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.

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Morgan Stanley

Chevron Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

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Oracle Corporation

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.

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Markets were skeptical about the decision of the International Energy Agency (IEA) to <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/mea-soglasovalo-krupnejsee-v-istorii-vysvobozdenie-rezervov-nefti-cto-na-rynkah">release a record</a> volume of oil reserves in its history. Brent on the background of this news rose to $93 per barrel (although during the day on March 11 fell to $86), the stock index of "blue chips" Dow Jones - lost 1%.

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Stocks in the U.S. showed weak dynamics at the trading on March 10, which was characterized by sharp fluctuations in oil prices due to the quickly flared up and just as quickly faded <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/neft-wti-desevela-na-19-brent-nize-82-minenergo-ssa-nenadolgo-dalo-rynku-nadezdu">hope</a> for the resumption of supplies of raw materials through the Strait of Hormuz. Moreover, according <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/iran-begins-laying-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz">to</a> CNN, Iran has begun to mine this crucial artery for the global oil market. US President Donald Trump has threatened serious consequences if this is confirmed and Tehran refuses to remove the mines.

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Broadcom Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Micron Technology, Inc.

Stocks in the U.S. showed on Monday, March 9, the best reversal from decline to growth in at least a few months. Indexes, which had been falling for most of the day, reversed to a sharp rise after Donald Trump's announcement that the war with Iran was nearing an end. Brent crude oil, which in the morning rose to its highest since 2022 - almost $120 a barrel - has since then, on the contrary, started to fall in price by more than 5%.

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Palantir Technologies Inc.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Caterpillar Inc.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

RTX Corporation

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Oil prices rose sharply amid the war between the U.S. and Iran and the threat of prolonged disruption of energy supplies from the Middle East. Futures for U.S. WTI rose for five days by about 35% - this is the largest weekly growth since the beginning of trading in oil contracts in 1983, notes CNBC. All week American stocks showed strong volatility: the so-called Wall Street fear index jumped by 25% by the end of Friday and almost reached 30 points, while the alarming is considered to overcome the mark of 20.

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The Boeing Company

3M Company

GE Aerospace

Major U.S. stock market indices collapsed on Thursday, March 5, failing to hold Wednesday's gains. Fears around the war with Iran intensified after it became known about strikes on several oil tankers. This triggered a panic sell-off, the price of oil jumped and the fear index soared. By the close of trading, the fall in stocks and the oil rally had slowed - in anticipation of a possible <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-weighs-oil-futures-market-action-combat-rising-energy-prices-wh-official-2026-03-05/">announcement of </a>measures to curb energy prices by the US Treasury Department.

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