Stock Market 18 March 2026

B2Gold Corp. Stock Falls Nearly 5% as Gold Slips Below $5,000 and Goose Risks Return

B2Gold Corp. dropped close to 5% Wednesday, caught in a wave of selling across gold miners after gold prices hit their lowest in over a month. The Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged and issued fresh warnings about inflation. Shares trading in the U.S. slipped 4.96% to $4.60.

18 March 2026

Gold Prices·Mining Industry·NYSE:AEM·NYSE:BTG·NYSE:KGC·NYSE:NEM·Stock Market

The Trade Desk (TTD) Stock Price Falls 6% Again as Publicis Rift Triggers Wall Street Downgrades

The Trade Desk tumbled for a second straight session Wednesday, falling 6.1% to $23.55 by 5:11 p.m. EDT, after Publicis Groupe pulled its endorsement of the ad-tech platform for clients. Tuesday saw shares lose 7.4%. Analysts followed up by slashing ratings and price targets.

18 March 2026

NASDAQ:TTD·Stock Market

Sandisk Stock Gets Fresh AI Storage Lift After Micron Beat, but Valuation Fight Deepens

New research out in the last 48 hours has given more fuel to the Sandisk AI story. Analysts at Seeking Alpha, Simply Wall St, and Zacks point out that flash storage demand in data centers hasn’t cooled, despite the stock’s steep run-up. Shares of Sandisk climbed 4.6%, closing at $753.69 in late Wednesday trading.

18 March 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:WDC·Stock Market

Bitcoin Price Today: BTC Falls Below $72,000 After Fed Holds Rates, Crypto Stocks Drop

Bitcoin slipped under $72,000 on Wednesday, dropping roughly 4.5% to $71,292 by the afternoon. Earlier, it had surged as high as $74,798 before pulling back, as traders responded to the Federal Reserve’s call to hold rates steady and maintain just one quarter-point cut for the year.

18 March 2026

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·Federal Reserve·NASDAQ:COIN·Stock Market

US Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Slide After Hot PPI as Oil Nears $110 Ahead of Fed

Stocks slipped on Wednesday, pressured by an unexpectedly strong producer inflation number that hit ahead of the Fed’s policy decision. Brent crude was closing in on $110 a barrel. Near midday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped roughly 380 points, or 0.8%, while both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lost about 0.6%.

18 March 2026

Federal Reserve·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Dow Jones Today: Hot PPI and Oil Spike Send Industrial Average Lower Ahead of Fed

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid almost 1% by midday Wednesday after hotter-than-forecast U.S. producer price data and a fresh surge in crude sent jitters through the market, hours ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy update. By 12:00 p.m. ET, the Dow had dropped 445.20 points, or 0.95%, to 46,548.06. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite weren’t spared, each off roughly 0.6%.

18 March 2026

Federal Reserve·NASDAQ:AAL·NYSE:DAL·Oil Prices·Stock Market

VIX Jumps Again as Oil Shock and Hot Inflation Shake Wall Street

Wall Street’s fear gauge pushed higher Wednesday, ending a three-day slide as investors reacted to reports of strikes on a major Iranian gas field and a hotter-than-expected U.S. wholesale inflation reading. The Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, added almost 3%, reaching 23, MarketWatch reported.

18 March 2026

Inflation·NASDAQ:CBOE·Oil Prices·Stock Market

Nebius Stock Rebounds After $4 Billion Note Sale as Meta AI Deal Stays in Focus (Business Wire)

Nebius Group stock picked up 4.4% to $121.42 in Wednesday afternoon trade, pulling back from Tuesday’s steep slide. The AI cloud firm had announced an upsized $4 billion convertible note sale, a move that initially spooked investors when the fundraising plan was revealed.

18 March 2026

Artificial Intelligence·NASDAQ:META·NASDAQ:NVDA·Stock Market

Confluent Stock Price Caps at $31 as IBM Closes $11 Billion Buyout and CFLT Trading Ends

Confluent Inc wrapped up its public-market stint at $31 per share, the figure set after IBM finalized its $11 billion acquisition ahead of the opening bell on March 17. Nasdaq reported CFLT trading was halted following after-hours moves on March 16, with suspension kicking in on March 18. Final market prints landed at $30.99, just shy of the $31.00 mark hit earlier.

18 March 2026

NASDAQ:CFLT·NYSE:IBM·Stock Market

Micron Stock Price Edges Up Ahead of Earnings After Nvidia AI Memory Milestone

Micron Technology traded up early Wednesday, the stock tacking on 0.3% to $463.01 as of 10:35 a.m. EDT, a day after rallying 4.5%. Traders pointed to Micron’s latest HBM win for Nvidia’s Vera Rubin systems, with the company’s quarterly results due after the bell.

