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.

Beyond Meat shares selling off on annual report delay, preliminary 4Q revenue

Arkady Volozh's Nebius Group, a cloud provider, announced that it plans a private placement of $3.75 billion in convertible senior notes. The company's shares were down more than 5% on the premarket on March 17, following Monday's rally, when capitalization jumped nearly 15% thanks to an <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/nebius-polucil-odin-iz-krupnejsih-kontraktov-meta-na-mosnosti-dla-ii">agreement </a>with Meta.

Nebius to raise $3.75 billion through convertible bonds. The stock is down 5%

The key Emirati port of Fujairah has stopped shipping oil

Iran has set fire to a major gas field in the UAE - for the first time since the war began

Green Dot Corporation

DocGo Inc.

AEye, Inc.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Intuit Inc.

Dollar Tree Inc. R

Public Storage

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: negative background intensifies

Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced the elimination of Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani as a result of an airstrike, BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx2lr40g17kt#:~:text=Israel%E2%80%99s%20Minister%20of,Israeli%20strikes%20overnight.">reports</a>. An Israeli military official <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cx2lr40g17kt#:~:text=An%20Israeli%20military%20official%20has%20just%20confirmed%20to%20the%20BBC%20that%20Larijani%20was%20targeted%20by%20the%20IDF.">confirmed to</a> the TV channel that it was the head of the Iranian security service who was the main target of the IDF's night attack.

Israel says it has eliminated a key figure in Iran - the assassinated Khamenei's right-hand man

Oil shocks have preceded nearly every economic downturn in the world's largest economy over the past 80 years

'Counting on weeks': Moody's warned of imminent US recession with expensive oil

US military weakness will hit creditor confidence and the dollar, warns Bridgewater Associates founder

What if the U.S. loses the war with Iran? Ray Dalio on the possible consequences for the markets

Bulgaria's transition to the euro has become one of the main drivers of the local stock market in early 2026, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-14/euro-entry-makes-bulgarian-stocks-world-s-best-in-early-2026?embedded-checkout=true">wrote</a>. Since the beginning of the year, Bulgaria's main index SOFIX has risen by almost 7% - investors are betting that the country's entry into the eurozone currency bloc will accelerate the integration of the economy with Europe and attract new capital. Alexander Buyukli, Director of Freedom24 in Bulgaria, told Oninvest why the transition to the euro is not only a new opportunity for investors, but also a test of the maturity of the Bulgarian economy.

"Euro changeover is a test of the economy's maturity": interview with Freedom24 head in Bulgaria

SK hynix Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Brent crude oil prices jumped 3.8% amid continued uncertainty surrounding the US-led coalition to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Asia-Pacific markets rose on Tuesday, March 17, thanks in part to momentum from new Nvidia forecasts and partnerships. OpenAI is preparing a U-turn on code and business products. These and other topics are in our roundup of key events for the morning of March 17.

Morning Highlights: Brent back above $100, OpenAI changes strategy, Nvidia helped markets

Despite orders from Apple and Tesla, Samsung's contract business has generated multimillion-dollar losses in recent years

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