Brent oil jumped more than 13%, WTI - almost 10% due to the threat to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran, through which about 25% of the world's oil and a significant part of LNG passes. Goldman Sachs warns that European prices could rise by 130% if gas transit through this crossing is halted for a month. These and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of March 2.

Main by morning: oil soars due to escalation in the Middle East, UAE bourses closed

The cost of Brent oil jumped 13% to $82 after the opening of trading at the beginning of the working week. Investors also sold shares, reducing risks: futures on the main index of U.S. stocks S&amp;P 500 fell by 0.9%. Gold, a traditional safe haven asset, rose by 1.6%.

Brent price soars 13%, stocks fall: markets react to war in the Middle East

Generate Biomedicines, Inc.

Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank invested $110 billion in OpenAI - the company has completed its funding round, having raised a total of more than twice as much money as in the previous investment round. SpaceX plans to file a confidential IPO in March and expects a valuation of $1.75 trillion, Bloomberg has learned. That said, its listing, the largest in history, is forcing other companies to reconsider going public. Chinese service of payments in steblecoins RedotPay may in 2026 place shares in the U.S. for $1 billion. The main events on the IPO market for the week - in our selection.

$110 billion OpenAI, SpaceX and crypto-payments operator RedotPay: What's important about the IPO by March 1

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

MARA Holdings, Inc.

Coinbase Global, Inc.

Wall Street's largest bank has allowed the likelihood of passage of an important law for the industry, which is now on pause

JPMorgan predicted the growth of the crypto market in the second half of the year. What will ensure it?

Block, Inc.

Dorsey believes that within a year, that's what most companies will do

Jack Dorsey's payment company Block will cut half its staff because of AI. Shares soared

Circle Internet Group

Circle's profits jumped more than 3000% year-over-year

Stablecoin issuer USDC rose in price by a third. It protected investors from the "cryptozyme"

Netflix, Inc.

Paramount Group, Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Donald Trump praised the duties in an address to the nation and said he would not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanded that Anthropic give the military full access to AI models under threat of recognizing the company as a "supply chain risk" or using emergency powers. On these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of February 25.

Main by morning: Trump praises duties, bids for Warner Bros. go up

Bitcoin is approaching its worst monthly performance since June 2022, when the crypto industry experienced a wave of corporate bankruptcies. Back then, the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin project triggered a chain reaction of bankruptcies affecting crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital and lender BlockFi, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-24/bitcoin-btc-heads-for-worst-month-since-june-2022-crypto-winter">writes</a>. On February 24, bitcoin fell 2.64% to $62,858. In February, the cryptocurrency has already lost 19%.

February could be the worst February for bitcoin since the 2022 cryptocrisis

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Tencent Holdings Limited

Investors take insurance in case bitcoin drops to $60,000

Bitcoin falls below $65,000, gold hits three-week peak due to Trump's duties

US President Donald Trump has imposed temporary global duties of 15%, citing a "balance of payments crisis". The European Commission demanded that the US comply with the terms of last year's trade agreement, emphasizing that the new measures undermine market confidence. The value of bitcoin fell by 5% amid the new import fees. About these and other topics - in the review of key events for the morning of February 23.

Robinhood Markets, Inc.

Robinhood is set to float a fund on the New York Stock Exchange to invest in Revolut and other non-public startups. Maya, a Philippine neobank, may list in the U.S. for $1 billion. Wall Street's "eternal bear" fund Jeremy Grantham warned of the risk of a U.S. stock market collapse due to the upcoming mega-placements in 2026. The main events on the IPO market for the week are in our selection.

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