Meta Platforms, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

It lost in tests to AI from Google, OpenAI and Anthropic

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Wall Street is "trading threateningly along the lines of 2007-2008," Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett wrote in a note to clients. In his opinion, the jump in oil prices amid the war with Iran and growing market fears around private lending resemble in market activity the period preceding the global financial crisis of 2008, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/bofa-s-hartnett-warns-markets-are-starting-to-look-like-2008?embedded-checkout=true">writes</a>.

Ominous dynamics: BofA sees 3 signs in the market before the 2008 crisis

Investors should not panic because of the rapidly changing market situation related to the war in Iran and the rising cost of oil, according to analysts <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/where-to-invest-stock-market-strategy-oil-us-iran-war-2026-3">surveyed by</a> Business Insider. Their advice is based on historical experience: in the post-World War II period, markets recovered losses 72% of the time within six months of the outbreak of military conflicts, according to Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth Management's Art Hogan. "So any abrupt change in a long-term investment portfolio is likely to be a mistake," he told Business Insider.

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At mid-day on March 13, America's broad index of stocks, the S&amp;P 500, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost the gains that both indices <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/akcii-ssa-rastut-na-fone-valyh-ekonomiceskih-dannyh-pocemu">had posted in</a> the early hours of the trading session.

The market is waiting for the opening of the Straits Times: the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq lost gains, oil soared to $102

This, citing sources familiar with the situation, was reported by the Financial Times, in Italy the information about participation in such negotiations was rejected

France and Italy agree with Iran on safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz

The war in the Middle East, which has deprived the world of about 20% of the global supply of oil and liquefied natural gas, is changing expectations about global inflation, economic growth and the outlook for monetary policy. An average oil price of $150 or even $200 a barrel no longer seems impossible to analysts, and such a rise could reignite inflation.

'An incredible shift': where two weeks of war in Iran has taken the world economy

Major U.S. stock indexes rose in early trading on March 13 - data on U.S. GDP for the last quarter of 2025, as well as indicators of the index of personal consumption expenditures in the States for January indicated a slowdown in the economy, than strengthened hopes for lower interest rates of the Federal Reserve, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/us-stocks-rise-as-tepid-economic-data-boosts-rate-cut-hopes">writes.</a>

U.S. stocks rise amid sluggish economic data. Why.

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.

Shares of Petco, a pet-supplies retailer, jumped 34.6% on Thursday after the company improved its outlook for 2026 and said it expects sales to rebound, helped by an expanded assortment of services and pets sold in stores – with tarantulas seen as a new pet trend in the U.S. Jefferies raised its target price for Petco stock, saying the shares do not reflect the progress made so far or the potential for further changes and trade at a discount versus peers.

Petco shares soar on 4Q/2026 earnings, driven by services, fresh food, and tarantulas

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Artificial intelligence has changed the way war is fought, Alex Karp is convinced

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The core index of personal consumption expenditures in the United States rose at an annualized rate of 3.1% in January. The conflict in the Middle East may push it even higher, according to an analyst at Carson Group

The Fed's favorite measure of inflation rose at the fastest pace in nearly two years

Quotes of Brent crude oil at the auction on March 13 fell to a daily low of $98.45, down 1.5% from the previous close. Futures for the U.S. Mark WTI oil also fell to $93.03, losing more than 2%. At the same time during the session, Brent jumped up to $102.75 per barrel amid the ongoing escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, while WTI traded at an intraday high above $98.

Oil has fallen below $100 a barrel: what's going on?

The Token2049 cryptocurrency conference - one of the world's largest - will not take place in Dubai next month as planned amid Iran's ongoing missile strikes on the UAE and other Middle Eastern countries, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/dubai-crypto-event-token2049-postponed-as-iran-war-continues?srnd=homepage-europe&amp;embedded-checkout=true">reports. </a>

Dario Amodei