U.S. stocks fell sharply after the start of trading on Tuesday, March 3 - the fourth day of the war between the United States and Iran. Moreover, quotations fell more than a day earlier, when the U.S. stock exchanges opened for the first time since the conflict began. Investors are concerned about oil, which has risen to a maximum of almost two years and the possibility that the confrontation in the Middle East may be prolonged.

U.S. stocks fall more than 2%, fear index soars: Wall Street selloff

Amazon.com, Inc.

Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.

Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.

LIG Nex1 Co., Ltd.

Hensoldt AG

BAE Systems plc

Lockheed Martin Corporation

OpenAI admitted that it rushed into a contract with the Pentagon and promised to enshrine a ban on the use of AI for internal surveillance, while Anthropic, after breaking off negotiations with the US Defense Ministry, received a sharp influx of users and opened the "memory" function for the free version. On these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of March 3.

Main by morning: gold and defense rise due to escalation in the Middle East

The president of Yardeni Research believes the current campaign will not be a repeat of the protracted crises of the 1970s and advises profit taking in gold and oil

The war won't be long, says an investor waiting for gold at $10,000. What is his advice? 

Chevron Corporation

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Shell plc

BP p.l.c.

There are 1.5 hours to go before the opening of major US trades

US stock futures fall more than 1%, oil rises 9%: the main thing about the markets

A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S

American Airlines Group Inc.

FedEx Corporation

The risk/return ratio for buying out drawdowns in equities does not yet look compelling, Barclays has warned

"Fuel and energy complex, metals and defense industry are in the lead": what to buy during the US-Iran war

Centerra Gold Inc.

NovaGold Resources Inc.

Gold Royalty Corp.

Contango Ore, Inc.

Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc

Dakota Gold Corp.

Galiano Gold Inc.

DRDGOLD Limited

Insider Monkey has <a href="https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/12-best-gold-stocks-to-buy-according-to-analysts-1706769/5/">identified</a>&nbsp;12 gold mining companies that Wall Street analysts consider attractive "buys." Eight of them are small- or mid-cap firms.

Insider Monkey picks best smid-cap gold stocks amid continuing rally in yellow metal

Investors seek refuge from uncertainty in the dollar and gold

4-year record oil price rise due to war in Middle East slows to 6%

Gold miners will remain profitable even with the precious metal at $4,000 per troy ounce, according to Danny Moses of Moses Ventures

Traders from "The Downgrade Game" reveal the best investments in the midst of the soft-apocalypse

Netflix, Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Smurfit Westrock Plc

International Paper Company

Packaging Corporation of America

Alphabet Inc.

CoreWeave, Inc.

Blue Owl Capital Inc.

Celsius Holdings, Inc.

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

AppLovin Corporation

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

Morning in New York: tariff policy in the spotlight

Newmont Corporation

Gold hovered around $5,000 an ounce on Feb. 20, holding on to a two-day gain

Gold miner Newmont beat forecasts for the fifth consecutive quarter. Why did the stock plummet?

While some analysts are predicting the precious metal to rise to $6,000 an ounce, others are warning investors of a period of prolonged volatility

Gold at $6000? Analysts argue about the precious metal's future after its record rally

BHP Group Limited

The world's largest mining company is focusing on copper mining instead of cheaper iron ore

BHP's top earnings item for the first time was copper due to AI. The stock jumped to a record high