The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Goldman Sachs reported the highest quarterly profit for the last five years, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/35f3b97a-988d-4925-b550-74cda0e28717">the</a> Financial Times (FT) has <a href="https://www.goldmansachs.com/pressroom/press-releases/2026/2026-04-13-q1-results">noted</a> - such results the bank <a href="https://www.goldmansachs.com/pressroom/press-releases/2026/2026-04-13-q1-results">recorded</a> at the end of the first three months of 2026. The record performance of Goldman Sachs equity traders compensated for the unexpected drop in income from fixed-income transactions, the newspaper notes.<br>

Goldman Sachs reported its most profitable quarter in five years amid war with Iran

LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Societe Europeenne

Kering SA

Sales of European luxury brands in Dubai and Abu Dhabi shopping centers fell significantly last month amid the conflict with Iran, which has hit one of the fastest-growing regional markets in the global luxury industry, totaling about $400 billion, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/luxury-brands-face-profits-squeeze-iran-conflict-shrinks-dubai-mall-sales-2026-04-13/">reported,</a> citing industry sources.

Sales of luxury brands in Dubai malls fell 50% in first month of war - Reuters

Chevron Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Baker Hughes Company

Investors will focus on the sharp deterioration of the geopolitical environment after the failure of the US-Iran dialogues

Morning in New York: geopolitics once again dictates trading direction

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has come to a halt ahead of the start of the U.S. blockade of the waterway

'Oil at $150': Onyx expects crude prices to soar with US blockade of Strait of Hormuz

The head of Meta is personally involved in training and testing his AI avatar, sources claim 

Zuckerberg will replace himself with an AI copy when communicating with subordinates - FT

Celanese Corporation

Maplebear Inc.

Netflix, Inc.

Amazon.com, 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.

Citi has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-picks-to-buy-now-q1-earnings-season-meta-amazon-2026-4?IR=T">named</a> 16 stocks that investors should buy on the eve of the reporting season. After the announcement of financial results, they may rise in price by 3-12%, the investment bank predicts.

Citi has named stocks to buy ahead of the reporting season. Two of them are mid-cap

Achieving de-escalation of the conflict by escalating it in the case of Iran is very risky, warned former US Navy officer John Bradford

"Stuck with high prices": experts - on the risks of a double blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

European stock markets followed Asia-Pacific at the start of the week as investors react to US plans to block the Strait of Hormuz

Stocks in Europe fell as the U.S. prepares to blockade the Strait of Hormuz

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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

Applied Digital Corporation

Applied Digital, which builds data centers, saw its shares fall more than 6% in premarket trading on Thursday as rising losses overshadowed a strong revenue beat driven by robust demand for data center services, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/applied-digital-beats-quarterly-revenue-estimates-2026-04-08/">reports</a>.

AI data-center developer Applied Digital beats expectations, but shares are sliding

Alligator Energy Limited

Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp.

Forsys Metals Corp.

Shares of uranium miners significantly outperformed the underlying commodity market in 2025: the Sprott Uranium Miners ETF <a href="https://sprottetfs.com/media/muhafrp2/urnm-ar-tsr-2025.pdf?m=1">gained</a>&nbsp;nearly 40% over the year. Against this backdrop, price dynamics in the global uranium market were more subdued: spot prices <a href="https://investingnews.com/uranium-price-update/#:~:text=U3O8%20spot%20price%20remained%20more%20constrained%20through%202025%2C%20fluctuating%20between%20a%20relatively%20short%20range%20of%20US%2463.17%20(March%2013)%20and%20US%2483.33%20(September%2025)%20per%20pound.">traded</a>&nbsp;in the $63-83 per pound range, while long-term contract prices <a href="https://investingnews.com/uranium-price-update/#:~:text=the%20long%2Dterm%20contract%20price%20displayed%20less%20volatility%20in%202025%2C%20starting%20the%2012%20month%20period%20at%20US%2480%20and%20reaching%20US%2486%20at%20the%20end%20of%20November.">rose</a>&nbsp;from $80 to $86 per pound. By the end of 2026, Goldman Sachs has&nbsp;<a href="https://www.moomoo.com/news/post/63207946/is-uranium-the-next-gold-goldman-sachs-the-supply-deficit?level=1&amp;data_ticket=1775587806729701#:~:text=Structural%2520shortages%2520will%2520drive%2520prices%2520higher%252C%2520with%2520spot%2520prices%2520projected%2520to%2520reach%2520%252491%2520by%2520the%2520end%2520of%25202026%252C%2520indicating%2520at%2520least%2520a%252020%2525%2520increase.">projected</a>&nbsp;spot prices would reach $91 per pound, driven by a uranium deficit that is expected to widen by nearly 12% to 1.914 billion pounds over the 2025-2045 period.

Which nuclear small caps have benefitted from AI-driven rising electricity demand?

NuScale Power Corporation

Investors should take a closer look at shares of NuScale Power, a mid-cap developer of nuclear reactors, <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/04/08/how-buying-nuscale-power-stock-today-could-10x-yo/">argues</a>&nbsp;Motley Fool contributor Ryan Vanzo. The world is entering a “nuclear renaissance” driven by rising demand from the AI segment, he says. NuScale shares could generate billions for investors, who must be prepared to hold them for an “incredibly long” time, he cautions.

Motley Fool analyst recommends NuScale amid AI-driven 'nuclear renaissance'

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