The U.S. has launched "large-scale military action in Iran," President Donald Trump said in a video on the social media network Truth Social. He said the goal was to protect the US by "eliminating immediate threats from the Iranian regime."

 Trump announced the launch of a major operation against Iran

Israel has announced a "preventive" missile strike on Iran, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-28/israel-launches-attack-on-iran-as-explosions-reported-in-tehran?srnd=homepage-americas">reports</a>, citing the Israeli Defense Ministry. The U.S. is also participating in the operation, sources told the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-explosion-tehran-c2f11247d8a66e36929266f2c557a54c">Associated Press</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/28/world/iran-strikes-trump">The New York Times</a>.

Israel and the U.S. have launched airstrikes against Iran

Apple Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Because of the shortage of memory chips, the era of cheap gadgets may be a thing of the past

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US President Donald Trump has ordered all US federal agencies to "immediately stop" using the technology and software of AI startup Anthropic, he <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116144552969293195">wrote</a> in the social network Truth Social on Friday, February 27. The statement came amid pressure on AI developer Claude from the Department of Defense: the agency <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/27/anthropic-pentagon-ai-policy-war-spying.html">demanded</a> that the company it has a contract with give it full access to AI functions.

Trump has banned the use of AI from Anthropic in the US public sector

A key concern for U.S. assets is the risk associated with a weaker dollar against the euro, the investment bank said

UBS dropped its recommendation to buy U.S. stocks. What worries the bank?

Two key US indices out of three were down at the end of the month: in February, the market experienced several waves of software apocalypse due to fears that the AI boom would lead to the destruction of software developers' business models and increased unemployment. The state of the labor market should clarify the employment report, whose release is scheduled for next week. At the same time, its importance has grown sharply after the unexpectedly high wholesale inflation rate published on Friday, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/27/stocks-will-get-early-march-test-with-high-stakes-jobs-report-next-week.html">notes </a>. It increased investors' fears, and they sold off stocks on the last trading day of the month.

Nasdaq Composite has its worst month in a year: market sell-offs hit due to AI threat

Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company SpaceX plans to confidentially file for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission as early as March, sources <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-27/spacex-is-said-to-weigh-confidential-ipo-filing-as-soon-as-march?embedded-checkout=true">told </a>Bloomberg, with some saying the company could expect a valuation of more than $1.75 trillion.

SpaceX plans to file for IPO in March, expecting a $1.75 trillion valuation - Bloomberg

Paramount Skydance Corporation

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Paramount Skydance has signed a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion, according to an audio recording of a meeting of WBD employees, which was <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/warner-bros-signs-110-billion-deal-with-paramount-its-executive-discloses-2026-02-27/">reviewed by </a>Reuters. The deal comes after Netflix <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/netflix-otkazalsa-ot-bor-by-za-warner-bros-discovery-on-resil-ne-povysat-stavku">dropped its </a>claim to Warner Bros. assets the day before, on Feb. 26. The streaming giant did not raise the bid after months of struggle.

Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion - Reuters

Blue Owl Capital Inc.

Citigroup Inc.

Morgan Stanley

KKR & Co. Inc.

Ares Capital Corporation

American Express Company

Capital One Financial Corporation

Shares of U.S. banks and private asset managers fell on February 27 amid growing concerns about artificial intelligence and instability in the private lending sector. The sell-off affected both the largest Wall Street banks and securities of alternative investment funds.

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European stocks have risen for eight consecutive months

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Nebius Group N.V.

Arkady Volozh, CEO of cloud provider Nebius Group and founder of Yandex, has renounced his Russian citizenship, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-27/billionaire-yandex-founder-volozh-renounces-russian-citizenship">reports</a>, citing a source in the billionaire's entourage. The source said that Volozh received confirmation this week that he is no longer a Russian citizen.