The International Monetary Fund <a href="https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/04/14/world-economic-outlook-april-2026?cid=ca-com-homepage-sm26-WEOEA2026001">presented</a> three scenarios for global economic growth amid high uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East.

IMF named 3 scenarios of the consequences of war. In the worst case, the world will be on the verge of recession

NVIDIA Corporation

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Oracle Corporation

U.S. stocks rose at the opening of trading on Tuesday, April 14. The broad market index S&amp;P 500 rose by 0.5%, technological Nasdaq Composite jumped by 1.1%. The Dow Jones blue chip index added 0.2%. Wall Street continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of geopolitical uncertainty, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/13/stock-markets-today-live-updates.html">commented</a> CNBC.

Nasdaq Composite jumped more than 1% in opening trading

Firefly Aerospace Inc.

BlackSky Technology Inc.

Barron’s has <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/space-stocks-artemis-spacex-rocket-lab-firefly-12488c13?mod=RTA">identified</a>&nbsp;15 space-related stocks from the so-called Space 60 list compiled by Morgan Stanley as a comprehensive roster of publicly traded companies tied to the sector. Barron’s selected these names as a “good start for investors who want to space growth in their portfolios.” Among them are two smid-cap companies.

Smid caps Firefly and BlackSky feature in Barron's 15 stocks for 'new space race'

Amazon.com, Inc.

Globalstar, Inc.

Amazon <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260414237496/en/Amazon-to-Acquire-Globalstar-and-Expand-Amazon-Leo-Satellite-Network">has agreed to</a> buy satellite operator Globalstar for about $11.6 billion - as part of an effort to build its own satellite infrastructure.

Amazon to buy satellite company Globalstar to compete with Musk's Starlink

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Chevron Corporation

German trader Christopher Eppinger, who made $250 million from trading Russian oil after the war began in 2022, now intends to capitalize on Guyana's oil boom, the Financial Times <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c58370ba-0d31-4320-ad33-7c2236bd23c8">reports</a>.

A young trader made $250 million on Russian oil. Where is he building his business now? 

LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Societe Europeenne

Shares in luxury giant LVMH fell more than 2% in Paris trading on April 14 after it <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/prodazi-lvmh-upali-sil-nee-ozidanij-iz-za-vojny-cto-eto-znacit-dla-sektora-luksa">revealed</a> how much the U.S.-Iran war has affected sales. It is the first major luxury company to show how the Middle East crisis has affected demand, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-04-14-2026/card/impact-of-war-on-louis-vuitton-s-owner-may-not-be-as-bad-as-it-looks-LZjNizNFJiJFZF1LY5wP?mod=lctimeline_finance">noted</a>.

'Holiday postponed': LVMH shares fall after weak quarter in Middle East

Citigroup, BlackRock and Morgan Stanley have urged clients to increase the proportion of U.S. equities in their global portfolios

A "WTF indicator" went off on Wall Street. Why does the analyst say this is a bullish signal?

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

The bank also posted record trading revenue for the first three months of 2026, but JPMorgan shares fell

JPMorgan reported the second most profitable quarter in history. What about the stock?

Data

Helen of Troy Limited

Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

Mama's Creations, Inc.

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.

SunOpta Inc.

Freedom Broker, at&nbsp;<i>Oninvest</i>'s request, has analyzed which consumer staples small caps were most popular among hedge funds in the fourth quarter. The list includes five names with a market capitalization below $6 billion during the period and share prices below $30.

Freedom: Five consumer staples small caps most popular with hedge funds in 4Q25

Organon & Co.

Shares of Organon &amp; Co. surged nearly 28% on Friday after India’s English-language daily Economic Times <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/sun-pharma-shares-tumble-4-as-firm-closes-in-on-12-billion-organon-acquisition-whats-spooking-investors/articleshow/130160781.cms?from=mdr">reported</a>, citing sources, that Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is preparing to submit a binding $12 billion offer to acquire the company, Barron's <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/organon-stock-sun-pharma-takeover-offer-ceef6b1e?mod=mw_quote_news&amp;adobe_mc=MCMID%3D33730369938250367791114176327786827285%7CMCORGID%3DCB68E4BA55144CAA0A4C98A5%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1776069580&amp;adobe_mc=MCMID%3D33730369938250367791114176327786827285%7CMCORGID%3DCB68E4BA55144CAA0A4C98A5%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1776069610&amp;_gl=1*1dw5wkp*_gcl_au*MzQzMTM4ODUxLjE3NzU4MDYzMjc.*_ga*MTE4Mzk3MTA5MC4xNzY2MzgyMTcz">writes</a>.

Small-cap biotech Organon jumps almost 30% on reported Sun Pharma takeover offer

Celanese Corporation

Maplebear Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Netflix, Inc.

Burlington Stores, Inc.

General Motors Company

Walmart Inc.

Affirm Holdings, Inc.

Chubb Limited

Eli Lilly and Company

Natera, Inc.

GE Aerospace

Broadcom Inc.

MongoDB, Inc.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

Citigroup has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-picks-to-buy-now-q1-earnings-season-meta-amazon-2026-4?IR=T">flagged</a>&nbsp;16 stocks investors should consider buying ahead of first-quarter earnings season, saying they could rise 3-12% after the results.

Citi names 16 stocks 'primed to pop' on 1Q26 earnings, including two smid caps


Alto Ingredients, Inc.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Oil States International, Inc.

GigaCloud Technology Inc.

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

Herbalife Ltd.

Movado Group, Inc.

Mitek Systems, Inc.

Seeking Alpha has <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/news/4573837-as-investors-rotate-out-of-mega-caps-these-10-small-cap-strong-buys-are-worth-watching">identified</a>&nbsp;10 small-cap stocks that could benefit from the next phase of AI adoption. The platform cited a research note from Wells Fargo, which said the AI market could soon broaden beyond mega-cap tech companies to include smaller-cap firms.

10 'strong buy' small caps worth watching amid AI progress, rotation out of mega caps

Forward Air Corporation

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.

Ardmore Shipping Corporation

Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.

Marten Transport, Ltd.

Freedom Broker, at the request of <i>Oninvest</i>, has looked at which transportation-sector small caps were the most popular among hedge funds as of the end of 2025. The sample includes six names with market capitalizations below $6 billion during the reporting period, with share prices not exceeding $30.

Freedom: Six small-cap transportation names most popular with hedge funds in 2025

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