News 19 March 2026

ARKO Petroleum Stock Falls with Oil; What’s on Investor Radar
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ARKO Petroleum Stock Falls with Oil; What’s on Investor Radar

ARKO Petroleum Corp. fell 1.9% to $19.63 in late trading Wednesday as oil prices tumbled, with Brent crude down 5.31% and U.S. WTI off 5.55%. The company reported first-quarter net income of $8.1 million, up from $4.5 million a year earlier, and kept its 2026 guidance unchanged. ARKO distributes fuel to over 3,500 sites and does not produce oil. Volume reached 153,670 shares.
May 28, 2026
Prudential plc Share Price Falls Despite 12% Profit Rise and $7 Billion Return Plan
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Prudential plc Share Price Falls Despite 12% Profit Rise and $7 Billion Return Plan

Prudential shares fell 2.24% in London after 2025 results showed a 12% rise in new-business profit to $2.782 billion and a $7 billion capital return plan through 2027. Investors focused on the insurer’s free surplus ratio, which slipped to 221%, below some expectations. Hong Kong and mainland China drove growth. The stock lagged the FTSE 100 as peers like AIA reported stronger gains.
March 19, 2026
Unilever PLC Stock Falls Again as Food Spin-Off Talk, Kraft Heinz Talks Rattle Investors
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Unilever PLC Stock Falls Again as Food Spin-Off Talk, Kraft Heinz Talks Rattle Investors

Unilever shares fell further Thursday after reports the company is considering spinning off its food business and ended talks with Kraft Heinz over a possible tie-up. The food unit generated €12.9 billion in 2025 sales, over a quarter of group revenue. Investors worry another carve-out could distract CEO Fernando Fernandez, who is still managing the recent ice-cream demerger. Unilever declined to comment.
March 19, 2026
Rio Tinto plc stock price falls 5% as metals slump and China iron ore worries deepen
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Rio Tinto plc stock price falls 5% as metals slump and China iron ore worries deepen

Rio Tinto shares dropped about 5% to 6,322 pence in late London trade Thursday, underperforming the FTSE 100 as metals prices slumped and oil rose. China’s steel output fell 3.6% while iron ore stockpiles hit a record, raising demand concerns. Rio’s underlying earnings for February were $10.87 billion, below consensus, with iron ore accounting for 60% of profit. Investors showed little appetite to buy the dip amid broader market weakness.
March 19, 2026
Anglo American Stock Price Today: Shares Sink Nearly 8% as Metals Slide, Teck Deal Timeline in Focus
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Anglo American Stock Price Today: Shares Sink Nearly 8% as Metals Slide, Teck Deal Timeline in Focus

Anglo American shares dropped 7.68% to 2,860 pence on Thursday amid a sharp selloff in miners as copper hit a three-month low and gold fell over 5%. The FTSE 100 lost 1.9% by mid-morning, with metals and mining stocks down 7.2%. Anglo is pursuing a $53 billion merger with Teck Resources and aims to sell De Beers, but recently reported a $3.7 billion loss and cut its 2026 copper output forecast.
March 19, 2026
Silver Price Today Falls Below $67 as Fed Hold Meets Supply Crunch Warnings
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Silver Price Today Falls Below $67 as Fed Hold Meets Supply Crunch Warnings

Silver fell to $66.93 an ounce in New York Thursday morning, down $10.84 from the previous day, as rising oil prices and inflation fears drove investors out of precious metals. Gold, platinum, and palladium also dropped sharply. The Federal Reserve kept rates steady Wednesday, with Chair Jerome Powell warning of uncertainty tied to the Iran conflict and energy markets. The Silver Institute still projects a sixth straight annual supply deficit.
March 19, 2026
Gold Prices and Silver Prices Hit One-Month Lows as Fed Inflation Warning Outweighs War Fears
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Gold Prices and Silver Prices Hit One-Month Lows as Fed Inflation Warning Outweighs War Fears

Gold fell 2.7% to $4,687.19 an ounce and silver dropped 6.3% to $70.65, both hitting lows not seen since early February, as the dollar and Treasury yields rose after the Fed held rates steady. The S&P 500 slid 1.4% and Brent crude topped $119 following Iran’s strikes on Gulf energy sites. Major central banks signaled concern over inflation from higher energy prices.
March 19, 2026
Why Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Stock Price Fell as Oil Shock and BoE Hold Hit FTSE 100
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Why Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Stock Price Fell as Oil Shock and BoE Hold Hit FTSE 100

Rolls-Royce shares fell 5.66% to 1,184.5 pence on March 19, outpacing the FTSE 100’s 2.83% drop, as oil prices rose and markets braced for tighter UK monetary policy. The decline followed news that Rolls-Royce secured €64 million in EU funding for its UltraFan 30 engine project. The Bank of England held rates at 3.75%, with traders now expecting two hikes by year-end.
March 19, 2026
Glencore plc Stock Price Falls Today as Copper Slide and Bank of England Hold Hit Miners
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Glencore plc Stock Price Falls Today as Copper Slide and Bank of England Hold Hit Miners

Glencore shares dropped 4.2% to 503.7 pence in London by 12:40 GMT Thursday, falling from near a one-year high as metal miners slumped. The decline followed a sharp drop in copper prices and the Bank of England’s decision to hold rates, which shifted market expectations toward possible hikes. Other major miners, including Rio Tinto and Anglo American, also traded lower. Energy stocks rose, but mining shares led losses on the FTSE 100.
March 19, 2026
BP Stock Price Rises on German Refinery Sale, Bigger Cost-Cut Goal and Oil Spike
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BP Stock Price Rises on German Refinery Sale, Bigger Cost-Cut Goal and Oil Spike

