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As of the morning of March 2, 2026, U.S. equity futures are sharply lower, extending last week’s pullback, as markets react to escalating conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran. Missile and drone strikes plus heightened risk around the Strait of Hormuz have pushed oil up roughly 6–8%, pressuring broader risk assets and stoking fears of an inflation re-acceleration. (investors.com)
Friday’s (Feb 27, 2026) session already showed mounting anxiety: the S&P 500 fell about 0.4%, the Dow 1.1%, and the Nasdaq 0.9%, led by weakness in smaller caps and many software/AI names. Concerns center on which companies may lag in the AI transition, plus persistent inflation worries. (apnews.com)
Energy and defense stocks are bid as investors reposition for higher crude prices and geopolitical risk, while travel‑related names and economically sensitive cyclicals face pressure amid surging oil and flight disruptions in the region. (investors.com)
Macro focus for this week in the U.S. is shifting to incoming economic data (notably the February jobs report) to gauge whether higher energy costs could complicate the Fed’s path on rate cuts, against the backdrop of already-elevated index levels (S&P 500 recently near 6,900). (apnews.com)
| Date | Ticker | Company Name | Offer Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27 | ILLUU | Illumination Acquisition Corp. I | $200,000,000 |
| Feb 27 | GENB | Generate Biomedicines, Inc. | $400,000,000 |
| Feb 26 | FVAV | Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. V | $250,000,000 |
| Feb 26 | TRGSU | TRG Latin America Acquisitions Corp. | $200,000,000 |
| Feb 26 | TRADU | APEX Tech Acquisition Inc. | $100,000,000 |
| Date | Ticker | Company Name | Offer Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3 | CAST | Freecast, Inc. | — |
| Mar 6 | MMED | MiniMed Group, Inc. | $901,600,000 |