup Anthropic.

The Pentagon has signed AI contracts with Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon - but not Anthropic

US oil majors Exxon Mobil and Chevron have reported a sharp fall in profits for the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year - even as oil prices soared to multi-year highs after the US and Israel's war with Iran began.

Exxon Mobil and Chevron profits fall as war with Iran disrupts oil supplies

White House notifies Congress of 'cessation' of hostilities in conflict with Iran - AP

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

American cosmetics giant Estée Lauder, owner of cosmetics and skin care brands La Ma and The Ordinary, on May 1 <a href="https://media.elcompanies.com/files/e/estee-lauder-companies/global/investors/earnings-and-financials/quarterly-earnings/2026/q3/q3-fiscal-2026-earnings-release.pdf?_ga=2.199754798.1064262581.1777658379-1319875612.1777658379">announced</a> plans to eliminate up to 3,000 more jobs worldwide as part of an accelerated restructuring program. Thus, the total number of staff reductions could affect up to 10,000 employees, the company said in its release.

Estée Lauder cuts up to 10k employees and raises forecast. What about the stock?

Atlassian Corporation

Shares of Australian-American enterprise software developer Atlassian jumped 30% in trading on Friday, Ma. 1. The company beat Wall Street's expectations for last quarter's results, reporting strong growth in its cloud business and data center revenue. Atlassian was one of the companies hit by the selloff amid the "software apocalypse." Is its stock worth buying now?

Software developer's shares soar: it denied a 'software apocalypse' in its quarterly report

Stellantis N.V.

Ford Motor Company

General Motors Company

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would raise duties on cars and trucks from the European Union imported into the United States to 25%. Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116500111621281950">wrote</a> about this in the social network Truth Social. According to him, import duties will increase "next week".

Trump announced a duty hike on cars and trucks from the EU of up to 25%

Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc.

JetBlue Airways Corporation

The reports pushed the papers of the budget airline's competitors upward

Spirit Aviation shares plummeted 70% on news that the company is preparing to shut down

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

Uber Technologies, Inc.

Shares of Hertz Global Holdings, one of the world’s largest car-rental companies, surged nearly 14% on Thursday after the "<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/hertz-the-original-meme-stock-rewards-its-true-believers-11621354091">original meme stock</a>" announced a robotaxi <a href="https://newsroom.hertz.com/press-releases/press-release-details/hertz-and-uber-partner-to-power-autonomous-robotaxi-and-driver-led-fleet-operations/">partnership</a>&nbsp;with Uber Technologies.

Meme stock Hertz rallies almost 14% on robotaxi partnership with Uber 

Novo Nordisk A/S

Hemab Therapeutics

Shares of biotech Hemab Therapeutics, founded by former Novo Nordisk executives, are now available for early trading on the Freedom client trading platform. The company’s lead asset, sutacimig, is being developed for rare blood-clotting disorders. Later on Friday, the stock will debut on the Nasdaq during the regular session under the ticker symbol <a href="https://tap.freedom24.com/to/quote/COAG.US?utm_source=stocks&amp;utm_medium=COAG.US&amp;utm_campaign=pfu17521958">COAG</a>.

Hemab IPO: Novo-backed blood disorder biotech debuts on the Nasdaq

Shares of rare disease small cap developer KalVista Pharmaceuticals <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/KALV/">surged</a>&nbsp;almost 40% on Wednesday to their highest level since mid-2021 after the biotech <a href="https://ir.kalvista.com/news-releases/news-release-details/chiesi-group-acquire-kalvista-pharmaceuticals-expanding-its">said</a>&nbsp;it would be acquired at a premium by Italian drugmaker Chiesi Group. M&amp;A activity in the rare disease space continues to accelerate, and investors should watch the sector closely for new opportunities, <a href="https://www.channelchek.com/news-channel/chiesi-drops-1-9-billion-to-snag-kalvista-and-the-first-oral-hae-treatment-on-the-market">writes</a>&nbsp;Noble Capital Markets.

Small-cap biotech KalVista to be acquired by Italy's Chiesi; stock hits 5-year high

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF

APA Corporation

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

The escalating conflict in the Middle East has <a href="https://en.oninvest.com/article/middle-east-oil-supply-disruption-surpasses-losses-from-1970s-crises-iea">triggered</a>&nbsp;the largest disruption to oil supplies in the history of the global market. Against that backdrop, oil prices have remained&nbsp;near $100 per barrel, while the energy sector in the S&amp;P 500 <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/energy-stocks-surged-38-q1-200000694.html">gained</a>&nbsp;about 38% in the first quarter even as the broader index <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/03/25/the-sp-500-is-on-track-to-finish-q1-in-negative-te/#:~:text=S%26P%20500%20slid%20roughly%204.6%25%20in%20the%20first%20quarter.">fell</a>&nbsp;4.6%.

Small-cap ETFs in 1Q26: Who managed to gain from the energy shock?

Shares of Organon, the mid-cap maker of women’s health drugs, surged nearly 17% on Monday to mark a one-year high. The company <a href="https://s27.q4cdn.com/703211477/files/doc_news/Organon-s-11-75Bn-Sale-to-Sun-Pharma-04-26-2026-v34.pdf">announced</a>&nbsp;it will be acquired at a premium by India’s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries.

Mid-cap biotech Organon to be acquired by Sun Pharma; shares soar to one-year high

Small Caps

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