General Motors Company

Ford Motor Company

GE Aerospace

Oshkosh Corporation

Tesla, Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Daikin Industries,Ltd.

The U.S. and Iran are discussing a truce extension amid the crisis over the Strait of Hormuz, which is keeping oil market tensions at bay. At the same time, Washington is looking for ways to increase defense production by attracting automakers amid depleting arsenals and rising military spending. On these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of April 16.

Top story for the morning: US and Iran may extend deal, Musk presses suppliers for chips

Allbirds, Inc.

Financially troubled eco-friendly sneaker maker Allbirds <a href="https://ir.allbirds.com/news-releases/news-release-details/allbirds-inc-executes-50m-convertible-financing-facility">said</a>&nbsp;on Wednesday it is changing course, announcing the sale of its footwear brand and a pivot to providing AI computing through its own data center. Following the announcement, Allbirds shares surged more than 700% within hours.

Shoemaker Allbirds soars 700% on new business plan around AI computing infrastructure

Snap Inc.

The company that owns popular messenger Snapchat said it will cut 1,000 positions and close 300 posted jobs as it seeks to cut costs and use artificial intelligence to boost productivity, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/snap-lay-off-about-16-staff-2026-04-15/">reports</a>. AI already allows it to eliminate routine tasks and work in smaller teams, Snap said. The company's shares soared nearly 10% on the New York premarket, up 6% at the open. Quotes are down more than 30% since the beginning of the year.

Snap announced 16% staff cuts and a bet on AI. Shares soared

ASML Holding N.V.

Dutch chip equipment maker ASML - Europe's most valuable company by market capitalization - has raised its sales forecast for the full year 2026 due to a sharp rise in spending worldwide on artificial intelligence, <a href="https://www.asml.com/en/news/press-releases/2026/q1-2026-financial-results">according</a> to the company's first quarter 2026 report.

ASML raised its sales forecast due to the AI boom. Why did the stock fall?

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Datadog, Inc.

The drawdown in tech stocks in 2026 has made buying them one of the best investment ideas, says Goldman Sachs

OpenAI, following Anthropic, has released an AI for finding holes in software. Should we expect "bugmageddon"?

Anthropic and OpenAI are trying to get ahead of each other in going public to skim the cream off the market

Investors lined up for Anthropic shares, offering a valuation of $800 billion

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Globalstar, Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

A Fox News journalist announced an interview with U.S. President Donald Trump in which he was quoted as saying, "The war [in the Middle East] is over". Meta has extended its partnership with Broadcom until 2029 to scale its own AI chips and reduce its reliance on Nvidia and AMD. Amazon is buying satellite company Globalstar for $11.6 billion to compete with Starlink and launch direct-to-smartphone connectivity - without the use of cell towers. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of April 15.

Top story by morning: Trump called war 'over' - Fox, Anthropic valued at $800 billion

Oracle Corporation

Bloom Energy Corporation

Shares of software developers continued to rise after their best day since April 2025

Oracle shares soared for the second day in a row. What caused the rally and whether it's too late to buy

Eli Lilly and Company

Novo Nordisk A/S

Shares in manufacturer Ozempic jumped 3.5%

"Superpower Charge": Novo Nordisk bets on OpenAI in confrontation with Eli Lilly

OpenAI's IPO capitalization must be at least $1.2 trillion at the end of the IPO to ensure a return on investment at the last investor round, says one investor

Investors questioned OpenAI's $852bn valuation amid shifting priorities - FT

Stanford University has released an annual report on how artificial intelligence is evolving: how much money has come into the industry, how the technology is affecting the labor market, and how AI is viewed by society

Who will be out of work and how much money is in AI: six questions from the Stanford report

Alphabet Inc.

The U.S. and Iran are <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/brent-na-vrema-okazalas-nize-100-za-barrel-akcii-rastut-posle-zaavlenij-trampa">trying to agree on</a> a new round of talks before the ceasefire expires. Alphabet faces the risk of lawsuits for more than $200 billion due to antitrust claims. On these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of April 14.

Artificial intelligence (AI)