Switzerland's largest bank forecasts the precious metal to grow by almost 30% by early 2027

UBS bet on gold against it going into a bearish phase during the Iran war

Major U.S. stock indices opened March 25 with growth - the prospects of de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East partially managed to dispel investors' fears about long-term disruptions in energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/us-stock-futures-rise-mideast-ceasefire-prospects-lift-sentiment-2026-03-25/">writes</a> Reuters.

S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq jumped 1% amid signals of de-escalation of war with Iran

While the European Stoxx 600 has lost 8.6% since the start of the war in the Middle East, the energy sector of the index has added 10%

Morgan Stanley expects the rally in the energy sector in Europe to continue

Ondas Inc.

Shares of <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ONDS/">Ondas Holdings Inc.</a>, a mid-cap developer of autonomous drones and a partner of software maker Palantir Technologies, gained more than 5% in premarket trading on Wednesday. The move comes after investment bank Needham raised its target price for the stock by roughly a third. Less than a year ago, Ondas shares were trading below $1 and faced potential delisting; since then, the stock has surged following a shift in the company’s strategy. Over the last 12 months, Ondas shares have jumped 1,215%. The stock has attracted investor attention amid the conflict in the Middle East, Barron’s <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/trump-iran-stock-market-treasuries-things-to-know-today-1fd45954?mod=mw_quote_news&amp;adobe_mc=MCMID%3D83065470832406916711435245832042088155%7CMCORGID%3DCB68E4BA55144CAA0A4C98A5%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1774434576">writes</a>.

Shares of mid-cap Palantir partner Ondas jump after earnings, Needham TP upgrade

Microsoft Corporation

Salesforce, Inc.

Shares of the software giants collapsed amid news of Anthropic and Amazon jeopardizing the subscription model

Echoes of the 'software apocalypse': software developer stocks fall again due to AI threat

Tencent Holdings Limited

NVIDIA Corporation

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Baidu, Inc.

Knowledge Atlas Technology Joint Stock Company Limited

Minimax-wp

In early March 2026, a line of<a href="https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3731127675158790"> more than a thousand people</a> lined up outside Tencent's headquarters in Shenzhen, China. "Every generation has its own eggs," they quipped, alluding to the way their parents choked in huge lines for free eggs, which in the PRC was at one time customary to give away as promos for stores, writes Chinese tech publication 36Kr. This time, people came for a free installation of the OpenClaw AI agent with a red lobster on its logo, which has become very popular in China lately. Of course, I couldn't pass by such a phenomenon. This text is written partly by an AI agent named Zwat. I share my personal experience.

How to grow a lobster: I spent three days testing an AI agent, and here are my findings about it

Apple Inc.

The voice assistant will be available in a chat format - like ChatGPT and other assistants

Bloomberg: Apple will make a separate app for the new Siri with AI. It will be unveiled in June

National Vision Holdings, Inc.

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.

Five Below, Inc.

Loop Capital has recommended three defensive stocks that could help investors preserve capital amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The war is “casting a major pall, as we think a prolonged period of high oil prices will not only reduce purchasing power but will also dent consumer confidence,” analyst Anthony Chukumba wrote in a note <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/stock-market-today-live-updates.html">cited</a>&nbsp;by CNBC.

Loop capital recommends three defensive stocks as Middle East conflict continues

Braze, Inc.

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

KB Home

Blaize Holdings, Inc.

Robinhood Markets, Inc.

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Core & Main, Inc.

Circle Internet Group

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: geopolitics swaying quotations

Futures on U.S. stock indices opened trading on March 25 with active growth. In Europe, shares are also actively rising in price: the Stoxx 600 index at the moment added 1.6%. Brent crude oil is holding mostly below $100 per barrel, falling below $98 in the course of trading.

US futures rise, Europe rallies, Brent below $99: what's happening in the markets

SK hynix Inc.

Coupang, Inc.

Shares of key supplier Nvidia have risen 365% in South Korea over the past year

SK Hynix has decided to launch an SPO in the U.S. of up to $14 billion. Why aren't investors happy?


The blocking of the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran's new conditions for Tehran to pay for oil in Chinese currency could disrupt U.S. financial dominance