18 March 2026

Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:MU·Stock Market·Technology

Tesla Stock Price Today: Why TSLA Is Holding Near $400 After Samsung Chip News

Tesla hovered just under $400 in early Wednesday trade, off 0.2% at $398.35, after Samsung Electronics announced plans to kick off volume production of Tesla chips at its Texas facility in the latter half of 2027.

18 March 2026

NASDAQ:TSLA·Stock Market·Technology

Elon Musk Twitter Trial Goes to Jury as Shareholders Say ‘On Hold’ Tweet Tanked Stock

Jurors in San Francisco are weighing accusations that Elon Musk misled former Twitter shareholders with his claim in 2022 that the buyout was “temporarily on hold,” while also questioning Twitter’s figures on fake or spam accounts—bots, as they’re known. After hearing closing arguments, the panel started deliberations on Tuesday but left for the day without reaching a decision.

18 March 2026

Elon Musk·NYSE:TWTR·Stock Market

Rocket Lab Stock Slides After $1 Billion Share-Sale Plan Cuts Into Neutron-Fueled Rally

Rocket Lab shares tumbled almost 9% Wednesday, with the stock hitting $71.65 by 11:30 a.m. EDT—off 8.8%—after the company announced plans to sell as much as $1 billion in common stock over time. That move took the momentum out of Tuesday’s 10.2% jump.

18 March 2026

Aerospace·NASDAQ:RKLB·Stock Market·Technology

Lumentum Stock Jumps on AI Optics Forecast at OFC Despite Nvidia’s Copper Stance

Lumentum jumped as much as 14.3% Wednesday, with shares still ahead by 8.1% late in the morning. The optical components maker, speaking at an industry event, laid out a roadmap to $1.25 billion in quarterly revenue—and eventually, $2 billion—as surging AI data-center demand fuels growth.

18 March 2026

NASDAQ:LITE·Stock Market

GEICO Launches March Madness Trey McKenney Docuseries as New York Judge Keeps $2.7 Million Fraud Suit Alive

GEICO is ramping up its March Madness campaign, rolling out a Paramount+ docuseries spotlighting Michigan freshman Trey McKenney. Almost in lockstep, a New York federal judge allowed most of GEICO’s $2.7 million no-fault billing racketeering and fraud case to proceed. The court decision and GEICO’s marketing blitz both arrived just as the NCAA tournament tipped off.

18 March 2026

NASDAQ:PARA·NYSE:BRK.B·NYSE:CAVA·Stock Market

Hot U.S. PPI Inflation Hits 3.4% in February, Stocks Slide Ahead of Fed Decision

Producer prices in the U.S. jumped more than forecasts in February, sending Wall Street lower at Wednesday’s open and leaving Fed officials with a headache just ahead of their rate call. The producer price index rose 0.7% month over month, 3.4% higher than last February.

18 March 2026

Federal Reserve·Inflation·Stock Market

American Airlines Stock Wobbles After Q1 Revenue Boost as Fuel Costs Threaten AAL Rally

American Airlines Group shares edged down over 1% in premarket trading Wednesday, trimming some of the gains from Tuesday’s rally. Travel stocks took a hit after a hotter-than-expected U.S. producer-inflation report landed alongside another jump in oil prices. Just a day earlier, the carrier had said it now expects first-quarter revenue to climb more than 10% from last year, topping its previous guidance.

18 March 2026

Airlines·Earnings Reports·NASDAQ:AAL·Stock Market

SoFi Stock Price Slips After Muddy Waters Report as CEO Anthony Noto Buys More Shares

SoFi Technologies slipped in premarket trade on Wednesday, following news that Muddy Waters had taken a short position. The company responded, threatening potential legal action, saying Muddy Waters’ report was misleading. Shares last traded at $17.37, off 24 cents from the previous close. On Tuesday, when the short-seller’s report landed, the stock dropped as much as 6.5%.

18 March 2026

NASDAQ:SOFI·Stock Market

Nvidia Stock Price Today: NVDA Barely Moves After China H200 Nod and New $1 Trillion AI Forecast

Nvidia stock barely budged early Wednesday. Word came that Beijing greenlit sales of its H200 AI chip in China, and sources said the company was also lining up a China-specific Groq chip. Shares recently traded at $181.93, off $1.22 from Tuesday’s close as of 8:53 a.m. EDT.

18 March 2026

NASDAQ:NVDA·NVIDIA·Stock Market

Stock Market Today: Hot PPI Jolts Wall Street Futures Ahead of Fed Decision; Micron Earnings Up Next

U.S. stock futures slipped after a surprising jump in wholesale inflation added some uncertainty ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy call this day. Dow e-minis fell 115 points as of 8:36 a.m. ET; S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were also in the red by 9:05 a.m. EDT.

18 March 2026

Earnings Reports·Federal Reserve·NASDAQ:MU·Stock Market