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Salesforce seems to be a promising investment opportunity. Its valuation is appealing following the recent decline in its share price. The company also relies on growth in its AI solutions. Earnings in the S&P 500 grew by a record-breaking 27% in the first quarter of 2026, marking the highest level of earnings growth since the fourth quarter of 2021. This week, investors will also watching at the U.S. nonfarm payroll report for April, which will be published on Friday, May 8.

President Trump is sending mixed signals to the market about the direction of the war with Iran, and, consequently, the price of Brent oil. Although the U.S. escorted neutral ships through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump has warned Iran that the deadline for negotiations is approaching. Following the US-China summit this past weekend, there is also hope that China will mediate the conflict. Higher energy prices contributed to the increase in the U.S. Producer Price Index in April, which is, in turn, driving up U.S. interest rates.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has not only driven up the price of oil. It has also triggered a fertilizer crisis that risks raising production costs for farmers worldwide and increase the price for wheat, corn and soybeans long before the next harvest.

Swedbank is in a rare phase of deliberate disruption. Sweden’s largest mortgage bank by market share has just completed its first full quarter since acquiring both Entercard, a credit card company, and Stabelo, a digital mortgage challenger. On 1 March, it also restructured its entire organisation and announced plans to sell PayEx, its invoice financing unit. When a bank of this size makes so many changes at once, the quarterly report becomes more than just a scorecard. It becomes a test of whether management truly knows what it is doing.

ABB is a Swiss-Swedish industrial group that manufactures and sells the equipment connecting electricity from power grids to buildings, factories and data centers. The company also produces automation systems for ships, refineries and manufacturing plants. In other words, ABB sits at the intersection of two of the most powerful trends in the global economy: electrification and digitalization. When ABB reports, it provides an up-to-date assessment of global industrial demand. This report is especially important because it comes from a tariff-driven trade war and fresh geopolitical escalation in the Middle East, both of which were expected to affect industrial confidence. However, ABB’s Q1 2026 results, published on April 22, 2026, suggest the opposite.

Exchange-traded products are a broad category that allow for leveraged investments in assets that might otherwise be inaccessible to private investors.

Tracker certificates enable investors to invest in themes, strategies, regions, or countries, making it easier to diversify even with small amounts of money. Tracker certificates replicate the performance of the underlying asset without leverage, a cap, or capital protection. Investors participate nearly 1:1 in rising and falling prices of the underlying asset. The underlying assets can especially be indices or equity baskets. In this way, you can invest in a whole stock market or basket in only one transaction without having to buy all the individual stocks. This is why tracker certificates are a great product for targeted investment in specific themes.

Unlimited Turbos, also called Open-End Knock-out Warrants, allow investors to participate disproportionately in the performance of an underlying. The leverage effect results from the fact that less capital has to be invested than for an investment in the respective underlying. Investors can speculate on a rising or falling underlying with a small capital investment. These products can be used to speculate on various asset classes such as shares, indices, commodities, precious metals, interest rate instruments or currency pairs.

Mini Futures offer investors the opportunity to participate disproportionately - with a leverage effect - in the performance of an underlying with a small capital investment. Long Mini Futures can be used to speculate on rising prices, while short mini futures can be used to speculate on falling prices. The products have an unlimited term, provided the product is not terminated by reaching the stop-loss level (or stop-loss barrier). In addition, a wide selection of underlyings are available, such as shares, indices, commodities, precious metals, interest rate instruments, currency pairs and cryptocurrencies.

With Bull & Bear certificates, investors can participate in the ups and downs of markets worldwide. The certificates offer investors the option of putting their market opinion into action according to their own appetite for risk. Bull & Bear certificates allow investors to participate with leverage in the performance of equities, indices, currencies, or commodities.