NVIDIA Corporation

Netflix, Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

International Business Machines Corporation

Paramount Skydance Corporation

Nvidia reported a 73% jump in quarterly revenue thanks to demand for data center chips and gave a forecast above market expectations. Revolut is preparing a new round of funding and expects a valuation in excess of $100 billion before a possible IPO. Stripe is considering buying PayPal, while Netflix gave up the fight for Warner Bros. Discovery - it ended up being bought by Paramount Skydance for $110 billion . About the main events from February 23 to 27 - in our review.

Highlights of the week: record Nvidia revenue, a new round of Revolut, and IBM's worst day ever

Chevron Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

BP p.l.c.

Shell plc

The talks are "guaranteed to fail" and then $100 a barrel oil is "well within reach," FGE NexantECA, a consulting firm, warned

Oil has fallen in price after the US and Iran's decision to continue nuclear talks. What's next?

Brent was up 2% after rising 4% a day earlier

Oil prices rise to six-month high: Trump gave Iran 10 days

Iran on Tuesday, February 17, partially blocked the Strait of Hormuz - strategically important for the world's oil supplies - for "security purposes" in connection with military exercises of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-oil-nuclear-talks-geneva.html">reported</a> citing the country's state television.

Iran has partially blocked the world's most important oil corridor. What about oil prices?

This is how investors reacted to Trump's threats against Iran - the US President demanded the Islamic Republic to conclude a nuclear deal. Otherwise, Trump warned, Tehran should be ready for a military solution to the issue

Oil broke through the $70 mark for the first time since September. Analysts expect more growth

Weakening dollar and supply disruptions boost oil market rally

Oil nears strongest month in 2.5 years

Brent quotes were falling by 2.5% in the course of trading 

Oil prices down due to de-escalation around Greenland and progress on Ukraine

Halliburton Company

Baker Hughes Company

SLB N.V.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

PDD Holdings Inc.

Kuaishou Technology

Meituan

JD.com, Inc.

Legendary investor Michael Burry, who predicted the mortgage crisis of 2007-2008, has <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/pravila-igry-izmenilis-cto-majkl-b-urri-delaet-s-portfelem-posle-kraha-maduro">named</a> five companies from his current portfolio that could become beneficiaries of the collapse of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime and allow him to painlessly survive the new round of aggravation of relations between the United States and China. Oninvest with the help of analysts analyzed whether his bet will work for private investors.

Burry holds 5 stocks because of Venezuela and China. Should we follow his example? 

The risk of an oil shock is intensifying amid the escalation of a number of geopolitical conflicts

"Oil shock": analysts named scenarios amid US pressure on Iran and Venezuela

Oil prices jumped after US President Donald Trump <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/pomos-v-puti-tramp-obratilsa-k-iranskim-protestuusim">addressed </a>protesters in Iran, in which he urged them not to give up and said that "help is on the way," CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/13/oil-prices-today-trump-iran-protests.html">reported </a>. Brent futures rose 2.6 percent to $65.5 a barrel. Exchange contracts for North American WTI added 2.8% and passed the mark of $61 per barrel. At the moment, both grades rose in price by more than 3%.

Oil rose sharply after Trump's words on helping protesters in Iran

Traders in the oil market are watching the development of protests in Iran, which could lead to disruptions in oil production in the country or risk blocking the Strait of Hormuz - the most important route for energy exports from the Middle East, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-12/oil-prices-and-iran-protests-how-could-escalation-of-crisis-impact-industry">writes.</a>