The value of the largest publicly traded airlines has fallen by more than $50 billion since the war began, the FT has calculated

Airlines are facing their biggest crisis since the pandemic. What will happen to ticket prices?

Nebius Group N.V.

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Micron Technology, Inc.

Escalation in the Middle East has triggered a spike in oil and gas prices and heightened the risks of a prolonged energy shock. Regulators and governments are looking for ways to contain prices, from easing sanctions on Iranian oil to temporarily repealing the Jones Act in the US. Meanwhile, hotels in Dubai are cutting prices - occupancy in the emirate has fallen from 90% to 16% due to the shelling. Against this backdrop, central banks are keeping rates on hold, but signaling rising inflation risks and high uncertainty. The main events from March 16 to 20 - in our review.

Highlights of the week: energy prices spike, Fed pause, Dubai hotels cut prices

Tesla, Inc.

Billionaire Elon Musk misled Twitter investors in 2022 in an attempt to crash the quotes of the social network he was acquiring, a jury in San Francisco has ruled. The deal took nearly six months to materialize, during which time the billionaire repeatedly changed his position and Twitter tried to force him to honor the agreements. During the uncertainty, the shares of the social network, which was then a publicly traded company, fell about 40% below the value of the deal.

Elon Musk has lost a lawsuit against Twitter investors. He will pay them compensation

The US is considering "winding down" its war with Iran, US President Donald Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116263563453969628">said</a> on Truth Social media. The price of Brent crude then plummeted, dropping from nearly $113 a barrel to less than $108 for a while.

US considering 'winding down' war with Iran - Trump. Brent fell below $108

The war in the Middle East, which caused a sharp rise in oil prices, is forcing investors to radically revise their forecasts on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy. Traders now estimate almost 50% probability of a rate hike this year, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/63d642a9-2499-4969-af15-8bc282e4ce43?syn-25a6b1a6=1">writes the</a> Financial Times.

Radical reversal: traders have started to put a Fed rate hike in their forecasts 

NVIDIA Corporation

Trump rejected the likelihood of a cease-fire, and was vague about a plan to seize Iran's most important oil hub

Dow and Nasdaq close to correction, S&amp;P 500 at six-month low: results of 21 days of war

Iran refuses to discuss resumption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

Brent exceeded $113: US stocks accelerated decline, Nasdaq down more than 2%

The war with Iran has caused an oil supply disruption that has already exceeded similar disruptions during the crises of the 1970s; it will take at least six months to restore oil and gas supplies from the Persian Gulf, Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/09524a74-db3c-4aef-b4f7-51eda3068320?syn-25a6b1a6=1">told</a> the Financial Times.

Middle East oil supply disruption surpasses losses from 1970s crises - IEA

Chevron Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Chevron has less exposure to Middle East-related risks than Exxon, analysts say

Chevron has entered the top 20 most expensive US companies. HSBC advises to buy its securities

Kering SA

LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Societe Europeenne

Prada S.p.A.

The US-Israeli war with Iran has created a crisis for luxury brands in Dubai, according to analysts at Bernstein Research. According to their forecast, sales of luxury goods in the Middle East in March may halve due to a sharp drop in the number of foreign tourists, The New York Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/business/dubai-luxury-shopping-iran-war.html">reports</a>.

Dubai crisis: how the war in the Middle East will affect luxury sales

The U.S. presidential administration is considering a forceful scenario of deblocking the Strait of Hormuz - for this purpose the U.S. may occupy the Iranian island of Kharq, writes Axios

Oil rose to $110. Goldman Sachs warned: it may be expensive throughout 2027

The cost of government borrowing for the UK on March 20 jumped to the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1e77f7ce-1c93-4852-9970-297636a7d9cf">writes the</a> Financial Times (FT). The yield on benchmark 10-year government bonds exceeded 5%. Investors were trying to factor in rising inflation risks and the increasing likelihood of an interest rate hike later this year, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/20/uk-gilt-market-interest-rates-boe-inflation-reeves.html">writes</a>.