Russia has proposed a plan to the U.S. that would require Ukraine to make territorial concessions, WSJ sources say

Trump and Putin will meet Aug. 15 in Alaska

Organizing talks on such short notice will be difficult, CNN's White House source says

Trump plans to meet with Putin next week on Ukraine - NYT

Rheinmetall AG

BAE Systems plc

Leonardo S.p.a.

An index of European military companies compiled by Bloomberg slipped 3.8% after hitting a record in June

The rally of European defense companies has stalled. Where should we shift our attention?

Figma

Ambiq Micro, Inc.

Shoulder Innovations, Inc.

Shares of Figma, a service for designers that competes with Adobe, soared 250% at the debut trading in New York. Against the background of such excitement, the Swedish installment service Klarna resumed its preparations for IPO. In addition, two competitors of Ilon Musk's space company SpaceX are preparing to enter the stock exchanges in the United States and China. And the richest man in Asia wants to earn more than $6 billion for a 5% stake in his telecom company. The main events on the IPO market for the week - in our selection.

Figma's record, Klarna and SpaceX competitors go public: what's important about the IPO by Aug. 3

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.

In the summer of 2025, Donald Trump's Trump Media &amp; Technology Group significantly expanded the area of its interests: the company now officially intends to deal with cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence.&nbsp; Ksenia Turkova - on how the president and entrepreneur is creating a business around an alternative media reality.

The empire of the loyal: How Trump is turning loyalty into a media asset


PayPal Holdings, Inc.

On August 1, the fear index rose above the psychologically important mark of 20 points. Markets collapsed because of Donald Trump's new trade duties, as well as bad data&nbsp; on US non-farm payrolls - they were more than a quarter worse than expected. It all comes at the height of the US reporting season. It started better than analysts' expectations. Microsoft's results even set a record, with the company's value reaching $4 trillion. The paradox is that "surprises" have long been the rule: companies in the S&amp;P 500 index publish results above consensus almost every quarter, although analysts' forecasts remain understated time after time. Everything is so good that the question arises: when to cash out?

Surprises in the market as the norm: time to cash out?

Earlier, the US president advised the Russian side to "watch its words"

Trump told to move two nuclear subs in response to former Russian president's words

The US is India's largest trading partner


Trump imposes a 25% duty on imports from India starting Aug. 1


The dollar is coming out of a prolonged downward streak - July could be its first month of gains since December

The dollar has its best July since 2019. What will happen to the exchange rate next?

Tesla, Inc.

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

The Walt Disney Company

Unilever PLC

NIKE, Inc.

Tesla shareholders are well aware of the value of its owner, Ilon Musk's tweets. His public altercation with President Trump in June 2025<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-shares-slide-musk-steps-up-criticism-ally-trump-2025-06-05/"> cost</a> the company $150 billion in market capitalization in a single day. But this is not an isolated incident. In a world where social media has become an integral part of corporate communication, CEOs and spokespeople are increasingly daring to publicly declare their position on sensitive political issues. And any careless post in an official account can cost shareholders billions of dollars;

The political rhetoric of corporations: how do tweets affect stock price?


The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management (the same company that predicted the mortgage crisis of 2007-2008 and successfully played against the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market), judging by the official disclosure in May this year, <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/05/19/after-nearly-dumping-his-entire-portfolio-and-buyi/">sold</a> shares of all companies in its portfolio, except for one - cosmetics giant Estée Lauder. And the investor not only kept, but <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/big-short-investor-michael-burry-doubles-stake-cosmetics-maker-estee-lauder-2025-05-16/">doubled</a> his stake compared to December 2024 and now owns 200,000 shares of the company. What made Burry believe in a business whose net income fell sixfold in three years?

Heavy luxury is taking the internet by storm: why Michael Burry sold everything but Estée Lauder
 


GameStop Corp.

Opendoor Technologies Inc.

Kohl's Corporation

The US stock market is repeating the euphoria of four years ago associated with meme stocks. In 2021, the most famous of them were the securities of GameStop, a chain of video game stores, and AMC Entertainment movie theaters. Their quotations retail traders, negotiating in social networks, inflated dozens of times, depriving hedge funds of billions of dollars. But this was a prelude to a market crash in 2022. Memomania raises similar concerns now.

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