QUALCOMM Incorporated

Due to falling demand for smartphone chips, Qualcomm is trying to diversify its business

Largest mobile processor maker to buy back its shares for $20 billion

Global investment fund managers are increasing cash holdings at the fastest pace since the COVID-19 pandemic: the war in Iran and risks in the private credit segment are undermining previous optimism, the Financial Times<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0906a9ed-3b00-4f95-9ad8-44a49d025e57?syn-25a6b1a6=1"> writes</a>.

Investment funds withdraw assets to cache at record pace since pandemic amid Iran war

The European Commission (EC) <a href="https://finance.ec.europa.eu/document/download/66e8fd7d-8057-4b9b-96c2-5e54bf573cd1_en?filename=faqs-sanctions-russia-consolidated_en.pdf">has put an</a> end to a long-standing dispute between banks and fintech start-ups with Russian clients residing in the EU. Officials have issued a clarification: Russian citizenship alone is not grounds for closing an account.

European Commission tells banks how to apply payment sanctions to Russians with residence permits 

Eli Lilly and Company

Novo Nordisk A/S

HSBC analysts called the market for obesity drugs "bloated"

Eli Lilly received a rare "sell" recommendation from analysts. Shares fell by 6%

A proposal to replace quarterly reporting for public companies with semi-annual reports is being prepared by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, sources tell The Wall Street Journal

Quarterly company reporting may become optional in the U.S. - WSJ

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

JetBlue Airways Corporation

Contrary to rising jet fuel costs, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, JetBlue and Frontier Airlines have all raised their revenue forecasts for the first quarter of 2026

U.S. airlines are recording strong demand despite the war. Their stocks are rising

Citi's pessimistic scenario assumes the largest cryptocurrency collapses to $58,000

Citi worsens bitcoin forecast by 20% due to stalled cryptocurrency laws in the US

Israel said it has <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/izrail-zaavil-o-likvidacii-klucevoj-figury-v-irane-pravoj-ruki-ubitogo-hamenei">eliminated</a> the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, he was killed in an Israeli Defense Forces airstrike on the night of March 17. He is one of the highest-ranking officials of the Islamic Republic, the right hand of the deceased Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Israel has announced the elimination of Larijani, a key executive in Iran. Why it matters

Investors may underestimate the scale of global economic turbulence, which can provoke a war in the Middle East, said the global economist of Bank of America Securities (BoFA) Antonio Gabriel. His opinion is <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/markets-may-be-underpricing-iran-risks-bank-of-america-warns">quoted by</a> Bloomberg. According to BoFA analysts, the main risks in connection with the armed conflict is not so much the growth of inflation, on which the markets are now focused, as the resistance of world economies to energy shocks. And also - irreversible losses in energy production in the Gulf countries, <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-inflation-recession-iran-oil-prices-war-economy-bofa-2026-3">writes</a> Business Insider.

'Risk of irreversible loss': BofA pointed to underestimated threats of war in Iran

The main U.S. stock indices began trading on Tuesday, March 17, with a slight increase. Investors are assessing the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on energy prices<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-gains-over-2-market-weighs-iran-war-supply-risks-2026-03-17/">,</a> as well as inflation risks ahead of the two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve System, which will begin on March 18, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-street-futures-slip-higher-oil-prices-fuel-inflation-worries-ahead-fed-2026-03-17/">writes</a> Reuters.

'Keeping calm': US stocks rise despite ongoing war in Iran

Nebius Group N.V.

NVIDIA Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Since the beginning of March, the businessman has risen in the Forbes world ranking by 378 lines at once

Volozh's fortune rose $0.5 bln in a day after Nebius agreement with Meta

Beyond Meat, Inc.

Shares of plant-based meat producer <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BYND/">Beyond Meat</a> fell nearly 5% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the company <a href="https://investors.beyondmeat.com/news-releases/news-release-details/beyond-meatr-reports-delay-annual-report-form-10-k-full-year">said</a>&nbsp;it would not be able to file its annual report on time. Beyond Meat stock has been “a colossal disappointment,” Motley Fool contributor Will Ebiefung <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/03/14/3-reasons-to-sell-beyond-meat-stock-before-its-too/">wrote</a>&nbsp;a few days before.

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