Founders with Russian roots in 2025 attracted just over $3 billion of foreign investment in their projects, which is comparable to the result of 2024. This means that the crisis of 2022-2023, when foreign investors turned away from Russian startups after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, has been overcome. In 2026, Russian founders will have to deal with new serious problems, including tougher US immigration policy and Russia's inclusion in the EU's money laundering blacklist. How will this affect their business?

Startups with Russian roots attracted more than $3 billion in foreign investment in 2025. What awaits them in 2026? 

At the beginning of trading, the main EU stock indices opened in the negative, but then recovered this fall

European stocks rise amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East

Broadcom Inc.

CrowdStrike Holdings, 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: investors remain cautious

Ondas Inc.

BlackSky Technology Inc.

Iridium Communications Inc.

Oppenheimer analysts have identified three small companies whose technology could help the U.S. and its allies defend against drone attacks in the Middle East. “It appears the US and Israel have significantly underestimated Iran’s drone capabilities,” Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan wrote in a research note <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/anti-drone-stocks-iran-war-ondas-blacksky-iridium-4066149d?mod=RTA">cited</a>&nbsp;by Barron’s.

Oppenheimer names three promising small caps making counter-drone technology

According to Bloomberg, the operator of the oil tanker is a unit of Angola's oil state company

Tanker attacked off Iraq coast, largest since Iran crisis began - Bloomberg

A prominent short-seller believes that the optimism around AI has blinded investors - and because of this, they are failing to see the dangerous fragility of the market

Compressed Spring: why an investor in The Big Short is expecting a collapse like never before seen

AIA Group Limited

Minimax-wp

XPeng Inc.

According to the Nikkei consensus forecast, China's real GDP is expected to grow by 4.5% in 2026

China has lowered its GDP growth target to a historic low. Why is this good for stocks?

Emaar Properties PJSC

Dubai has been hit by a missile - it has become a serious stress test for the city, which positions itself as a global financial and investment center. However, so far, investors are reacting with restraint to the event, which should have shaken up one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world, partner of CTL multifamily office Ekaterina Ponka told Oninvest.

Emirates under missile attack: a test of the resilience of the Sheikh economy

Amazon.com, Inc.

SK hynix Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Singapore Airlines Limited

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

The military phase of the renewed conflict between the US, Israel and Iran continues for the sixth day in a row. What is happening in the markets and what analysts say about it - we have collected the main things by March 5.

Amazon data centers under attack, possible chip supply disruptions: Day 6 of the Iran war

NVIDIA Corporation

OpenAI has increased annual revenue to more than $25 billion and is expanding aggressively in the enterprise market, competing with Anthropic and Google. Broadcom expects AI chip sales to exceed $100 billion by 2027. On these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of March 5.

Highlights for this morning: new Anthropic and Pentagon talks, $25 billion in OpenAI revenue

MIRAE ASSET Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

Wall Street hedge fund Amont Partners is betting on SK Hynix

Stocks in Korea after record collapse make highest jump since 2008

Tesla, Inc.

Uber Technologies, Inc.

Bank of America Corporation

Bank of America resumed coverage of Tesla shares on March 4 with a buy recommendation. Prior to the suspension of analytical support, the bank had a neutral stance on the company. According to BofA, the company's progress in autonomous driving and robotaxi services could be the next stage of its growth. Tesla shares jumped 3.5% in trading Wednesday, but are down 10% since the beginning of the year.

Airo Group