Oil price could rise to $150, says country's energy minister

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Oracle Corporation

Victoria's Secret & Co.

The Gap, Inc.

Marvell Technology, 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: macro data will increase volatility

The cost of Mark Brent crude oil jumped more than 2% to $87.66 per barrel in intraday trading on March 6 - the highest since July 2024, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-falls-us-may-intervene-futures-market-issues-waiver-russian-purchases-2026-03-06/">writes</a>. Futures for WTI oil with delivery in April at the time of publication add 3.86%, the U.S. Mark oil is trading at $84.14 per barrel.

Oil jumped above $87 a barrel, the highest in nearly two years

Sectra AB

RENK Group AG

ITV plc

However, there are "no signs of a large-scale panic sell-off", Barclays strategists state

The week after the Iran war began could be the worst for EU stocks in almost a year

Medtronic plc

MiniMed Group

The Company has listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker MMED

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Currency strategists are betting on the dollar weakening against the euro soon, a Reuters poll showed

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Primo Brands Corporation

Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Dauch Corporation

ProPetro Holding Corp.

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.

Freedom Broker, at the request of <i>Oninvest</i>, has analyzed which small cap stocks are most widely held by hedge funds as of the end of the fourth quarter. The sample includes 15 names with market capitalizations below $6 billion as of then, with 13 of them offering Wall Street target prices of $20 per share or less.

Freedom looks at top small-cap holdings among hedge funds; most are below $20 a share

The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East continues for the seventh day. What is happening on the markets and what analysts say about it - in our review.

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The Wendy's Company

Wendy’s is the <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/story/qsr-50-2025-top-fast-food-burger-chains-ranked-by-sales/#:~:text=2,%2D97">second-largest burger chain</a> in the U.S. by sales, trailing only McDonald's. Yet the company, which has been in business for more than five decades, is going through a rough patch. Over the last year, its shares have roughly halved in value, sales and profits have declined, and pressure from shareholders is mounting – including from activist <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/wendys-stock-activist-investor-nelson-peltz-0bfc50de?mod=mw_quote_news&amp;adobe_mc=MCMID%3D75889249592239885323644039103887073922%7CMCORGID%3DCB68E4BA55144CAA0A4C98A5%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1771923921&amp;_gl=1*1ieusx9*_gcl_au*NjQxNTE5NTU2LjE3NzEzMjIyMzQ.*_ga*MTY5NDIyMTYyMi4xNzcxMzIyMjM0*_ga_K2H7B9JRSS*czE3NzE5MjM0MzUkbzEwJGcxJHQxNzcxOTIzOTE5JGoyOCRsMSRoMTEwMTU0Mzg2OQ">Nelson Peltz</a>, the former chair of Wendy’s board.

Wendy's stock is down 50% in LTM. Can Nelson Peltz right the ship?

The US president considers it unlikely that the post of the head of Iran will go to the son of the deceased supreme leader Ali Khamenei

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SoftBank Corp.

Anthropic intends to challenge the US authorities' decision to deem the company a "supply chain risk," which effectively excludes its Claude models from defense contracts. Oracle is preparing to lay off thousands of employees to offset the cost of building data centers for AI workloads. On these and other topics - in our roundup of key events for the morning of March 6.