Disruptions in shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the cessation of LNG production in Qatar due to Iranian shelling threaten a repeat of the 2022 energy shock, Bloomberg writes

European gas prices jump 50%: QatarEnergy halts LNG production

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Warren Buffett's successor as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Greg Abel, has issued his <a href="https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2025ltr.pdf">first annual letter to</a> shareholders. The new head of the investment company confirmed that he does not plan to change the capital allocation strategy, despite the decline in profits in 2025.

The Buffett way: what Berkshire's new CEO said in his first letter to investors

Chevron Corporation

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Shell plc

BP p.l.c.

There are 1.5 hours to go before the opening of major US trades

US stock futures fall more than 1%, oil rises 9%: the main thing about the markets

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Broadcom Inc.

Marvell Technology, Inc.

In a war environment, analysts favor selective positioning

"We do not lay down a sustained shock on oil": Freedom assessed the risks for the market due to the war

A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S

American Airlines Group Inc.

FedEx Corporation

The risk/return ratio for buying out drawdowns in equities does not yet look compelling, Barclays has warned

"Fuel and energy complex, metals and defense industry are in the lead": what to buy during the US-Iran war

Centerra Gold Inc.

NovaGold Resources Inc.

Gold Royalty Corp.

Contango Ore, Inc.

Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc

Dakota Gold Corp.

Galiano Gold Inc.

DRDGOLD Limited

Insider Monkey has <a href="https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/12-best-gold-stocks-to-buy-according-to-analysts-1706769/5/">identified</a>&nbsp;12 gold mining companies that Wall Street analysts consider attractive "buys." Eight of them are small- or mid-cap firms.

Insider Monkey picks best smid-cap gold stocks amid continuing rally in yellow metal

NVIDIA Corporation

RTX Corporation

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Halliburton Company

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Southwest Airlines Co.

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

CoreWeave, Inc.

Block, 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: Middle East conflict in focus

Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's largest oil company, said that one of its refineries was hit, resulting in a small fire at the facility that was contained, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/02/us-iran-live-updates-trump-oil-gold.html">writes</a>.

A fire broke out at a Saudi Aramco plant after an Iranian attack. Work has been suspended

Target Corporation

The key macroeconomic publication of this week is the February US jobs report: the Fed uses labor market data to guide its interest rate decisions. For <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/jobs-crowdstrike-target-broadcom-costco-and-more-to-watch-this-week-d30456fe?mod=RTA#:~:text=The%20Bureau%20of%20Labor%20statistics%20will%20release%20the%20jobs%20report%20Friday%2C%20returning%20to%20its%20normal%20landing%20spot%20for%20the%20first%20time%20since%20early%20September.">the first time</a> since September 2025, they will be released on schedule. In Europe, investors' attention will be focused on inflation data in the eurozone, and in Asia - on the annual session of the Chinese parliament, according <a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/week-ahead-for-fx-bonds-u-s-jobs-data-in-focus-853350ce?mod=central-banking_news_article_pos2#:~:text=U.S.%20jobs%20data%20will%20mark,annual%20parliamentary%20sessions%20are%20in%20focus.">to</a> The Wall Street Journal.

Broadcom, US employment and Beijing's goals: what investors need to know this week

Brent oil jumped more than 13%, WTI - almost 10% due to the threat to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran, through which about 25% of the world's oil and a significant part of LNG passes. Goldman Sachs warns that European prices could rise by 130% if gas transit through this crossing is halted for a month. These and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of March 2.

Main by morning: oil soars due to escalation in the Middle East, UAE bourses closed

Investors seek refuge from uncertainty in the dollar and gold

4-year record oil price rise due to war in Middle East slows to 6%

The cost of Brent oil jumped 13% to $82 after the opening of trading at the beginning of the working week. Investors also sold shares, reducing risks: futures on the main index of U.S. stocks S&amp;P 500 fell by 0.9%. Gold, a traditional safe haven asset, rose by 1.6%.

Oil