Today: 23 March 2026

Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

Micron Technology Stock Price Falls 3% as Oil Shock Hits Tech Ahead of Earnings

Micron Technology Stock Price Falls 3% as Oil Shock Hits Tech Ahead of Earnings

Micron Technology shares fell 3.1% to $405.35 Thursday amid a broader Nasdaq selloff tied to surging oil prices from the Iran war. The drop comes ahead of Micron’s March 18 earnings report, with investors weighing strong AI-driven memory demand against market volatility. Micron last quarter posted record revenue and expects more records in Q2. Wells Fargo, Citi, and Susquehanna all raised their price targets for the stock this week.
Transocean Stock Price Today: RIG Slips as Oil Shock Meets Valaris Deal Test

Transocean Stock Price Today: RIG Slips as Oil Shock Meets Valaris Deal Test

Transocean shares slipped 3.5 cents to $6.28 Thursday, despite energy being the only S&P 500 sector to close higher as Gulf tanker attacks drove crude up nearly 10%. Investors weighed a $5.8 billion all-stock Valaris deal and $6.1 billion backlog against volatile oil prices and merger risks. WTI crude settled up 9.7%, Brent hit $100. The Valaris tie-up would create a 73-rig fleet with $10 billion backlog.
Pfizer Stock Price Today: PFE Falls 1.6% but Stays Near 52-Week High (MarketWatch)

Pfizer Stock Price Today: PFE Falls 1.6% but Stays Near 52-Week High (MarketWatch)

Pfizer shares fell 1.6% to $26.86 Thursday amid a broad U.S. market selloff as oil prices rose on Middle East tensions. The company faces pressure from declining COVID product sales and forecast 2026 profit below Wall Street estimates. China approved Pfizer’s GLP-1 weight-loss drug last week, while rival Eli Lilly announced a $3 billion China investment. Pfizer lost a legal bid in generic-drug litigation this week.
Netflix Stock Price Today: Shares Slip as Argus Cuts Target and Wall Street Rout Deepens

Netflix Stock Price Today: Shares Slip as Argus Cuts Target and Wall Street Rout Deepens

Netflix shares fell 0.6% to $94.31 Thursday as the Nasdaq dropped 1.8% amid surging oil prices and a broad selloff. Argus cut its price target to $110 after Netflix exited its Warner Bros bid and took a $2.8 billion breakup fee. The company is refocusing on organic growth, buybacks, and a push into ads and content. Evercore ISI kept an Outperform rating and a $115 target.
12 March 2026
Cenovus Energy Stock Price Hits 52-Week High as Oil Tops $100

Cenovus Energy Stock Price Hits 52-Week High as Oil Tops $100

Cenovus Energy shares hit a 52-week high Thursday as Brent crude topped $100 a barrel after new Middle East attacks. The stock closed at C$32.34 in Toronto, up C$0.16. Cenovus remains exposed to oil price swings, with net debt at C$8.3 billion and major turnarounds planned in 2026. Rival oil sands producers, including Suncor and Canadian Natural, also expect higher output.
Why IREN Stock Price Is Whipsawing as AI Cloud Growth Meets Dilution Risk

Why IREN Stock Price Is Whipsawing as AI Cloud Growth Meets Dilution Risk

IREN shares traded at $41.37 after Thursday’s close, down from $41.98 Wednesday, as volatility persisted following a $9.7 billion Microsoft contract and a March 4 plan to add 50,000 Nvidia GPUs. The company reported $184.7 million in quarterly revenue and a $155.4 million net loss. IREN’s $3.7 billion AI Cloud revenue target is not fully contracted, and a new $6 billion stock sale program could pressure shares. Short interest reached 14.09% of float.
Ambev Stock Price Today: ABEV3 Near R$15 as Neutral Call Flags Limited 2026 Upside

Ambev Stock Price Today: ABEV3 Near R$15 as Neutral Call Flags Limited 2026 Upside

Ambev shares closed at 14.93 reais in Sao Paulo Thursday, while New York ADRs fell 4.3% to $2.86 after BB Investimentos maintained a neutral rating and a 16-real target. Full-year 2025 normalized EBITDA rose 5.6% with a margin increase, but fourth-quarter profit dropped 8% and volumes slid 3.6%. The board set April 6 for a 1.2 billion-real payout. Broker sentiment remains mostly neutral.
12 March 2026
Mortgage Rates Today Rise Again as Housing Stocks Slide

Mortgage Rates Today Rise Again as Housing Stocks Slide

The average U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.11% this week, according to Freddie Mac, while Mortgage News Daily's daily reading hit 6.29% on Thursday. Mortgage applications increased 3.2% last week, but single-family housing starts fell 2.8% in January and permits slipped 0.9%. Shares of D.R. Horton, Lennar, and Rocket Companies dropped between 2% and 3% in afternoon trading.
MARA Holdings stock price today: shares beat miner peers as bitcoin stalls near $70,000

MARA Holdings stock price today: shares beat miner peers as bitcoin stalls near $70,000

