Associated Banc-Corp

Century Communities, Inc.

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Primo Brands Corporation

Columbia Sportswear Company

Barron’s has <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/small-cap-value-fund-crushing-peers-f3b098da?mod=RTA">highlighted</a>&nbsp;five stocks held by Heartland Value, a fund focused on investing in small-cap companies. The fund delivered a 30.8% one-year return, compared with 25.4% for the Russell 2000 Value index. Morningstar has ranked Heartland Value among the top 4% of funds in its category based on that performance.

Five holdings of outperforming small-cap value fund Heartland 


U.S. President Donald Trump on March 18 suspended the centennial Jones Act, which requires the transportation of cargo between U.S. ports exclusively on ships built in the U.S., Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/trump-waives-us-shipping-law-for-oil-and-gas-amid-iran-war">reported</a> citing sources. Information in the White House <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/trump-jones-act-oil-iran-war.html">confirmed to</a> CNBC. The measure is aimed at cheapening the transportation of oil, gas and other goods inside the country and should help contain the growth of energy prices amid the war with Iran.

Trump suspended a century-old shipping law. Oil soared to $109

Emaar Properties PJSC

Emaar Development PJSC

Aldar Properties PJSC

J.P. Morgan analysts see downside potential for shares of key UAE developers

Drones and deals: should we wait for discounts on the real estate market in Dubai

Major U.S. stock indices opened in the negative zone on March 18. Brent oil jumped to $108 per barrel after Iran's statements about Israeli strikes on an Iranian gas field, as well as after the data on wholesale inflation in the U.S. was higher than expected, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/us-stock-futures-extend-rally-ahead-of-fed-rate-decision">writes.</a>

U.S. stocks down, oil down $108 - after Israeli attack on Iran gas field

Swarmer, a small-cap developer of drone software, saw its shares soar 520% on Tuesday, the first day after its IPO. Against a backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions and increased military spending globally, investors have turned their attention to the defense segment, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/ai-drone-software-stock-jumps-700-in-best-ipo-since-newsmax">notes</a>.

Drone software company Swarmer skyrockets 520% in first day of trading

Oracle Corporation

Palantir Technologies Inc.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

'Impressive turnaround': software makers' stocks come out on top after war breaks out

In February, the wholesale cost of goods and services in the U.S. - the segment where rising inflation usually shows up earliest - rose much more strongly than expected, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/ppi-inflation-february-2026.html">writes</a>.

US wholesale inflation in February significantly exceeded expectations

With the outbreak of war in the Middle East, the commodity crisis forced many investors to revise their economic forecasts and look for safe havens. All of this has had a direct impact on the currency market. Gleb Nazarenko, CEO of Astero Falcon, wrote which ones showed resilience in the crisis, and which ones were among the victims.

The dollar has strengthened since the start of the war in the Middle East. What other currencies have gone up? 

Nebius Group N.V.

Arkady Volozh's Nebius Group, a cloud provider, has raised $4 billion through the placement of convertible bonds, according to the company's statement, which is available to Oninvest. Thus, the company increased the volume of the deal - from the originally <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/nebius-privlecet-3-75-mlrd-cerez-konvertiruemye-obligacii-akcii-upali-na-5">planned</a> $3.75 billion. It needs the money to finance the construction of data centers.

Volozh's Nebius raised $4 billion through a bond issue. This is more than planned

Amazon.com, Inc.

lululemon athletica inc.

Alphabet 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: the Fed is on the ropes

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates are planning to relax tax residency requirements for expats, allowing them to spend more time abroad without losing their favorable tax status, sources <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ea6c84c9-3385-4b32-ab25-0f439a26891d?syn-25a6b1a6=1">told the</a> Financial Times. The measure is aimed at those who left the country after the outbreak of war in the Middle East, during which Iran has repeatedly attacked various sites in the UAE, including the center of Dubai.

UAE may relax tax rules for expats who left because of war with Iran - FT

Devon Energy Corporation

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

Permian Resources Corporation

One of Japan's largest banks advised betting on relatively small oil producers

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