Today: 21 March 2026
Vertiv Holdings (VRT) Stock Price Slides Nearly 5% Despite Looming S&P 500 Entry

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) Stock Price Slides Nearly 5% Despite Looming S&P 500 Entry

Vertiv Holdings Co shares fell nearly 5% to $255.88 on Friday, despite the company’s pending addition to the S&P 500 next week. Trading volume reached about 87.8 million shares as Wall Street slid on inflation fears tied to Middle East tensions. Nvidia, nVent Electric, and Eaton also declined. Vertiv recently reported a $15 billion backlog and forecast 2026 net sales up to $13.75 billion.
21 March 2026
Cisco Stock Price Falls 1% as Heavy Volume, Rate Fears Eclipse Nvidia AI Push

Cisco Stock Price Falls 1% as Heavy Volume, Rate Fears Eclipse Nvidia AI Push

Cisco shares fell $0.85 to $77.65 Friday amid a broad tech selloff that sent the S&P 500 to its lowest close since September. Trading volume in Cisco topped 90.3 million shares, over four times its three-month average, during a session marked by triple witching. Chief Legal Officer Deborah Stahlkopf disclosed selling 7,981 shares earlier in the week. Cisco’s drop was smaller than losses in Nvidia, Broadcom, and Arista Networks.
XRP Price Today: Why Ripple’s Token Is Stuck Near $1.43 Despite the SEC’s Commodity Call

XRP Price Today: Why Ripple’s Token Is Stuck Near $1.43 Despite the SEC’s Commodity Call

XRP traded at $1.44 Friday, down about 1.3% in 24 hours, after U.S. regulators classified it as a “digital commodity” alongside bitcoin and ether. The SEC and CFTC signaled clearer status for the token, but traders showed little reaction as crypto and stocks fell amid inflation and war concerns. The SEC also approved tokenized stock trading on Nasdaq. XRP remains below its March 17 level.
Super Micro Stock Crashes 33% as DOJ Charges Co-Founder in China AI Server Smuggling Case

Super Micro Stock Crashes 33% as DOJ Charges Co-Founder in China AI Server Smuggling Case

Super Micro Computer shares plunged 33.2% to $20.53 after U.S. prosecutors charged co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw and two others with illegally diverting $2.5 billion in AI servers to China. Liaw resigned from the board, and the company said it was not a defendant and had cooperated with investigators. Rival Dell rose 0.8%. Super Micro named DeAnna Luna as acting chief compliance officer.
Oil Prices Today: Brent Near 4-Year High as Iraq Shutdown Deepens Hormuz Fears

Oil Prices Today: Brent Near 4-Year High as Iraq Shutdown Deepens Hormuz Fears

Brent crude settled up 3.26% at $112.19 a barrel Friday, the highest since July 2022, after Iraq declared force majeure on foreign oilfields and Gulf conflict widened. Regional crude flows fell by 12 million barrels a day. Dubai crude reached a record $166.80. The S&P 500 energy index rose 2.8% as global shares dropped on oil shock fears.
Mortgage Rates Today Jump Above 6.5% as Treasury Selloff Hits Housing Stocks

Mortgage Rates Today Jump Above 6.5% as Treasury Selloff Hits Housing Stocks

U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rates rose to 6.53% Friday, the highest since September 2025, as Treasury yields climbed amid a global bond selloff. Mortgage applications dropped 10.9% last week, with refinance demand down 19%. The Federal Reserve held rates steady, citing uncertainty from Middle East tensions. Homebuilder stocks fell, with Rocket Companies down nearly 7% by late afternoon.
20 March 2026
Dow Jones Index Today: Dow Falls 210 Points as Oil Shock Revives Fed Fears

Dow Jones Index Today: Dow Falls 210 Points as Oil Shock Revives Fed Fears

The Dow fell 210 points to 45,811 at midday Friday, set for a fourth weekly loss as the U.S.-Israel-Iran war and surging oil prices rattled markets. Brent crude traded near $109, U.S. crude at $97, and the 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.37%. Fed officials signaled no imminent rate cut. U.S. equity funds saw $24.78 billion in outflows for the week ending March 18.
Tesla Stock Price Today: Why TSLA Is Slipping as FSD Probe Overshadows Europe Approval Hopes

Tesla Stock Price Today: Why TSLA Is Slipping as FSD Probe Overshadows Europe Approval Hopes

Tesla shares fell 1.4% to $375.11 Friday after U.S. regulators intensified scrutiny of its Full Self-Driving software, following a 3.2% drop Thursday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration advanced its probe, citing nine incidents, including one fatal crash. Tesla expects a European decision on FSD by April 10. Competition increased as Xiaomi undercut Tesla’s Model 3 price in China.

