Southwest Airlines Co.

The Procter & Gamble Company

United Parcel Service, Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Chevron Corporation

Lockheed Martin Corporation

RTX Corporation

US President Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran that was set to expire on the evening of Wednesday, April 22. Trump attributed his decision to the fact that the government in Tehran is "seriously divided," he <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116444507618729432">wrote</a> on the Truth Social network. The president did not outline a new deadline.

Trump has extended the truce with Iran

Speaking at a U.S. Senate Banking Committee <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAY_55vlS28">hearing</a>, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Federal Reserve Board, Kevin Warsh, emphasized several times that he would act independently if he is approved and takes the job. Here are five of his key statements.

Definitely not Trump's puppet: five major statements from the candidate to head the US Federal Reserve Board

The U.S. president does not intend to extend the ceasefire agreement, which is valid until April 22. Brent trades at $95 per barrel

US stocks rise. Trump says he expects a 'great deal' with Iran

Apple Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

Spruce Biosciences, Inc.

BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, Inc.

Blue Owl Capital Inc.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Biogen Inc.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Capital Markets Research, Freedom Broker.

Morning in New York: focus on the change of the Fed's head

Kevin Warsh, the candidate nominated to head the Federal Reserve Board by US President Donald Trump, has pledged to defend the regulator's independence if he is confirmed. In an open-ended speech, with which Warsh plans to address the US Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, April 21, he says the Fed should be largely free of political influence but remain focused on its core tasks. "The Fed's independence depends largely on the Fed itself," he says in the text, which <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000019d-ab72-db52-adbf-fb7aa0e00000">was obtained</a> by Politico.

A candidate to head the Fed has pledged to protect its independence. What he sees as a threat

American Airlines Group Inc.

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Shares of United Airlines and American Airlines fell in trading on April 20, after the latter publicly rejected the idea of a merger. American called the deal, which would have resulted in a giant carrier on the market, a threat to competition.

Shares of American Airlines and United fell after rejecting the creation of an airline giant

Shell plc

BP p.l.c.

Ryanair Holdings plc

Some strategists warn of correction risks in the U.S. stock market, while others believe that the peak of risk aversion on Wall Street has already passed

"Back to square one": analysts - on what the market has come to after 50 days of war

Eli Lilly and Company

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Morning in New York: Investors focus on escalation in the Middle East  

Tesla, Inc.

Intel Corporation

The Boeing Company

The main focus of the markets this week continues to be on developments in the Middle East. Last Friday, April 17, oil fell heavily on Iranian Foreign Ministry <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/iran-morgnul-pervym-cto-znacit-otkrytie-ormuzskogo-proliva-s-tocki-zrenia-politiki">statements</a> that the Strait of Hormuz was "fully open" to merchant ships. But over the weekend, the situation <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/gaz-v-evrope-podorozal-na-10-brent-na-7-posle-eskalacii-v-ormuzskom-prolive">unfolded</a>: the U.S. Navy fired on and seized an Iranian cargo ship, and Tehran accused Washington of violating the truce, which is due to end on Tuesday, April 21, and resumed the blockade of the strait, which led to a <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/gaz-v-evrope-podorozal-na-10-brent-na-7-posle-eskalacii-v-ormuzskom-prolive">sharp rise in oil prices</a>.

The situation around Iran, Tesla and Intel earnings: what investors need to know this week

Oil and natural gas prices in Europe rose sharply, while U.S. stock index futures fell in early trading after the weekend due to increased uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz. Over the weekend, Iran re-blocked the strait to commercial shipping, and the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged ship for the first time since the blockade.

European gas prices up 10%, Brent up 7% after escalation in the Strait of Hormuz

The US Navy detained an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman by "blowing a hole" in its engine room, US President Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116433000897070863">said</a> on Truth Social media.

US seized Iranian-flagged ship while trying to break blockade - Trump

Iran has not yet agreed to participate in further talks 