Amazon.com, Inc.

Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.

Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.

LIG Defense&Aerospace Co., Ltd.

Hensoldt AG

BAE Systems plc

Lockheed Martin Corporation

OpenAI admitted that it rushed into a contract with the Pentagon and promised to enshrine a ban on the use of AI for internal surveillance, while Anthropic, after breaking off negotiations with the US Defense Ministry, received a sharp influx of users and opened the "memory" function for the free version. On these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of March 3.

Main by morning: gold and defense rise due to escalation in the Middle East

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

South Korean stock market has moved to the ninth place in the world in terms of capitalization, surpassing France and Germany, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/emerging-market-rally-builds-as-korea-tops-france-in-stock-ranks">writes</a>. The market was supported by another rise in shares of Asian IT companies, which also contributed to growth in other emerging markets, the agency notes.

South Korea's stock market outperforms France's - after $2.2 trillion rally

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that most of the import duties imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump are <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/verhovnyj-sud-ssa-otmenil-global-nye-posliny-prezidenta-trampa-rynki-rastut">illegal</a> and his response - imposing an additional global levy of 15% - is playing into the hands of emerging markets. They have been on the periphery of international investors' attention for many years, but now their indices are strongly outperforming developed markets.

Emerging market indices outperformed developed markets. Asia and Latin America attract investors 

Tesla, Inc.

Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd.

Investors are buying up Mirae Asset shares for access to SpaceX and xAI assets

180% YTD: bet on SpaceX propels Korean brokerage to top of global index

Micron Technology, Inc.

SK hynix Inc.

Analysts expect Micron to maintain a memory market share of 20-25%

Samsung shares jump after announcing new memory chips. Why did Micron shares fall?

Samsung quotes could rise 45-50% in 2026, JPMorgan Chase predicts

Samsung's stock made its biggest jump since 2008. What inspired investors?

Hyundai Motor Company

The South Korean market rally was driven by the success of tech giants and the global AI boom

South Korea's stock market has overtaken Germany in value. It added $1.7 trillion over the year

In recent months, the markets have been re-energized by the need to reallocate capital from the U.S. to international markets. But the US market is still the largest in the world. In this regard, the search for alternatives looks like a difficult task. Ask Askar Akhmedov, CFA, Chief Investment Officer of ATLAS Capital, tells us which countries an investor can look at.

Which countries to look at for investors who plan to reduce their investments in the US market

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Meta is preparing to launch paid subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp with exclusive features and advanced AI capabilities. Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit for illegally recording conversations through its voice assistant. About these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of January 27.

Highlights for the morning: India-EU 'deal of the decade', Meta launches paid subscriptions

US President Donald Trump has announced an increase in US duties on a number of goods from South Korea to 25%. This will affect, for example, cars and pharmaceutical products. Trump expressed displeasure that South Korean lawmakers never approved his "grand bargain" with the country's president made last summer.

Trump increased duties on goods from South Korea to 25%

Novo Nordisk A/S

Eli Lilly and Company

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

Paramount Skydance Corporation

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novo Nordisk's first semaglutide-based GLP-1 obesity pill, intensifying the company's competition with Eli Lilly. ByteDance, owner of TikTok, plans to invest about $23 billion in AI infrastructure amid record growth in debt financing in the global tech sector. These and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of December 23.

The main thing for the morning: a pill instead of a shot, ships for the U.S. Navy and $40 billion for Hollywood

Kia Corporation

The U.S. and Korea reached an agreement in principle to reduce duties back in July, but the process has since been delayed