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

NVIDIA Corporation

RTX Corporation

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Halliburton Company

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Southwest Airlines Co.

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

CoreWeave, Inc.

Block, Inc.

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: Middle East conflict in focus

Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's largest oil company, said that one of its refineries was hit, resulting in a small fire at the facility that was contained, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/02/us-iran-live-updates-trump-oil-gold.html">writes</a>.

A fire broke out at a Saudi Aramco plant after an Iranian attack. Work has been suspended

Brent oil jumped more than 13%, WTI - almost 10% due to the threat to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran, through which about 25% of the world's oil and a significant part of LNG passes. Goldman Sachs warns that European prices could rise by 130% if gas transit through this crossing is halted for a month. These and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of March 2.

Main by morning: oil soars due to escalation in the Middle East, UAE bourses closed

The cost of Brent oil jumped 13% to $82 after the opening of trading at the beginning of the working week. Investors also sold shares, reducing risks: futures on the main index of U.S. stocks S&amp;P 500 fell by 0.9%. Gold, a traditional safe haven asset, rose by 1.6%.

Brent price soars 13%, stocks fall: markets react to war in the Middle East

On Monday, the markets will face one of the most serious geopolitical tests in recent times: they will open amid a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and military strikes against oil-producing countries in the Middle East. Oninvest has collected the opinions of managers and investors on what market players should prepare for.

War in the Middle East: what should investors do at Monday's market open? 

Trump says Iran offers talks: what's happening in the Middle East

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, US President Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116150413051904167">wrote </a>in a post on the Truth Social platform.

Iran's supreme leader has been assassinated, US President Trump says

The passage is now "practically" closed, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported

Tankers avoid the strait off the coast of Iran. 25% of all oil shipments pass through it

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Shell plc

Chevron Corporation

BP p.l.c.

And three scenarios for the global oil market

Risks, prices, escalation: four major questions about oil in light of the US-Iran war

Iran's possible restrictions on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz could potentially cause oil prices to spike to $84 or even $140 a barrel, analysts have warned

Oil at $140 a barrel: what analysts say about the escalation in the Middle East

The markets' obvious reaction to the conflict in the Middle East will be to reduce investors' appetite for risk, an analyst warns