Apple Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Throughout February, investors have been rushing from extreme to extreme over fears about artificial intelligence. Against this backdrop, are there any companies that have not yet been affected by traders' nervousness? Yes, one of them is Apple. Strangely enough, it is now benefiting from the fact that it lagged behind the leaders in AI development and was not too connected with the probable consequences of its implementation.

Apple was able to turn around a lag in the AI race: its stock avoided a massive sell-off

Black February: how AI triggered a sell-off on Wall Street

Trump says Iran offers talks: what's happening in the Middle East

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, US President Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116150413051904167">wrote </a>in a post on the Truth Social platform.

Iran's supreme leader has been assassinated, US President Trump says

The passage is now "practically" closed, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported

Tankers avoid the strait off the coast of Iran. 25% of all oil shipments pass through it

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Shell plc

Chevron Corporation

BP p.l.c.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

And three scenarios for the global oil market

Risks, prices, escalation: four major questions about oil in light of the US-Iran war

Iran's possible restrictions on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz could potentially cause oil prices to spike to $84 or even $140 a barrel, analysts have warned

Oil at $140 a barrel: what analysts say about the escalation in the Middle East

The markets' obvious reaction to the conflict in the Middle East will be to reduce investors' appetite for risk, an analyst warns

Bitcoin falls to $63k, crypto market loses $128 billion amid US attack on Iran

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

The markets' reaction to the conflict in the Middle East is likely to be a decline in risk appetite and a rise in the cost of oil, analysts say 

US and Israel conduct military operation against Iran: online

The U.S. has launched "large-scale military action in Iran," President Donald Trump said in a video on the social media network Truth Social. He said the goal was to protect the US by "eliminating immediate threats from the Iranian regime."

 Trump announced the launch of a major operation against Iran

Israel has announced a "preventive" missile strike on Iran, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-28/israel-launches-attack-on-iran-as-explosions-reported-in-tehran?srnd=homepage-americas">reports</a>, citing the Israeli Defense Ministry. The U.S. is also participating in the operation, sources told the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-explosion-tehran-c2f11247d8a66e36929266f2c557a54c">Associated Press</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/28/world/iran-strikes-trump">The New York Times</a>.

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