Bank of America Corporation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Citigroup Inc.

American Express Company

Visa Inc.

Mastercard Incorporated

Risks to Fed independence could lead to a short-term lag in U.S. markets, JPMorgan says

The S&amp;P 500 and the Dow have turned around and hit records. Is the market not afraid of a case against Powell?

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Facebook owner Meta Platforms <a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2026/01/dina-powell-mccormick-joins-meta-as-president-and-vice-chairman/">has appointed </a>former U.S. President Donald Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick to the position of president and vice chairman of the board of directors. Meta has created this position specifically for Powell McCormick, where she will focus on working with governments and investors on artificial intelligence, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-12/meta-taps-former-trump-advisor-for-new-role-driving-ai-buildout?sref=Y0jVLcFo">explains </a>.

Meta has hired an ex-Trump adviser to coordinate AI projects

Exxon Mobil Corporation

The conventional wisdom is that the goal of the U.S. campaign in Venezuela is oil. President Trump even named the amount of money he is going to get for Venezuelan raw materials. Sergey Vakulenko wondered whether the White House understands what exactly it is going to buy. We publish the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1H5f5TxHdh/?mibextid=wwXIfr">post</a> without bills - this is Sergey Vakulenko's private opinion.

$133 per barrel - Sergey Vakulenko's opinion on President Trump's Venezuelan project

The three major U.S. stock indexes fell after the opening of major trading on Jan. 12.

U.S. stocks fell at the open of trading due to the investigation of Fed chief Powell

Chevron Corporation

DHT Holdings, Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corporation

U.S. President Donald Trump is aiming to attract billions of dollars of American investment in Venezuela's oil industry. Bloomberg has compiled a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-10/a-trader-s-guide-to-venezuela-as-trump-takes-over-oil-industry">guide</a> on how investors are approaching the sudden set of opportunities created by the capture and arrest by the states of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Oil, defense, agribusiness: Bloomberg compiled a guide for investors after Maduro's collapse

Intel Corporation

Walmart Inc.

The Boeing Company

Vistra Corp.

Oklo Inc.

General Motors Company

Novo Nordisk A/S

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

New York morning: pressure on Powell triggers selloffs

Iranian authorities announce a crackdown on protests in the country amid reports that Trump is considering options to pressure Tehran

Iran has accused the US and Israel of organizing the largest protests in the republic's history

Traders are willing to bet against the dollar amid increased risks of White House pressure on the Fed to cut interest rates

Trump's pressure on the Fed has collapsed the dollar. Gold and silver have record highs

In the US, the conflict over the independence of the Fed has escalated due to criminal pressure on Jerome Powell. Donald Trump's administration is discussing military and non-military scenarios against Iran amid mass protests. China, despite betting on AI, electric cars and robotics, can't compensate for a prolonged collapse in real estate. About these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of January 12.

Discord, U.S. mortgage giants and China's AI tigers: what's important about IPOs by Jan. 11

ConocoPhillips

The heads of major U.S. oil companies at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, January 9, expressed caution about returning to Venezuela, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/trump-pressures-big-oil-for-100-billion-venezuela-investment?srnd=homepage-americas&amp;sref=Y0jVLcFo">reports </a>.Top managers of Chevron, Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, as well as executives of Halliburton, Valero Energy, Marathon and other players came to the White House. Although many thanked Trump for the opportunities opened after the overthrow of Maduro, big business is in no hurry to make large-scale investments, the agency notes.

Oil giants cautiously embraced Trump's call to invest $100 billion in Venezuela

Broadcom Inc.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

ASML Holding N.V.

Micron Technology, Inc.

Applied Materials, Inc.

Intel shares rose in trading on Friday, January 9, by more than 10% after the meeting of the company's CEO Lip-Bu Tan with U.S. President Donald Trump. Quotes reached $45.5, which was their highest since March 2024. In August 2025, the White House <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/dola-intel-usla-v-belyj-dom-cto-boatsa-poterat-amerikanskie-cinovniki">bought </a><a href="https://oninvest.com/article/dola-intel-usla-v-belyj-dom-cto-boatsa-poterat-amerikanskie-cinovniki"></a>the chipmaker's securities for more than half the price: the stake it bought for $8.9 billion is now worth about $19 billion, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/semiconductor-stocks-boosted-by-donald-trumps-intel-praise.html">calculated</a>. Already this year, the company's capitalization has managed to grow by 22%.