Inflationary pressures due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, coupled with growing worries about layoffs due to artificial intelligence, are creating an extremely stressful time for workers, according to the head of hedge fund Citadel

'Classic shock': billionaire Ken Griffin warned of the risk of a global recession 

QuantumCTek Co., Ltd.

Fixstars Corporation

ICTK Co., Ltd.

NVIDIA Corporation

"Course for peace" in the Middle East pushed stocks in Asia to a six-week high

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Globalstar, Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

A Fox News journalist announced an interview with U.S. President Donald Trump in which he was quoted as saying, "The war [in the Middle East] is over". Meta has extended its partnership with Broadcom until 2029 to scale its own AI chips and reduce its reliance on Nvidia and AMD. Amazon is buying satellite company Globalstar for $11.6 billion to compete with Starlink and launch direct-to-smartphone connectivity - without the use of cell towers. These and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of April 15.

Top story by morning: Trump called war 'over' - Fox, Anthropic valued at $800 billion

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Geopolitical risks due to the war in the Middle East are weakening, which means it's time for investors to prepare for the dollar's decline, according to Deutsche Bank.

Risks from US war are at peak, says Deutsche Bank. Why it's time to bet against the dollar

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Oracle Corporation

U.S. stocks rose at the opening of trading on Tuesday, April 14. The broad market index S&amp;P 500 rose by 0.5%, technological Nasdaq Composite jumped by 1.1%. The Dow Jones blue chip index added 0.2%. Wall Street continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of geopolitical uncertainty, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/13/stock-markets-today-live-updates.html">commented</a> CNBC.

Nasdaq Composite jumped more than 1% in opening trading

Bloom Energy Corporation

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd

Dell Technologies Inc.

HP 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: reporting season will support the bulls

The U.S. and Iranian delegations could return to talks in Islamabad as early as the end of this week, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-iranian-teams-could-return-islamabad-peace-talks-this-week-four-sources-say-2026-04-14/">reported</a>, citing five sources.

US and Iran could resume talks at the end of the week - Reuters

BP p.l.c.

Amid sharply higher oil prices due to war in the Middle East, British oil giant BP <a href="https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/news-and-insights/press-releases/first-quarter-2026-trading-statement.html">said</a> it recorded an "exceptional" oil trading performance in the first quarter of 2026.

BP says 'exceptional' oil trading performance amid war

Alphabet Inc.

The U.S. and Iran are <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/brent-na-vrema-okazalas-nize-100-za-barrel-akcii-rastut-posle-zaavlenij-trampa">trying to agree on</a> a new round of talks before the ceasefire expires. Alphabet faces the risk of lawsuits for more than $200 billion due to antitrust claims. On these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of April 14.

Shell plc

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Chevron Corporation

The cost of <b>Brent</b> crude oil <a href="https://www.ice.com/products/219/Brent-Crude-Futures/data?marketId=6018433">fell</a> below $100 per barrel in trading on April 13, the price growth slowed to less than 5%. The cost of U.S. oil <b>WTI</b> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/CL1:COM">declined</a> at a low of $99.04 per barrel, which corresponds to an increase of 2.6% for the day.

Brent temporarily below $100 a barrel, stocks rise after Trump's statements

Naturgy Energy Group, S.A.

E.ON SE

Enel SpA

TotalEnergies SE

EDP, S.A.

Engie SA

RWE Aktiengesellschaft

Iberdrola, S.A.

Ministers of key EU countries - Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Austria - <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/five-eu-finance-ministers-call-windfall-profit-tax-energy-companies-2026-04-04/">have called for</a> the introduction of a pan-European tax on excess profits of energy companies. By design, a windfall tax could ease the burden on consumers. For investors, this means the risk of pressure on dividends, share buyback programs and free cash flow in the sector.

Tax on excess profits for oil producers: what is the risk of the EU initiative for investors? 

The weakness of stock markets due to the war in Iran is in sharp contrast to the situation that led to the collapse of quotations in 2022, the bank's strategists are convinced