Iran on Tuesday, February 17, partially blocked the Strait of Hormuz - strategically important for the world's oil supplies - for "security purposes" in connection with military exercises of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/17/iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-oil-nuclear-talks-geneva.html">reported</a> citing the country's state television.

Iran has partially blocked the world's most important oil corridor. What about oil prices?

Amazon.com, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

There is a strange paradox going on in the American market right now: we are in the epicenter of a technological breakthrough, but the indices are feverish. Moreover, sectors that are as far away from neural networks as possible are falling "in company" with bigtech. It seems that we are witnessing a phase of hard sobering, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1854MtaRBw/?mibextid=wwXIfr">writes</a> German Kaplun, co-founder and strategy director of TMT investments, on his Facebook page.

Why is the market going down because of AI if AI is so smart?

Lockheed Martin Corporation

CVS Health Corporation

AstraZeneca PLC

The largest U.S. bank called such securities the best safe haven for investors

'A once-in-a-generation chance'. Why JPMorgan advises to buy unpopular quality stocks

Strategy Inc

Strategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin in the world, <a href="https://x.com/Strategy/status/2023088526904967568">said</a> it has enough assets to withstand a drop in the price of bitcoin to $8,000 and still fully fulfill its debt obligations. This message was published by Strategy representatives on their page in social network X, which intensified the ongoing discussion around the company's debt strategy.

Strategy says it is prepared to survive an 88% bitcoin collapse. What's wrong with its plan?

Rivian Automotive, Inc.

Tesla, Inc.

The bank liked the automaker's forecast for deliveries this year, but it will be a challenge to realize its vision

UBS dropped its advice to sell Rivian shares. Why isn't the analyst ready for more? 

A co-CIO looks at how low interest rates, tax policy, reshoring, technology adoption, and deregulation may fuel small-cap earnings growth


Five potential drivers of small-cap earnings growth from Royce

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Paramount Skydance Corporation

Netflix, Inc.

After the Warner Bros. board of directors rejected Paramount twice in the past three months in favor of the Netflix deal

Warner Bros. has given Paramount a week to make a "best and final" takeover offer

Micron Technology, Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

Broadcom Inc.

The company is building mega-factories in New York and Idaho to reduce the technology gap between memory chips and AI infrastructure

Micron is taking over the US: chipmaker to invest $150 billion in factories due to AI memory shortage

Century Aluminum Company

Freedom Broker is opening a short-term trade idea on mid-cap aluminum producer Century Aluminum, expecting the stock to gain about 13% over the next two months. The call is based on what the analysts describe as the company’s unique position as a domestic producer of primary aluminum, benefitting from Trump's trade policy and tariff protection.

Freedom short-term trade idea: Buy Century Aluminum as beneficiary of Trump policies

Uber Technologies, Inc.

Lyft, Inc.

Baidu, Inc.

Pony AI Inc.

Digital mobility platforms Uber and Lyft, which recently successfully disrupted the traditional cab market with new technologies, are now under pressure themselves. The value of their shares is declining - investors fear that the emergence of fully autonomous robot cabs will make past innovation leaders obsolete.

Breaking down the disruptors: how robotaxis are breaking the Uber economy

BHP Group Limited

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

The Walt Disney Company

Apple Inc.

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.

Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc.

Coinbase Global, Inc.

Pinterest, Inc.

Expedia Group, 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: quotes are looking downward

Walmart Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Johnson & Johnson

Investment capital is flowing into chip manufacturing, retail and oil companies