Kazakhstan's oil sector has been stagnating for several years, partly due to the need to comply with OPEC+ quotas, which the country does not always strictly adhere to. In 2026, production will have to be restricted even further to compensate for past excesses. But can Kazakhstan use this as an incentive for development? Kirill Lysenko, an analyst for sovereign and regional ratings at Expert RA, answers this question.

Will Kazakhstan turn OPEC+ oil production restrictions into a driver for its economic development?

Dollar Tree Inc. R

Dollar General Corporation

Five Below, Inc.

Walmart Inc.

In early December, several US fixed-price and discount retail chains reported growth in quarterly sales.

Which discounters are capitalizing on the tendency of US consumers to save money?   

NIKE, Inc.

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

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.

Shares of biotech Capricor Therapeutics have <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/capr?mod=search_symbol">surged</a> 530% over the past month, following the publication of successful results from a <a href="https://www.capricor.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/331/capricor-therapeutics-announces-positive-topline-results">Phase 3 trial of</a> the drug deramyocel against the rare disease Duchenne myodystrophy. If the company receives regulatory approval for the drug, Capricor's shares could rise another 75%, according to Wall Street.

Shares of biotech Capricor rose by 530%. Should investors bet on further growth?

Jefferies named Nike as the top choice among sports retailers in 2026

SoftBank Corp.

SoftBank sold off its stakes in Nvidia and T-Mobile for the sake of it, Reuters has found out

All for AI: SoftBank rushes to close $22.5 billion deal with OpenAI

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Apollo Global Management is going into "risk reduction mode" by building up cash reserves. Mark Rowan, head of one of the world's most influential investment companies, considers the markets overheated and warns of growing geopolitical and systemic threats.

'When something bad happens': Apollo lowers risks in anticipation of turbulence

lululemon athletica inc.

Activist fund Elliott Investment Management has acquired a stake in Lululemon Athletica for more than $1 billion and has joined the search for a new CEO for the company

Lululemon has a major new activist investor. Will it save the company's business?

In December this year, the Russian Federation was added to the EU's blacklist in the area of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism, which in the long term should make life more difficult for those who are somehow connected with Russia. Iran has been on this list for many years. Oninvest asked Iranianist Nikita Smagin, who has lived in the Islamic Republic, to describe how life is organized for Iranians from a financial point of view.

Personal finance in Iran: how citizens live under sanctions

Ferrari N.V.

Renault SA

Volkswagen AG

Bank of America has bet that some European automakers will be in a favorable position for price gains in 2026 thanks to a likely easing of regulatory rules, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/15/here-are-bank-of-americas-top-european-auto-picks-for-2026.html">reports</a>. The sector's relatively cheap stocks retain catch-up potential amid a possible revision of CO2 emissions regulations, according to Horst Schneider, head of sector research at BofA. The analyst predicts a traditionally strong first quarter for the sector, followed by a correction and a new upturn by the end of the year.

Ferrari and 4 other companies: BofA names the best stocks in Europe's car industry for 2026

Apollo is not the only investment giant that has seen a threat to the business models of many B2B software vendors

Apollo has taken a bearish stance on enterprise software developers. What threatens them?

Wealthfront Corporation

The company went public on the Nasdaq under the ticker WLTH

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