'War changes consumption': IEA expects oil demand to fall - for the first time since the pandemic

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While the European Stoxx 600 has lost 8.6% since the start of the war in the Middle East, the energy sector of the index has added 10%

Morgan Stanley expects the rally in the energy sector in Europe to continue

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

The war with Iran has caused unprecedented turmoil in the global oil market, affecting 7.5% of the global oil supply and an even larger share of export supplies, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/iran-war-is-causing-biggest-ever-oil-market-disruption-iea-says?srnd=homepage-europe">writes</a>, citing a <a href="https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-product/oil-market-report-omr">report by</a> the International Energy Agency (IEA).

"Major oil market disruption": IEA cuts global demand growth forecast by 25%

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

LifeMD, Inc.

Joby Aviation, Inc.

Yext, Inc.

FreightCar America, Inc.

Hims & Hers Health, Inc.

Novo Nordisk A/S

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

Universal Health Services, Inc.

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Talkspace, 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: quotes remain in the turbulence zone

APA Corporation

Devon Energy Corporation

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

ConocoPhillips

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Carnival Corporation & plc

Southwest Airlines Co.

AppLovin Corporation

Western Digital Corporation

Vertiv Holdings Co

Lumentum Holdings Inc.

Coherent Corp.

EchoStar Corporation

Napco Security Technologies, Inc.

Alexander & Baldwin Inc

Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

BlackRock, Inc.

Western Alliance Bancorporation

Guidewire Software, Inc.

Rumble Inc.

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The start of hostilities in Iran last weekend changes short-term benchmarks for investors: in the current environment, a tactical reduction in the share of stocks in portfolios is justified, keeping the focus on the energy sector, while technology securities may face additional pressure, according to Marko Papich, a strategist at independent research company BCA Research. His note is <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/conflict-in-the-middle-east-wont-stop-markets-rotation-away-from-u-s-tech-stocks-but-accelerate-it-says-bca-strategist-bd0bedd8?mod=newsviewer_click_seemore">quoted by</a> MarketWatch.

Conflict in the Middle East will accelerate sell-off in US IT stocks - BCA

This may be the first known case where a US investor has decided to "formalize" a new business project with a major Russian company in recent years, the NYT writes

Trump-linked investor to produce gas in Alaska with Russia's Novatek

Walmart Inc.

Carvana Co.

Figma

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Etsy, Inc.

DoorDash, Inc.

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

Amazon.com, Inc.

Global Payments Inc.

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

Moody's Corporation

Garmin Ltd.

Moderna, Inc.

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Cisco Systems, Inc.

Equinix, Inc.

Rollins, Inc.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc.

Cognex Corporation

T-Mobile US, Inc.

Generac Holdings Inc.

Solstice Advanced Materials, Inc.

Morning in New York: investors in search of new benchmarks

NextEra Energy, Inc.

Talen Energy Corporation

Vistra Corp.

Constellation Energy Corporation

PWR Holdings Limited

GE Vernova Inc.

National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSC

Cameco Corporation

In the U.S., power <a href="https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/012926-data-center-opposition-gains-momentum-as-power-demand-spikes">consumption by </a>data centers will grow to 82.3 gigawatts this year, which is needed to power IT equipment, cooling systems, lighting, etc. This is a 28% increase over 2025 and double the level <a href="https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/012926-data-center-opposition-gains-momentum-as-power-demand-spikes">of </a>three years ago. That's a 28% increase from 2025 and more than double the level of three years ago. This is the latest data from S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence 451 Research.

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