Oracle Corporation

Noble Corporation plc

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.

iHeartMedia, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

NVIDIA Corporation

Organon & Co.

AppFolio, Inc.

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

The Procter & Gamble Company

Charter Communications, Inc.

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

Eli Lilly and Company

Novo Nordisk A/S

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Capital Markets Research, Freedom Broker.

A morning in New York: in search of new landmarks

Iran has handed the United States a new proposal within the dialog on ending the war in the Middle East: to open the Strait of Hormuz and end the conflict by postponing nuclear talks to a later stage, an unnamed U.S. official and two sources familiar with the situation <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/27/iran-us-hormuz-strait-nuclear-talks-proposal-pakistan">told</a> Axios. However, these reports managed to slow the growth of oil prices, which fell to $106 per barrel on April 27 only briefly - at the time of publication Brent jumped back above $107.

Iran has proposed a new plan for the Strait of Hormuz to the U.S. - Axios. Oil - above $107

Hecla Mining Company

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation

GitLab Inc.

USA Rare Earth, Inc.

X-Energy, Inc. Class A Common Stock

Qorvo, Inc.

This week, shares of rare earths producer USA Rare Earth rose after the acquisition of Serra Verde mines, strengthening the company’s position in a strategic sector. Meanwhile, cannabis and psychedelics stocks advanced on regulatory easing in the U.S. Against this backdrop, analysts have highlighted small caps amid uncertainty over the future of U.S.-Iran negotiations, as well as chipmakers that could benefit from the launch of a foldable iPhone. Below is a roundup of key developments in the small-cap segment from April 20 through April 24.

Small caps last week: U.S.-Iran talks, rare earths, U.S. drug policy easing, chips

Intel Corporation

America's broad index of stocks S&amp;P 500 and technology Nasdaq Composite opened April 24 in positive territory on the back of Intel securities soaring to an all-time high, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/stock-market-today-live-updates.html">notes</a>.

Intel stock soared to an all-time high, pushing up the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq

Brent crude oil jumped to over $107 per barrel in trading on April 24. Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-24/european-stock-returns-are-now-losing-against-the-us-this-year">notes</a> that this was the highest level since U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire in the Middle East on April 8. However, then - oil quotations rolled back first to the level of the previous close, and then - and went into negative: a Pakistani official familiar with the situation, said: the Iranian foreign minister is expected to arrive in Islamabad on Friday to participate in the second round of talks between Tehran and Washington, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates?srnd=phx-markets">writes</a>.

Oil falls from two-week high: Iran may continue talks with US - media

SAP SE

Arm Holdings plc

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

MaxLinear, Inc.

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

Coursera, Inc.

Mobileye Global Inc.

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

Hasbro, Inc.

Dover Corporation

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Morning in New York: Intel and SAP reports will set the tone for trading

NIKE, Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Paramount Skydance Corporation

Israel and Lebanon extend a U.S.-brokered truce. Nike will cut staff for the sake of automation. And SpaceX attracted $20 billion as a loan before potentially the largest IPO in history. About these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of April 24.

Top story for the morning: SpaceX borrowed $20 billion, Nike to lay off 1,400 people for automation

Israel and Lebanon will extend the ceasefire for another three weeks, US President Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116456113408853958">said </a>on Truth Social. The parties reached <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/izrail-i-livan-soglasovali-10-dnevnoe-prekrasenie-ogna-tramp">an</a> initial agreement on April 16, at which time it was a truce for 10 days.

Israel and Lebanon will extend truce, Trump announced. This is important for negotiations with Iran

US President Donald Trump - shortly before the start of the April 23 trading session on the US markets - ordered the US military to "shoot and destroy" any boats that plant mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Also against this background, as well as - due to uncertainty about the de-escalation of the situation in the Middle East - the main U.S. stock indices opened with a decline, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-slip-investors-pause-clarity-us-iran-war-2026-04-23/">notes</a>.

Trump instructed to 'destroy' ships spreading mines in Strait of Hormuz Stocks fell

Tesla, Inc.

United Rentals, Inc.

Texas Instruments Incorporated

CSX Corporation

ServiceNow, Inc.

International Business Machines Corporation

Southwest Airlines Co.

GE Vernova Inc.

Teleflex Incorporated

Masco Corporation

The Boeing Company

Adobe Inc.

Robinhood Markets, Inc.

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Vertiv Holdings Co

Morning in New York: a healthy respite after the rally

The U.S. military reported intercepting two Iranian oil supertankers trying to circumvent the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

US announces interception of two Iranian supertankers. Oil, $104

Foreign investors and wealthy expats have helped Dubai's real estate market become one of the most sought-after in the world. But now, amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, which has put pressure on demand, housing prices in the emirate - for the first time since the 2020 pandemic - have fallen, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/dubai-home-prices-post-first-declines-after-post-pandemic-boom">writes</a>, citing data from Dubai-based consulting and research firm ValuStrat.

Dubai home prices fall amid war - first time since 2020