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Gold Price Today: Why Bullion Fell Nearly 2% Despite Fresh Middle East Escalation

Gold Price This Week: Bullion Logs Worst Weekly Drop Since 2011 as Fed, Dollar Upend Haven Trade

21 March 2026
Spot gold fell 1.8% to $4,563.64 an ounce Friday, marking its third straight weekly loss and the steepest futures drop since 2011. Investors pulled $5.19 billion from gold and precious-metals funds, the largest outflow since August 2018. The Federal Reserve held rates steady and raised its 2026 inflation forecast, while gold miners and related equities also slumped.
Why Berkshire Hathaway Stock Barely Budged as Wall Street Sank on Oil Fears

Why Berkshire Hathaway Stock Barely Budged as Wall Street Sank on Oil Fears

Berkshire Hathaway’s Class B shares closed at $480.94 on Friday, down 0.1%, outperforming a 1.51% drop in the S&P 500. The company resumed share buybacks March 4, spending over $200 million by mid-month. Fourth-quarter operating profit fell 30% to $10.2 billion, while Geico’s underwriting profit and energy operations also declined. S&P Global warned it may cut Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp’s credit rating to junk.
Constellation Energy stock price drops 11% as $5 billion LS Power sale sharpens Calpine focus

Constellation Energy stock price drops 11% as $5 billion LS Power sale sharpens Calpine focus

Constellation Energy shares fell 10.9% to $281.99 Friday after announcing a $5 billion PJM asset sale and amid a broad selloff in U.S. power stocks. Trading volume surged to 6.1 million shares. The company sold 4.4 GW of gas-fired capacity to LS Power to meet federal requirements tied to its Calpine acquisition. Peers Vistra, NRG Energy, and Talen Energy also posted steep losses.
Why AleAnna (ANNA) Stock Price Jumped 87% as Europe Gas Shock Hit Markets

Why AleAnna (ANNA) Stock Price Jumped 87% as Europe Gas Shock Hit Markets

21 March 2026
AleAnna shares surged 86.8% to $7.07 Friday, with over 115 million shares traded, after an independent report raised its year-end 2025 proved gas reserves by 47%. The rally followed a spike in European gas prices after Middle East strikes and as the EU urged lower gas-storage targets. AleAnna develops gas in Italy, with Shell Energy Europe as its exclusive buyer. The company reported internal control weaknesses and ongoing reliance on financing and approvals.
Rocket Companies Stock Falls 7% as Mortgage Rates Hit 3-Month High, Wiping Out Upgrade Rally

Rocket Companies Stock Falls 7% as Mortgage Rates Hit 3-Month High, Wiping Out Upgrade Rally

Rocket Companies shares fell 6.8% to $13.65 Friday, underperforming other mortgage stocks as U.S. mortgage rates climbed to 6.22%. The drop followed an analyst upgrade and recent strong revenue guidance. Wall Street broadly declined amid inflation and rate hike concerns. Rocket ended below its post-upgrade close of $14.76.
NIO Stock Price Slides Even After First Profit as Xpeng Warning Hits China EVs

NIO Stock Price Slides Even After First Profit as Xpeng Warning Hits China EVs

NIO’s U.S.-listed ADRs fell 7.8% to $5.43 Friday, tracking declines in Chinese EV stocks after Xpeng warned revenue would miss forecasts. NIO had recently reported its first quarterly net profit and forecast strong deliveries, but demand concerns and chip shortages persist. February deliveries rose 57.6% year-on-year. The company aims to expand overseas despite supply risks.
KeyBank Leadership Moves Hit Ohio and Alaska as Jim Hoffman Takes ProMedica Chair, Garet Plantz Wins New Role

KeyBank Leadership Moves Hit Ohio and Alaska as Jim Hoffman Takes ProMedica Chair, Garet Plantz Wins New Role