MARA Holdings rose 1.1% to $8.64 Thursday, outperforming other bitcoin miners as bitcoin slipped. The company reported a $1.31 billion net loss for 2025 despite 38% higher revenue and holds over 53,800 bitcoin. MARA is expanding into AI and data centers with Starwood, but projects depend on permits and tenants. The company began selling bitcoin in late 2025 to fund operations.
XRP Price Today: Ripple’s $50 Billion Buyback Still Fails to Lift the Token

XRP Price Today: Ripple’s $50 Billion Buyback Still Fails to Lift the Token

XRP traded near $1.38 Thursday, down 1.4%, despite Ripple’s $50 billion share buyback and plans to seek an Australian license. Bitcoin slipped 0.7% to $70,331, while ether was little changed. Oil hovered near $100, and traders focused on U.S. rate cut prospects after mixed inflation data. Ripple’s valuation rose, but XRP remained in line with broader crypto moves.
12 March 2026
Bitmine Stock Price Falls After BMNR’s $75 Million Eightco Move

Bitmine Stock Price Falls After BMNR’s $75 Million Eightco Move

Bitmine Immersion Technologies shares fell 3% Thursday after committing $75 million to lead Eightco Holdings’ $125 million funding round, while Eightco stock jumped 22%. Bitmine held $1.2 billion in cash and 4.534 million ether as of March 8. The new investment equals about 6% of Bitmine’s cash. Ether and other crypto-related stocks also declined amid broader market pressure.
12 March 2026
Carnival stock price drops more than 6% as oil tops $100, dragging CCL and CUK lower

Carnival stock price drops more than 6% as oil tops $100, dragging CCL and CUK lower

Carnival Corp’s U.S.-listed shares dropped over 6% to $24.32 by 2:22 p.m. EDT Thursday, mirroring a sector-wide selloff as Brent crude surged 8% to $99.38 after attacks on tankers and tensions near the Strait of Hormuz. Royal Caribbean shares fell more than 6%, Norwegian Cruise Line nearly 3%. Rising fuel costs and uncertainty over 2026 expenses weighed on cruise stocks.
Amazon Stock Price Falls Again as Italy Tax Case, AI Costs Keep AMZN Under Pressure

Amazon Stock Price Falls Again as Italy Tax Case, AI Costs Keep AMZN Under Pressure

Amazon shares fell 1.4% to $209.77 Thursday as investors weighed new legal and regulatory challenges and ongoing concerns over heavy AI-related spending. Milan prosecutors requested a trial over alleged €1.2 billion VAT evasion, and Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed CEO Andy Jassy on pricing practices. Amazon moved to raise $37 billion in a bond sale, drawing strong demand from debt buyers.
12 March 2026
Oil Prices Surge Again: Brent Crude Near $100, WTI Jumps as Hormuz Stays Shut

Oil Prices Surge Again: Brent Crude Near $100, WTI Jumps as Hormuz Stays Shut

Brent crude rose 8% to $99.38 after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would remain shut and tanker attacks in Iraqi waters deepened supply fears. The International Energy Agency expects global supply to fall by 8 million barrels a day in March, calling it the biggest disruption on record. U.S. gasoline inventories fell 3.7 million barrels last week as drivers rushed to fill up. TotalEnergies reported a 15% output loss after shutdowns in the UAE, Qatar, and Iraq.
12 March 2026
Natural Gas Price Today: U.S. Futures Near Four-Week High as Hormuz Shock Tightens LNG

Natural Gas Price Today: U.S. Futures Near Four-Week High as Hormuz Shock Tightens LNG

U.S. natural gas futures hovered near a four-week high Thursday after storage data, with the Henry Hub front-month contract trading around $3.21 per mmBtu. EIA reported U.S. gas inventories fell by 38 Bcf to 1,848 Bcf last week. European gas stores are about 27% full, the lowest since 2022, as war disrupts LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Asian spot LNG prices more than doubled in early March, reaching $22.50 per mmBtu.
12 March 2026
Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Holds $70,000 as ETF Inflows Clash With Oil Shock

Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Holds $70,000 as ETF Inflows Clash With Oil Shock

Bitcoin held above $70,000 on Thursday, last trading at $70,323, down 0.7% after touching $69,240. U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs took in $115.2 million Wednesday, with BlackRock’s IBIT accounting for most inflows. Brent crude briefly topped $101, and Wall Street fell amid Middle East tensions. Economists expect the first Fed rate cut in June, but futures markets now point to September.
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Stock Market Today

  • Bny Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund Falls Below 200-Day Moving Average
    March 23, 2026, 5:29 PM EDT. Shares of Bny Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund Inc (DMB) dipped below their 200-day moving average of $10.57, reaching $10.53 on Monday. This technical indicator, often used to gauge long-term market trends, signals potential weakness. DMB is down about 0.7% for the day, trading closer to its 52-week low of $9.58 than its $11.28 high. The move may interest investors tracking momentum shifts or dividend-focused portfolios, as the fund remains within a tight range amid mixed market signals.
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