Sandvik AB

War in Iran catalyzes tungsten price growth

"The market has never seen such a shortage": metal for drones and missiles overtakes gold in growth

Micron Technology, Inc.

Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited

JD.com, Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Dubai has suspended operations at its main international airport after a drone strike caused a fire at a fuel tank near the terminal. US President Donald Trump said he is "demanding" that other countries contribute to the defense of the Strait of Hormuz. China's Hua Hong has developed 7nm chip manufacturing technology with Huawei, becoming the second company in the country after SMIC with such capabilities. These and other topics are in our review of key events on the morning of March 16.

Main by morning: Dubai airport halted operations, Trump awaits help in defending the strait

NVIDIA Corporation

FedEx Corporation

Oil prices have soared more than 40% since the start of the Iranian crisis: on the morning of March 16, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@LCO.1">Brent</a> futures are trading near $105 and <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/@CL.1">WTI</a> futures are trading around $100 per barrel. This macroeconomic environment complicates the task of the US Federal Reserve, which will have to make a decision on the interest rate this week.

Fed rate, oil price and Micron report: what investors need to know this week

Oil prices rose and U.S. stocks were down slightly in early trading Monday.

Brent rises, stock futures fall: what's happening on the markets after the weekend

Palantir Technologies Inc.

American technology billionaire, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Peter Thiel will hold a series of private lectures on the Antichrist in Rome starting Sunday, March 15, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fc1e7e9a-9d5d-4217-b9b2-38069eb1197b">wrote the</a> Financial Times. Information about these events is kept secret - not even the venue is disclosed. Recording of the lectures is forbidden, and some invitees are asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement, the edition writes with reference to the organizers.

The founder of Palantir came to Rome to give secret lectures on the Antichrist

PayPay

Tesla, Inc.

Billionaire Bill Ackman has decided to launch his investment fund's IPO in the US under a "buy five shares, sixth one free" scheme. Tesla converted its investment in xAI into a small stake in SpaceX ahead of the largest listing in history. Hong Kong exchange offered to publicly shame professionals who failed to prepare documents for the initial public offering. The main events on the IPO market for the week - in our selection.

Ackman's dual listing, SpaceX and the "board of shame" in Hong Kong: What's important about IPOs by March 15

Bahrain-based Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has begun cutting production at the world's largest single-site smelter due to the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-15/bahrain-starts-cutting-output-at-world-s-top-aluminum-smelter">reported.</a>

The world's largest aluminum smelter has begun cutting production because of the war in Iran

Knowledge Atlas Technology Joint Stock Company Limited

Minimax-wp

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Tencent Holdings Limited

Baidu, Inc.

SenseTime Group Inc.

iFLYTEK CO.,LTD

A few years ago, the actions of Chinese AI developers were perceived as an attempt to catch up with American competitors. But now it is already a separate center of power: according to the latest data from Stanford University, China <a href="https://hai.stanford.edu/assets/files/hai_ai_index_report_2025.pdf">ranks</a> first in terms of the citation rate of AI publications. Beijing's official goal is to <a href="https://www.morganstanley.com/insights/articles/china-ai-becoming-global-leader">become the</a> world leader in AI by 2030. Roman Lukyanchikov, analyst at Freedom Broker, has written about how investors can bet on the growth of the Chinese AI sector.

China wants to become a leader in AI and is willing to spend billions. How to capitalize on it

According to a veteran commodity trader, during such periods you can lose a million dollars in two seconds if you don't watch the market closely 

"Less water and coffee, eyes in the monitor": how the war in Iran is changing traders' jobs

Nebius Group N.V.

Oracle Corporation

Apple Inc.

The war in the Middle East has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history, affecting about 7.5% of global supply. An investment boom brought 45 new billionaires linked to AI companies to the Forbes ranking. Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment in Arkady Volozh's cloud AI company Nebius to develop computing power and "AI factories." The main events of March 9-13 are in our review.

Highlights of the week: oil supply disruption, Nvidia and Nebius deal, new billionaires

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Chevron Corporation

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Shell plc

BP p.l.c.

The strike was aimed at military targets only, claims US president

The US has attacked the Iranian island of Kharq. Iran's largest oil terminal is located there

Hedge funds have taken the most bullish stance on Brent crude in six years ahead of this week, which has been one of the most volatile weeks in the market's history, Bloomberg reported.

Small caps