Zoom Communications provides a video-first communications platform that connects people through frictionless video, voice, chat, and content sharing. The company’s cloud-native platform enables video experiences and connects users across various devices and locations in a single meeting. Zoom has launched a variety of communications-related solutions, including Zoom Phone and Zoom Contact Center. The firm was founded in 2011 and serves companies of all sizes from all industries around the world.

Zoom Communications calls itself an 'AI first' cloud-native scalable communications system for enterprises designed to facilitate video, voice, chat, and content sharing across devices and locations through its Zoom Meetings and Zoom Phone applications. Zoom was founded in 2011 and completed its initial public offering on April 18, 2019, at $36 per share. Zoom derives about 20% of its revenue from outside the U.S.

The conflict in Iran rages on. After the initial attacks last week, stock prices fell while crude oil prices and volatility escalated. Among the many issues impacted by this event, the effect on the global economy is but one - but will be a focus of analysts and economists. Meanwhile, this week brings new data on inflation, the trade deficit, and GDP, as well as a few earnings headliners. Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 3%, the S&P 500 was down 2%, and the Nasdaq shed 1.2%. Year to date, the Dow is off 1.2%, the S&P 500 is lower by 1.5%, and the Nasdaq is down 3.7%. On the earnings calendar, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Vail Resorts report on Monday; Oracle and NIO on Tuesday; Campbell's on Wednesday; and Adobe, Dollar General, Lennar, and Dick's Sporting Goods on Thursday. About 98% of S&P 500 companies have reported, and overall earnings are up 14% from last quarter. Information Technology, up 34%, and Industrials, up 17%, are leading the pack. At the bottom are Utilities, down 1%, and Consumer Discretionary, flat, according to LSEG I/B/E/S. On the economic calendar, Existing Home Sales will be reported on Tuesday; CPI on Wednesday; the U.S. Trade Deficit, Housing Starts, and Building Permits on Thursday; and the Personal Consumption Expenditures Index along with the first revision of GDP data for 4Q on Friday. Turning to other data, the Atlanta Fed GDPNow is forecasting for 1Q and calls for growth of 3.0%, unchanged from last week. The Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast is at 2.6% for March. Mortgage rates ticked up two basis points last week, with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage now at 6.00%, according to FreddieMac. Gas prices were higher by eight cents last week and are at an average of $3.02 per gallon for regular gas. The next Federal Open Market Committee meeting is on March 18, and odds are at 6% for a 25-basis-point cut at that meeting, according to the CME FedWatch rate tool. After that, meetings will be held on April 29 and June 17. Odds for a rate cut at the June meeting are over 50%. That's also the first meeting with a new Fed chairman. Taking a deeper dive into performance so far in 2026, a leading industrialized global stock market index, the ETF EFA, is up 1.9% year to date. That's compared to a gain of 9% just last week. The leading emerging market ETF (EEM) is up 4.5% year to date, which compares to a gain of 14% last week. U.S. growth stocks are down 6.3% year to date, looking at ETF IWF, while value stocks (IWD) are higher by 2.7%. In other asset classes for the year to date, AGG bonds are flat, gold is up 18%, crude oil is up 54%, and Bitcoin is down 23%. The U.S. dollar is up 0.6%, tracking DXY. The VIX Volatility Index was at 29.5 on Friday, above its historical average of 20. Turning to sector performance, the list from first to worst so far in 2026 is Energy (+24%), Materials (+18%), Industrials (+14%), Consumer Staples (+14%), Utilities (+11%), Real Estate (+3%), Healthcare (+3%), Communication Services (0.3%), Consumer Discretionary (-4%), Information Technology (-6%), and Financials (-6%). By comparison, the S&P 500 is down 1.5% year to date.

Zoom Communications provides a video-first communications platform that connects people through frictionless video, voice, chat, and content sharing. The company’s cloud-native platform enables video experiences and connects users across various devices and locations in a single meeting. Zoom has launched a variety of communications-related solutions, including Zoom Phone and Zoom Contact Center. The firm was founded in 2011 and serves companies of all sizes from all industries around the world.