21 March 2026
Jim Hoffman, former KeyBank Michigan and Northwest Ohio head, has been named chair of ProMedica’s board of trustees, replacing Kurt Darrow. Separately, KeyBank promoted Garet Plantz to small business relationship manager for Alaska. ProMedica’s leadership change follows a Moody’s upgrade to Baa3 in December. KeyBank reported $184 billion in assets at the end of 2025.
UAL Stock Falls 4.5% as United Airlines Warns on Fuel, Cuts More Flights

UAL Stock Falls 4.5% as United Airlines Warns on Fuel, Cuts More Flights

21 March 2026
United Airlines shares dropped 4.46% to $89.95 Friday after warning staff of possible oil prices at $175 a barrel and announcing deeper flight cuts, mainly from Chicago O’Hare. Jet fuel topped $200 a barrel Thursday, while most U.S. carriers do not hedge prices. United expects its annual fuel bill could rise by $11 billion. Delta, American, and Southwest shares also fell.
Why Vistra Stock Price Fell 12.6% as AI-Power Shares Tumbled

Why Vistra Stock Price Fell 12.6% as AI-Power Shares Tumbled

Vistra Corp shares fell 12.6% Friday to $146.02, with trading volume surging to 11.1 million shares. Constellation Energy, Talen Energy, and NRG Energy also dropped sharply, reflecting a broader pullback in AI-linked power stocks. The S&P 500 fell 1.51% and utilities slid 4.11% amid inflation and rate worries. The selloff followed Vistra’s recent investment-grade rating upgrade from Fitch.
Iran Oil Prices Hold Near Four-Year Highs After U.S. Frees 140 Million Barrels

Iran Oil Prices Hold Near Four-Year Highs After U.S. Frees 140 Million Barrels

Brent crude closed at $112.19 a barrel Friday, its highest since July 2022, despite the U.S. move to temporarily release about 140 million barrels of stranded Iranian oil. The Strait of Hormuz remains mostly shut, with Iraq cutting Basra output to 900,000 barrels per day and declaring force majeure on foreign-operated oilfields. Middle East Dubai crude hit a record $166.80 a barrel Thursday as refiners scrambled for alternative supplies.
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 21.03.2026

21 March 2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: March 21, 2026, 12:00 AM EDTUpdated: March 21, 2026, 2:37 PM EDT Franco-Nevada (TSX:FNV) Share Pullback Sparks Valuation Debate March 21, 2026, 2:37 PM EDT. Franco-Nevada (TSX:FNV) shares dropped 11.6% last week after a recent 3.7% one-day slide, contrasting with a robust 37.6% total return over the past year. The stock trades at CA$305.29, below a Vestra-derived **fair value estimate of CA$432**, suggesting potential undervaluation. This valuation applies a 32x forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio to 2027 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) forecasts, assuming a recovery from Panama project setbacks and successful new royalty investments. However, risks remain
Fundrise VCX Stock Surges 55% After NYSE Debut as Retail Investors Chase Private AI

Fundrise VCX Stock Surges 55% After NYSE Debut as Retail Investors Chase Private AI

Fundrise Innovation Fund shares closed at $117.70 Friday, up 54.5% from Thursday’s $76.16, and more than six times its March 2 net asset value of $18.26. The fund, which invests heavily in private AI companies including Anthropic, Databricks, and OpenAI, began trading Thursday after a delayed NYSE listing. VCX was briefly halted for volatility. Over 100,000 investors hold shares.
USPS Warns It May Not Deliver Mail Next Year Unless Congress Acts on Cash Crisis

USPS Warns It May Not Deliver Mail Next Year Unless Congress Acts on Cash Crisis

21 March 2026
The U.S. Postal Service warned Congress it could run out of cash by November 2026 without more borrowing authority, higher stamp prices, or changes to financial rules. USPS reported a $9 billion loss for fiscal 2025 and said first-class mail volume has dropped by nearly half since 2006. Postmaster General David Steiner said 71% of delivery routes do not cover costs. Lawmakers remain divided on service cuts and price hikes.
Vertiv Holdings (VRT) Stock Price Slides Nearly 5% Despite Looming S&P 500 Entry

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) Stock Price Slides Nearly 5% Despite Looming S&P 500 Entry

21 March 2026
Vertiv Holdings Co shares fell nearly 5% to $255.88 on Friday, despite the company’s pending addition to the S&P 500 next week. Trading volume reached about 87.8 million shares as Wall Street slid on inflation fears tied to Middle East tensions. Nvidia, nVent Electric, and Eaton also declined. Vertiv recently reported a $15 billion backlog and forecast 2026 net sales up to $13.75 billion.
Lyft Stock Price Today: Shares Steady After Jefferies Cut Flags U.S. Slowdown and Waymo Risk

