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?

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

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.

Highlights for the morning: oil cheapened, OpenAI "super app", Bezos's $100 billion fund

Morgan Stanley recommended selling Asian stocks because of the war in Iran. What is the risk

UK and US bond yield gap hits highest since 2011

The dollar fell at the strongest pace since January. Negative factors outweighed the oil rally

Hotel occupancy in the emirate fell from 90% in the high season to around 16% by March 17

'Everyone is praying for recovery': hotels in Dubai cut prices due to Iranian shelling 

Stock indices in the US failed to stay in the green zone until the close

Brent loses growth after soaring above $119, stocks fall: results of the 20th day of the war

Qatari liquefied natural gas producer QatarEnergy will be forced to declare force majeure on long-term contracts for up to five years due to Iran's attack on its largest LNG plant. This was stated by QatarEnergy head and Qatar's energy minister Saad al-Qaabi in an <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iran-attack-damage-wipes-out-17-qatars-lng-capacity-three-five-years-qatarenergy-2026-03-19/">interview with</a> Reuters. According to the top manager, this will affect supplies to Italy, Belgium, South Korea and China. QatarEnergy has previously declared force majeure - but for a short period of time, now it will increase, al-Kaabi noted.

QatarEnergy warned of force majeure on LNG contracts for up to 5 years due to attacks

Rivian Automotive, Inc.

Tesla, Inc.

Uber Technologies, Inc.

Uber has struck a $1.25 billion deal with Rivian to create a fleet of unmanned robot cabs

Bank of America Corporation

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Aegon Ltd.

The day before, the bank's strategists recommended clients to short the securities of 17 European financial companies, including Deutsche Bank, because of the risks to which they are exposed due to the private lending sector

BofA withdraws advice to bet against EU financial firms due to 'errors of fact'

Tech giant loses profits in retail 'price wars' but plans fivefold growth in cloud revenues

Alibaba's securities have the strongest collapse in a year. Why doesn't the market believe in the "Chinese Amazon"?

Air Astana

Jet fuel prices have risen more than 50 percent since the war in the Middle East began

Air Astana to raise ticket prices due to rising fuel prices 

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. may ease sanctions on Iranian oil already at sea in the coming days to ease pressure from rising energy prices caused by the war in the Middle East. He <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/bessent-rules-out-government-intervention-oil-futures-market-during-iran-war">said</a> this in an interview with Fox Business television channel.

Drones