In an extremely pessimistic scenario, analysts expect an "indiscriminate sell-off"

JPMorgan named possible "post-Trump deadline" scenarios. What stocks does he advise?

Apple Inc.

The possible postponement due to test problems was reported earlier by Nikkei Asia

Apple hasn't given up on releasing a foldable iPhone in September - Bloomberg

Intel Corporation

Tesla, Inc.

Bonds hit their highest level since mid-January

Intel will help Musk with chips for robots and data centers in space. Shares jumped

BlackRock, Inc.

Blue Owl Capital Inc.

Moody's Ratings worsened the outlook on U.S. business development companies (BDC), changing it from stable to negative on the background of growing applications for withdrawal of funds, increasing debt burden and complicating access to financing, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/moodys-cuts-outlook-us-bdcs-negative-redemption-pressure-rising-leverage-2026-04-07/">writes</a> Reuters. This decision of the rating agency increases tension in the market of private lending.

Moody's has worsened its outlook on private business lenders in the US. What is the threat to the market?

A ChatGPT developer presented his ideas on how to deal with the devastating effects of artificial intelligence adoption

The four-day workweek and the robot tax: OpenAI's rules of AI capitalism

UBS Group AG

Wells Fargo & Company

Citigroup Inc.

Earlier, Wells Fargo also cut its expectations, while Citi maintains the same opinion

UBS downgraded its outlook for the S&amp;P 500 because of the U.S. war with Iran. What should investors expect?

US war with Iran thwarts IMF plans to raise global growth forecast

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned of the consequences of the US war with Iran: accelerating inflation and slowing global economic growth

Chevron Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Shell plc

BP p.l.c.

Observations by a Citrini Research employee confirmed the existence of a "shadow checkpoint" in the Gulf

The market-crashing Citrini sent an analyst to the Strait of Hormuz. What did he find out?

Data

Optex Systems Holdings, Inc

Freedom Broker has initiated coverage on Optex Systems Holdings with a “buy” rating, citing rising defense spending as a key driver of demand for the company’s products. The analysts flag that the stock is best suited to long-term investors, given the firm's exposure to uneven defense procurement cycles.

Freedom Broker initiates on micro-cap defense optics supplier Optex at 'buy'

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.

'Victim of negative investor sentiment': Jefferies upgrades Boot Barn to 'buy'

XWELL, Inc.

Investment group American Ventures, linked to the children of U.S. President Trump, has <a href="https://www.xwell.com/static-files/0b6259f4-58aa-46bc-927c-37d35dae1efd">acquired</a>&nbsp;shares of small-cap spa operator XWell. By the World Cup of&nbsp;soccer  in June, the company plans to roll out AI-powered infectious disease screening at U.S. airports, the FT <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d075f22c-1794-42e3-83d6-020ff2b4ef4f">reports</a>.

Trump family-linked investment group backs small-cap spa company XWell

Primo Brands Corporation

Dauch Corporation

Nextdoor Holdings, Inc.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.

Sweetgreen, Inc.

Cable One, Inc.

Sabre Corporation

Stitch Fix, Inc.

Cars.com Inc.

First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.

American Public Education, Inc.

MediaAlpha, Inc.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

Portillo's Inc.

Freedom looks at the 15 small-cap stocks in consumer cyclicals that were most held by hedge funds as of 4Q25

Soleno Therapeutics, Inc.

Shares of Soleno Therapeutics, the developer of the first therapy for insatiable hunger, surged nearly 30% in early trading on Monday to $51.30 per share after Neurocrine Biosciences was reported to be nearing a more than $2.5 billion acquisition of the company, the FT <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6642c09c-12df-4724-8ed4-a28c32b9b2b7?syn-25a6b1a6=1">wrote</a>, citing people familiar with the matter.

Extreme hunger drugmaker Soleno jumps on potential acquisition by Neurocrine

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