Lyft Stock Price Today: Shares Steady After Jefferies Cut Flags U.S. Slowdown and Waymo Risk

Lyft shares rose 0.7% to $13.47 Friday after Jefferies cut its price target and warned of slower U.S. rideshare growth and Waymo’s gains. Jefferies said Lyft’s U.S. growth slowed for seven quarters, with Waymo’s weekly paid rides tripling in 2025. Uber announced a $1.25 billion Rivian investment and plans for 10,000 autonomous SUVs. Lyft unveiled new AI partnerships but faces skepticism over future demand.
Cisco Stock Price Falls 1% as Heavy Volume, Rate Fears Eclipse Nvidia AI Push

Cisco Stock Price Falls 1% as Heavy Volume, Rate Fears Eclipse Nvidia AI Push

Cisco shares fell $0.85 to $77.65 Friday amid a broad tech selloff that sent the S&P 500 to its lowest close since September. Trading volume in Cisco topped 90.3 million shares, over four times its three-month average, during a session marked by triple witching. Chief Legal Officer Deborah Stahlkopf disclosed selling 7,981 shares earlier in the week. Cisco’s drop was smaller than losses in Nvidia, Broadcom, and Arista Networks.
Rithm Capital Stock Price Hits Fresh 52-Week Low as Rising Rates Hammer Mortgage REITs

Rithm Capital Stock Price Hits Fresh 52-Week Low as Rising Rates Hammer Mortgage REITs

Rithm Capital shares dropped 3.3% to $8.77 Friday, hitting a 52-week low amid surging volume of nearly 122 million shares. Mortgage REITs and real estate stocks broadly fell as the 10-year Treasury yield neared 4.39% and U.S. mortgage rates climbed to 6.22%. Heavy trading was fueled by “triple witching” in options and futures. Rithm ended 2025 with $53 billion in assets on its balance sheet.
XRP Price Today: Why Ripple’s Token Is Stuck Near $1.43 Despite the SEC’s Commodity Call

XRP Price Today: Why Ripple’s Token Is Stuck Near $1.43 Despite the SEC’s Commodity Call

XRP traded at $1.44 Friday, down about 1.3% in 24 hours, after U.S. regulators classified it as a “digital commodity” alongside bitcoin and ether. The SEC and CFTC signaled clearer status for the token, but traders showed little reaction as crypto and stocks fell amid inflation and war concerns. The SEC also approved tokenized stock trading on Nasdaq. XRP remains below its March 17 level.
Super Micro Stock Crashes 33% as DOJ Charges Co-Founder in China AI Server Smuggling Case

Super Micro Stock Crashes 33% as DOJ Charges Co-Founder in China AI Server Smuggling Case

Super Micro Computer shares plunged 33.2% to $20.53 after U.S. prosecutors charged co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw and two others with illegally diverting $2.5 billion in AI servers to China. Liaw resigned from the board, and the company said it was not a defendant and had cooperated with investigators. Rival Dell rose 0.8%. Super Micro named DeAnna Luna as acting chief compliance officer.
Oil Prices Today: Brent Near 4-Year High as Iraq Shutdown Deepens Hormuz Fears

Oil Prices Today: Brent Near 4-Year High as Iraq Shutdown Deepens Hormuz Fears

Brent crude settled up 3.26% at $112.19 a barrel Friday, the highest since July 2022, after Iraq declared force majeure on foreign oilfields and Gulf conflict widened. Regional crude flows fell by 12 million barrels a day. Dubai crude reached a record $166.80. The S&P 500 energy index rose 2.8% as global shares dropped on oil shock fears.
Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Tumble as Iran Conflict Sends Oil to 2022 High and Erases Fed Cut Hopes

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Tumble as Iran Conflict Sends Oil to 2022 High and Erases Fed Cut Hopes

Wall Street fell sharply Friday as Iran-related turmoil sent Brent crude to $112.19 a barrel, its highest since July 2022. The S&P 500 lost 1.49%, the Nasdaq dropped 1.98%, and the Dow slipped 0.92%. Bond yields climbed, with the 10-year Treasury near 4.39%. Tech stocks led losses, while energy shares rose for a 13th straight week.
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