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.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

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

US-Iran nuclear deal talks ended without an agreement

'Fear is pushing up prices': oil is at highs since summer

NVIDIA Corporation

Coinbase Global, Inc.

ASML Holding N.V.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Nu Holdings Ltd.

Celestica Inc.

Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Vale S.A.

Adani Enterprises Limited

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras

Novo Nordisk A/S

Rio Tinto Group

Rheinmetall AG

Reliance Industries Limited

Constellium SE

LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Societe Europeenne

71% of asset management firms plan to <a href="https://www.grantthornton.com/insights/articles/asset-management/2025/ai-is-transforming-asset-management">incorporate</a> generative AI into their operations, according to data from a survey of 500 senior investment industry executives in key global markets conducted by Grant Thornton in partnership with ThoughtLab. Two-thirds say the payoff in AI is still modest, and 12% see no return or negative results. I don't have access to the same resources and infrastructure as BlackRock, for example, or another large money manager. But if the majority is going to implement generative AI, it is logical to ask whether it can already fulfill a basic investment objective at the retail investor level today.

I gave three AI chatbots €500 to invest. Here's what they did with my money

The market is underestimating the risks of hard-to-predict extreme events that could bring down quotations in the IT sector, economist Nassim Taleb said

Black Swan author predicts mass bankruptcies in the software sector

Netflix, Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Smurfit Westrock Plc

International Paper Company

Packaging Corporation of America

Alphabet Inc.

CoreWeave, Inc.

Blue Owl Capital Inc.

Celsius Holdings, Inc.

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

AppLovin Corporation

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: tariff policy in the spotlight

The talks are "guaranteed to fail" and then $100 a barrel oil is "well within reach," FGE NexantECA, a consulting firm, warned

Oil has fallen in price after the US and Iran's decision to continue nuclear talks. What's next?

GRAIL, Inc.

Opendoor Technologies Inc.

Copart, Inc.

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

RingCentral, Inc.

Apple Inc.

Deere & Company

Omnicom Group Inc.

Booking Holdings Inc.

EPAM Systems, Inc.

Morning in New York: consumer spending data will increase volatility

SoftBank Corp.

Microsoft Corporation

Nvidia is close to investing up to $30 billion in OpenAI at the startup's valuation of $730 billion - the new deal will replace the previous $100 billion framework agreement, which was never legally formalized, and will be part of OpenAI's funding round worth over $100 billion. Oil is holding near six-month highs after US President Donald Trump's ultimatum to Iran and America's largest military build-up in the Middle East since 2003. These and other topics are in our review of key events for the morning of February 20.

Morning Highlights: Nvidia to invest $30 billion in OpenAI, gold at $5000, oil at highs

The company projected capex in 2026 below Wall Street expectations and raised its dividend

Occidental Petroleum shares are at a one-year high. What are investors waiting for?

Market participants are worried about a possible US war with Iran, but for now most are hoping for diplomacy

Oil, Walmart and asset managers spoil investor sentiment: stocks fell