Netflix, Inc.

Tesla, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Nebius Group N.V.

Kering SA

This year, we witnessed outbreaks of geopolitical tension, the threat of a global trade war, internal conflicts within the US administration, and the successes and failures of business leaders. In this article, the Oninvest team has selected the heroes of the year who managed to surprise investors in some way.

Buffett, Volozh, Powell: Oninvest's heroes of 2025 

The tech boom, changing leadership in Asia, and political crisis in the US — investment forecasts from Cathie Wood, Mark Mobius, Ray Dalio, Tom Lee, and David Rosenberg

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Xperi Inc.

Golden Matrix Group, Inc.

Allot Ltd.

Electromed, Inc.

Millrose Properties, Inc.

Unitil Corporation

MP Materials Corp.

Wall Street <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/eto-vyigrys-barron-s-nazval-drajvery-rosta-small-cap-kompanij-v-2026-godu">believes</a> that the economic situation in 2026 will be favorable for small companies. These expectations are confirmed: the market is unfolding a "Goldilocks" scenario, which means economic growth without overheating, gradual normalization of inflation, and support for the labor market from the Fed's neutral-soft policy, according to Freedom Broker analysts. At the request of Oninvest, they named eight small- and mid-cap companies whose shares investors should pay attention to in 2026.

Online games, metals, and energy: eight investment ideas in the small-cap segment for 2026

Apple Inc.

Bank of America Corporation

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

These are some of Berkshire Hathaway's latest bets under the leadership of the legendary investor, who is stepping down as CEO in January.

Alphabet, Apple, UnitedHealth: Buffett's most notable deals in 2025

NIKE, Inc.

Intel Corporation

Amazon.com, Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc.

The market likes to follow the actions of legendary investors, trying to understand their logic. And 2025 provided rich food for analysis: gurus' strategies ranged from unexpected technology bets to admitting multimillion-dollar mistakes. Warren Buffett surprised with his purchase of Google, Michael Burry with his return to the mortgage sector he once shorted. We've collected six notable cases of the year, from David Tepper's perfect timing to Stanley Druckenmiller's work on mistakes.

Alphabet, Nike and gold: the most notable investment guru deals in 2025

The head of Apple invested in Nike securities amid the company's weak reporting and a drop in its stock price in December

Nike's stock is on the rise - it was bought for nearly $3 million by Tim Cook

The delayed data released shows that the US economy experienced solid growth in the third quarter of 2025. Such results were achieved at the expense of consumer spending and business investment. However, since then, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-economic-growth-likely-remained-strong-third-quarter-2025-12-23/">points out</a>, the growth rate has likely slowed - amid the recent U.S. government shutdown and the rising cost of living.

U.S. economic growth in the third quarter exceeded expectations. What will happen next?

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Paramount Skydance Corporation

In December, the oldest movie studio in Hollywood Warner Bros. Discovery unfolded a struggle: streaming service Netflix on December 5 <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/netflix-nacal-ekskluzivnye-peregovory-o-pokupke-warner-bros-cem-opasna-sdelka">made an</a> offer to buy part of its business for $83 billion. Paramount Skydance heir Oracle three days later put up its price: $108 billion for the entire Warner Bros. Discovery. Technically, it's about price, but really it's about which media model is more viable.

Netflix and Paramount fight over Warner Bros: what's behind the biggest deal in Hollywood

In which regions of the world should investors look out for flocks of "black" and "gray" swans?

What political events investors should watch out for in 2026

In this holiday-shortened trading week, investors will focus on the prospects for a <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/ralli-santa-klausa-nikogo-ne-udivit-glavnye-indeksy-ssa-vyrosli-vtoroj-den-podrad">"Santa Claus rally"</a> and will also keep an eye on the release of macroeconomic data in the U.S., including a preliminary estimate of third-quarter GDP for the world's largest economy, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/week-ahead-for-fx-bonds-to-jan-2-u-s-data-in-focus-in-quiet-holiday-period-84a7f2ff?mod=central-banking_news_article_pos5#:~:text=Advance%2Destimate%20gross%20domestic%20product%20data%20for%20the%20third%20quarter%20on%20Tuesday%2C%20Dec.%2023%20will%20likely%20be%20the%20highlight">reported.</a>

US GDP data and stock market vacations: what investors need to know this week

adidas AG

PUMA SE

Nike itself was down 10% in premarket trading

Nike's disappointing earnings drag on European sports retailers

Due to the government shutdown, this is the publication of the first consumer price data since September

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