Major U.S. stock indices opened March 20 in the negative zone and are heading for a fourth consecutive week of decline, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/stock-market-today-live-updates.html">writes</a> CNBC. Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-20/us-stock-futures-drop-as-traders-eye-longer-war-options-expiry">notes</a> that for the U.S. stock markets this may become the longest series of declines for the year.  Oil prices resumed growth after a brief decline.

'Shock is inevitable': US stocks heading for longest series of declines in a year

Oil prices, which soared after the war in the Middle East, are creating problems for foreign importers, which could eventually spill over to U.S. portfolios, Barron's <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/foreign-investors-sell-us-stock-market-bonds-8ff8c6d8?mod=RTA">warns </a>. With the currencies of most major economies weakened, countries and companies outside the U.S. may start selling U.S. stocks and bonds to get dollars to pay for higher energy prices, the publication said.

Rising oil prices could lead to a sell-off of U.S. assets abroad - Barron's

Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc.

Unusual Machines

The elder sons of U.S. President Donald Trump – Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. – are investing in drone maker Powerus. The company is seeking a fast-track path to the public markets to help meet Pentagon demand through a merger with Aureus Greenway Holdings, which is already listed on the Nasdaq and <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/trump-brothers-backed-aureus-merge-with-drone-maker-powerus-2026-03-09/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">backed</a>&nbsp;by the Trump sons. Below <i>Oninvest </i>looks at what makes the deal important and what investors should be paying attention to.

Trump's sons are betting on drones. Should investors follow their lead?

Tesla, Inc.

It was the unmanned cabs that many analysts cited as the main driver of Elon Musk's company's shares

UBS warned of a sharp decline in Tesla deliveries and concerns over robotaxis

Firefly Aerospace Inc.

Shares of Firefly Aerospace, a mid-cap competitor to Elon Musk’s SpaceX that&nbsp;<a href="https://investors.fireflyspace.com/">develops</a>&nbsp;launch vehicles and orbital spacecraft, <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/FLY/">jumped</a>&nbsp;nearly 9% in premarket trading on Friday as the company’s fourth-quarter revenue <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/firefly-aerospace-earnings-stock-price-30c98a4d?siteid=yhoof2">beat</a>&nbsp;Wall Street expectations. A week earlier, after <a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/after-another-fiery-setback-it-seems-fireflys-alpha-rocket-is-still-in-beta/">several setbacks</a>, Firefly successfully <a href="https://investors.fireflyspace.com/news-releases/news-release-details/firefly-aerospace-successfully-launches-alpha-flight-7">launched</a>&nbsp;its Alpha rocket and delivered it into orbit. It has been public for less than a year.

Mid-cap SpaceX competitor Firefly beats revenue estimates; shares jumping

FedEx Corporation

Planet Labs PBC

Insperity, Inc.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Rivian Automotive, Inc.

Accenture plc

SoundHound AI, Inc.

Align Technology, Inc.

DLocal Limited

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

Morning in New York: stock indices in a turbulent zone

Super Micro Computer, Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

It's a new blow to a company that nearly lost its listing on the Nasdaq in 2024

Supermicro shares plummet 23%: co-founder arrested for smuggling Nvidia chips

Janus Living Inc.

The company's narrow focus could become a premium, as it will attract a specialized pool of investors who are less concerned about the current turbulence in the markets, the analyst said

Janus Living IPO: shares of the real estate investment fund for the elderly became available

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Palantir Technologies Inc.

The Boeing Company

General Dynamics Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

In a new report, analysts at JPMorgan's Center for Geopolitics say that even record budgets won't help the U.S. close the defense-industrial gap with its competitors

Arsenal at a standstill: three threats to U.S. defense dominance

Newmont Corporation

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited

The strategy of buying out gold drawdowns still carries high risks: technical rebounds may be replaced by a renewed decline

Gold is having its worst week in 6 years. Are there any prospects left for investing in the sector's shares?

Amazon.com, Inc.

OpenAI is developing a single "super app" that combines ChatGPT, a coding platform and a browser. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is discussing the creation of a fund of up to $100 billion to buy up industrial companies and implement artificial intelligence. Brent crude oil has fallen slightly, but is still trading above $100 per barrel. About these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of March 20.