Netflix, Inc.

Oracle Corporation

Seagate Technology Holdings plc

Futures on U.S. stock indices and shares of the Asia-Pacific region collapsed amid a rally in oil prices The cost of Mark Brent at one point exceeded $100 per barrel. Donald Trump's administration has launched trade investigations against China, the EU and more than a dozen other economies, preparing the legal basis for new duties. Netflix is going to buy Ben Affleck's AI company, Bloomberg sources have learned. About these and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of March 12.

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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.

Dow at its lowest since December, Brent above $92, Oracle holds Nasdaq: results of the 12th day of the war

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%.

IEA's record inventory blowout didn't help: Dow Jones loses 1%, oil rises to $93

The 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) <a href="https://www.iea.org/news/iea-member-countries-to-carry-out-largest-ever-oil-stock-release-amid-market-disruptions-from-middle-east-conflict">have agreed to</a> provide the market with 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves to mitigate disruptions in oil supplies caused by the war in the Middle East. This is the largest release of strategic reserves in the history of the IEA, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/iea-oil-reserves-crude-prices-iran-g7-energy.html">writes</a>.

The IEA has agreed the largest release of oil reserves in history. What's in the markets?

Chevron Corporation

Shell plc

Chevron and Shell preparing first deals in Venezuela since Maduro's ouster - Reuters

Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz increase risks to the global oil market

Brent back above $90: what an investor should do

AeroVironment, Inc.

UWM Holdings Corporation

The Boeing Company

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

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Microsoft Corporation

Amazon.com, Inc.

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

The International Energy Agency is discussing the largest-ever release of strategic oil reserves to curb rising prices amid war in Iran. The U.S. corporate bond market saw a record number of offerings in a day - thanks to Amazon. Nintendo shares soared more than 10% after the success of its new Pokémon Pokopia game. These and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of March 11.

Main by morning: IEA may open reserve, Microsoft defends Anthropic, Amazon's record

Unlocking strategic oil reserves has not always had positive results for consuming countries 

The IEA wants to dump a record amount of oil on the market. What will happen to prices?

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Qantas Airways Limited

Air New Zealand Limited

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

How the war in the Middle East will affect air travel to the U.S. is still an open question