Veeva Systems Inc.

The broad index of shares of America S&amp;P 500 will include securities of the developer of software for the biomedical industry Veeva Systems. This was reported in the committee S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices, which creates and calculates stock indexes, <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-s-p-500s-newest-member-is-this-under-the-radar-software-stock-b828bd5e?mod=newsviewer_click">writes</a> MarketWatch. On the news, Veeva shares rose 11% on the premarket on May 1.

There will be a new stock in the S&amp;P 500, it has already soared 11%. Is it worth buying?

NVIDIA Corporation

Oracle Corporation

SoftBank Corp.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

CoreWeave, Inc.

OpenAI has dismissed concerns about the company failing to meet internal targets. The ChatGPT developer is meeting its targets and seeing a "sheer wall of demand" for its products, OpenAI CFO Sarah Fryer <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-01/openai-finance-chief-sees-vertical-wall-of-demand-for-products?embedded-checkout=true">told</a> Bloomberg.

OpenAI says booming demand for its products after reports that spooked the AI marketplace

Nebius Group N.V.

Arkady Volozh's Nebius Group cloud computing provider Nebius Group will buy Eigen AI, a startup focused on improving the efficiency of chips for artificial intelligence tasks, the company <a href="https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-agrees-to-acquire-eigen-ai-strengthening-nebius-token-factory-as-a-frontier-inference-platform">said</a>. The amount of the deal is about $615 million, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-01/nebius-agrees-to-buy-startup-that-makes-ai-run-faster-cheaper?srnd=homepage-europe">writes</a>. The acquisition will be made partly through shares, partly in cash.

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Roblox Corporation

Investors are concerned about the exodus of users from the platform

Roblox shares have plummeted nearly 25%. How the company is hampered by security concerns

Apple Inc.

Atlassian Corporation

Twilio Inc.

Reddit, Inc.

Roku, Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Eli Lilly and Company

Caterpillar Inc.

Carrier Global Corporation

Quanta Services, Inc.

Mastercard Incorporated

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Capital Markets Research, Freedom Broker.

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The Kazakh authorities have tightened the access of foreigners to permanent residence in the country, as well as expanded the list of grounds for expulsion.

Kazakhstan stopped issuing residence permits in cities with millions of inhabitants

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

Uber Technologies, Inc.

Quotes of Hertz, one of the largest car rental services, soared by almost 14% on April 30. The company, once <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/hertz-the-original-meme-stock-rewards-its-true-believers-11621354091">popular</a> among fans of so-called meme stocks, <a href="https://newsroom.hertz.com/press-releases/press-release-details/hertz-and-uber-partner-to-power-autonomous-robotaxi-and-driver-led-fleet-operations/">announced a</a> partnership with Uber Technologies in the field of robotaxis.

Hertz stock soared nearly 14% in just one day. Is this another "meme" rally?

Novo Nordisk A/S

Hemab Therapeutics

Preliminary trading in shares of Hemab Therapeutics, a developer of blood clotting therapies created by Novo Nordisk, has begun in the Freedom trading system for clients. Later on Ma. 1, the company's securities will appear on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker <a href="https://tap.freedom24.com/to/quote/COAG.US?utm_source=stocks&amp;utm_medium=COAG.US&amp;utm_campaign=pfu17521958">COAG</a>.

Hemab IPO: shares of the biotech, created by Novo Nordisk employees, have started trading 

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KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Shares of rare disease small cap developer KalVista Pharmaceuticals <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/KALV/">surged</a>&nbsp;almost 40% on Wednesday to their highest level since mid-2021 after the biotech <a href="https://ir.kalvista.com/news-releases/news-release-details/chiesi-group-acquire-kalvista-pharmaceuticals-expanding-its">said</a>&nbsp;it would be acquired at a premium by Italian drugmaker Chiesi Group. M&amp;A activity in the rare disease space continues to accelerate, and investors should watch the sector closely for new opportunities, <a href="https://www.channelchek.com/news-channel/chiesi-drops-1-9-billion-to-snag-kalvista-and-the-first-oral-hae-treatment-on-the-market">writes</a>&nbsp;Noble Capital Markets.

Small-cap biotech KalVista to be acquired by Italy's Chiesi; stock hits 5-year high

First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF

Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF

APA Corporation

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

The escalating conflict in the Middle East has <a href="https://en.oninvest.com/article/middle-east-oil-supply-disruption-surpasses-losses-from-1970s-crises-iea">triggered</a>&nbsp;the largest disruption to oil supplies in the history of the global market. Against that backdrop, oil prices have remained&nbsp;near $100 per barrel, while the energy sector in the S&amp;P 500 <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/energy-stocks-surged-38-q1-200000694.html">gained</a>&nbsp;about 38% in the first quarter even as the broader index <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/03/25/the-sp-500-is-on-track-to-finish-q1-in-negative-te/#:~:text=S%26P%20500%20slid%20roughly%204.6%25%20in%20the%20first%20quarter.">fell</a>&nbsp;4.6%.

Small-cap ETFs in 1Q26: Who managed to gain from the energy shock?

Organon & Co.

Shares of Organon, the mid-cap maker of women’s health drugs, surged nearly 17% on Monday to mark a one-year high. The company <a href="https://s27.q4cdn.com/703211477/files/doc_news/Organon-s-11-75Bn-Sale-to-Sun-Pharma-04-26-2026-v34.pdf">announced</a>&nbsp;it will be acquired at a premium by India’s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries.

Mid-cap biotech Organon to be acquired by Sun Pharma; shares soar to one-year high

Spotify Technology S.A.

Peloton Interactive, Inc.

Shares of Peloton Interactive, the small-cap fitness equipment maker and creator of fitness content, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PTON/">climbed</a>&nbsp;2.5% on Monday to reach a two-month high. Markets were reacting to the company’s <a href="https://investor.onepeloton.com/news-releases/news-release-details/pelotons-world-class-content-fuel-spotifys-new-fitness-category">announcement</a>&nbsp;of a partnership with Spotify. Wall Street analysts <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/pton/analystestimates?mod=mw_quote_tab">see room</a> for Peloton stock to rise another 48% from here.

Peloton hits two-month high on Spotify partnership announcement

Frontline plc

Freedom Broker now sees about 15% near-term upside in shares of Frontline, arguing that investors are underestimating the pace at which geopolitical tensions are tightening the crude shipping market.

Freedom Broker issues short-term trade idea to buy stock of oil shipper Frontline

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