International Business Machines Corporation

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Walmart Inc.

One of the blows to the market came from a Citrini Research report claiming that the AI boom could unleash unemployment as high as 10%

A new wave of soft-apocalypse and fears over duties: US indices lost more than 1%

Shares of systems integrator International Business Machines (IBM) plunged more than 13% in trading Monday, falling below the $223 mark. Investors began selling the company's securities after AI startup Anthropic <a href="https://claude.com/blog/how-ai-helps-break-cost-barrier-cobol-modernization">announced</a> that its Claude Code model now supports Common Business-Oriented Language (COBOL) programming.

IBM shares crash 13%: Anthropic's AI has mastered ATM 'language'

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Fintech company PayPal Holdings has attracted interest from potential buyers after its capitalization nearly halved, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-23/paypal-attracts-takeover-interest-after-stock-slump">sources</a> told Bloomberg.

Bloomberg revealed the takeover bidders for the slumping PayPal. Shares soared

Morgan Stanley strategists expect that the Swiss franc may strengthen by 17% against the dollar - it will be supported by growing investor confidence in the status of this currency as a protective asset amid uncertainty in U.S. economic policy, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-23/gold-like-swiss-franc-may-surge-17-morgan-stanley-s-adams-says?embedded-checkout=true">writes</a> Bloomberg. In the bank's "bearish scenario" the rate could reach an all-time high of 0.64 Swiss francs per dollar against about 0.777 <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/CHF=">on February 23</a>.

"The most gold-like currency": Morgan Stanley expects franc to rise 17% against the dollar

Capgemini SE

Accenture plc

The company has engaged consulting agencies to implement its new product in the work of corporate clients

IPO-ready OpenAI has found a way to strengthen itself in the corporate marketplace

Novo Nordisk A/S

Eli Lilly and Company

A key objective of the trial was to confirm that Novo was as effective as a competitor's product, Eli Lilly

Novo's failure to test a weight loss drug has sparked a sell-off in the Danish market

Amazon.com, Inc.

Tesla, Inc.

Ares Management Corporation

KKR & Co. Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

"You can't bet against Trump, if he wants to impose duties, he'll find a way to do it," the analyst believes

US stocks decline amid Trump's 'confusion' over duties

The European Union has warned of its readiness to freeze the ratification process of the trade agreement with the United States and asked the administration of US President Donald Trump for further clarification on America's new duty policy, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-23/eu-set-to-freeze-us-trade-deal-approval-over-trump-tariff-risk">writes</a>.

No choice: EU threatens to halt approval of US trade deal over Trump's duties

Lucid Group, Inc.

Investors should avoid buying shares of electric vehicle maker Lucid in the hope of a rebound, <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/02/22/should-you-buy-lucid-while-its-below-10/">argues</a>&nbsp;Motley Fool contributor Chris Neiger. Over the past three years, the company’s stock has fallen about 90%, a decline that may make the shares look attractive ahead of the planned launch of a lower-priced EV model. But that appeal is misleading, the analyst believes, the core issue being that Lucid remains deeply unprofitable.

Motley Fool analyst warns against temptation to buy EV maker Lucid on the dip

Apple Inc.

According to a new study, companies with the worst reputations are bypassing the market while leaders are making losses

Apple broke the stereotype of low returns on "everyone's favorite" stock. What is the threat?

Entry-level positions in investment banking allow you to earn six-figure sums, but require working 24/7

Can an analyst get 9 hours of sleep? Wall Street has closed a lawsuit over 24/7 work hours

Hermes International Societe en commandite par actions

NIKE, Inc.

Some limited luxury handbags and sneakers are appreciating faster than stocks in the main U.S. index S&amp;P 500, the platform FashioNica found out. The goods of French brand Hermes, for example, including the world-famous Birkin bags, are particularly quoted. Analysts call luxury goods assets and compare them, for example, to gold.

Airo Group