Protracted US-Iran conflict could push Brent price to a "dizzying" $130 a barrel, says BofA

BofA and Standard Chartered raise Brent price forecast for 2026 because of war

"Wall Street's Fear Index has fallen to its lowest level in nearly a week

The cost of Brent fell below $100 per barrel. WTI cheapened by 6%

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NVIDIA Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Micron Technology, Inc.

Blue Owl Capital Inc.

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: investors expect a rebound after Friday's sell-off

Oil prices rose and U.S. stocks were down slightly in early trading Monday.

Brent rises, stock futures fall: what's happening on the markets after the weekend

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Oracle Corporation

Apple Inc.

The war in the Middle East has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history, affecting about 7.5% of global supply. An investment boom brought 45 new billionaires linked to AI companies to the Forbes ranking. Nvidia announced a $2 billion investment in Arkady Volozh's cloud AI company Nebius to develop computing power and "AI factories." The main events of March 9-13 are in our review.

Highlights of the week: oil supply disruption, Nvidia and Nebius deal, new billionaires

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Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Hedge funds have taken the most bullish stance on Brent crude in six years ahead of this week, which has been one of the most volatile weeks in the market's history, Bloomberg reported.

Hedge fund bets on Brent price rise hit highest since 2020. What it means

Stocks in the U.S. ended a third straight week of declines. The main U.S. index S&amp;P 500 fell to its lowest level in 2026. The stock market is following the oil market, which continued to grow on Friday: the cost of Brent exceeded $103 per barrel and came close to $104.

Stocks down for the third week, S&amp;P 500 low, Brent over $103: results of the 14th day of war

The war in the Middle East, which has deprived the world of about 20% of the global supply of oil and liquefied natural gas, is changing expectations about global inflation, economic growth and the outlook for monetary policy. An average oil price of $150 or even $200 a barrel no longer seems impossible to analysts, and such a rise could reignite inflation.

'An incredible shift': where two weeks of war in Iran has taken the world economy

If the Strait of Hormuz remains closed until April, the cost of oil could exceed 2008 highs, Goldman Sachs has warned

U.S. intervention in oil futures trading risks 'biblical disaster' - CME

U.S. Treasury Department authorization allows a month to buy oil from Russia stuck at sea 

The US lifted sanctions on Russian oil for a month. How did the market react?

Iran urged the world to prepare for oil at $200 a barrel

Oil soared above $100 per barrel. Why didn't the IEA's plan to lower prices work?

Uber Technologies, Inc.

Stocks in the U.S. mostly fell in price on Wednesday, March 11, due to a renewed rise in oil prices, with Brent rising more than 5% to above $92 a barrel. This is despite the International Energy Agency announcing the release of 400 million barrels of oil, the largest use of reserves in history, CNBC wrote. The UK said at least three ships were damaged near the Strait of Hormuz, and oil storage facilities in Oman were attacked by drones.