BP shares rose 2.4% after it agreed to sell its Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany to Klesch Group and raised its 2027 cost-cut target to up to $7.5 billion. The deal, with no disclosed value, is expected to remove about $1 billion in annual costs and transfer 1,800 staff. Brent crude topped $119 a barrel before easing. BP has now announced or completed over $11 billion of its $20 billion asset-sale plan.
March 19, 2026
Nvidia China AI Chip Update: H200 Approval Opens Door as Groq Version Nears May
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Nvidia China AI Chip Update: H200 Approval Opens Door as Groq Version Nears May

Nvidia has received Beijing’s approval to resume H200 AI chip sales in China and is preparing a Groq chip variant for the market, sources told Reuters. The H200 is Nvidia’s second-most powerful AI chip, and orders have begun after U.S. export clearance. Rubin-based products remain barred from China, and the Groq chip is expected to be available in May. Nvidia said Rubin products will reach major cloud partners later this year.
March 19, 2026
OpenAI’s New AWS Government Deal Puts Microsoft Alliance Under Strain
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OpenAI’s New AWS Government Deal Puts Microsoft Alliance Under Strain

OpenAI has signed a deal to provide its AI models to U.S. defense and government agencies through Amazon Web Services, expanding into classified work. The agreement has sparked tension with Microsoft, which is considering legal action over the broader Amazon-OpenAI partnership. Amazon will invest $50 billion in OpenAI, and AWS will become the exclusive third-party distributor for OpenAI’s Frontier platform.
March 19, 2026
Meta to End Horizon Worlds on Quest VR by June 15 in Major Mobile-First Pivot
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Meta to End Horizon Worlds on Quest VR by June 15 in Major Mobile-First Pivot

Meta Platforms will remove Horizon Worlds from the Quest store on March 31 and from Quest devices on June 15, shifting the service to mobile only. Creator tools and subscription perks tied to Quest will end. Meta cited a surge in mobile users and said it will keep supporting third-party VR titles. The company maintains it is not exiting VR hardware, despite the move.
March 19, 2026
Apple iPhone Spyware Alert: New DarkSword Hack Could Still Reach Millions of Unpatched Devices
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Apple iPhone Spyware Alert: New DarkSword Hack Could Still Reach Millions of Unpatched Devices

Google, iVerify, and Lookout disclosed a new iPhone exploit chain, DarkSword, that can fully compromise certain iOS 18 devices via infected websites. The toolkit has been active since at least November in campaigns linked to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Malaysia, and Ukraine. Apple said the flaws have been fixed in recent updates. Researchers estimate up to 270 million devices may remain exposed if not updated.
March 19, 2026
SpaceX Hits 10,000 Active Starlink Satellites as Falcon 9 Readies New Florida Launch
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SpaceX Hits 10,000 Active Starlink Satellites as Falcon 9 Readies New Florida Launch

SpaceX surpassed 10,000 active Starlink satellites after a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg on Tuesday, with 29 more set to launch from Cape Canaveral Thursday at 9:58 a.m. EDT. The network, now serving over 10 million customers in 160 markets, faces growing competition from Amazon and Chinese constellations. SpaceX has averaged a launch every 2.3 days this year. The upcoming mission will use booster B1077, aiming for its 27th flight and droneship landing.
March 19, 2026
Technology News 19.03.2026
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Technology News 19.03.2026

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: March 20, 2026, 12:00 AM EDT Figma stock slides as Google unveils Stitch AI design tool March 19, 2026, 11:52 PM EDT. Google rolled out Stitch, a beta AI-powered design product described as a 'design agent' that can critique work and respond to voice prompts. It sent ripples through the software market, with Figma shares dropping early this week and down about 35% this year. Figma went public last July and had agreed to use more of Google Cloud's AI services following a 2023 deal. The stock decline followed a broader pullback in cloud software names
March 19, 2026
Woodside Energy Share Price Near Flat as New CEO Liz Westcott Flags Louisiana LNG Priority
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Woodside Energy Share Price Near Flat as New CEO Liz Westcott Flags Louisiana LNG Priority

Woodside Energy shares closed up 0.06% in Australia after new CEO Liz Westcott named the $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG project a top priority. U.S.-listed shares rose to $22.85, up about 1%. Westcott’s appointment follows a deal to export more LNG from Pluto in exchange for extra domestic gas. February results showed record 2025 production and $2.7 billion net profit.
March 19, 2026
Northern Star Resources Ltd Stock Price Slips Below A$20 as Output Cut Sparks Fresh Doubts
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Northern Star Resources Ltd Stock Price Slips Below A$20 as Output Cut Sparks Fresh Doubts

Northern Star Resources traded near A$19.60, down from A$20.95, after its second fiscal 2026 output cut in three months and broker target reductions. The miner cited weaker milling at Kalgoorlie and lower productivity at Jundee, lowering production guidance and raising cost forecasts. Shares remain well below their recent high despite gold prices near US$5,100 an ounce. Analysts cut earnings and price targets further.
March 19, 2026
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  • Why Is Hiscox Stock Trending Across UK Markets
    May 27, 2026, 10:13 PM EDT. Hiscox stock is trending across UK markets due to increased investor interest in the insurer's recent performance and sector developments. Shares have responded to market dynamics and company-specific news affecting price movements. Hiscox operates in the insurance industry, which is sensitive to economic and regulatory changes. Investors are closely watching for quarterly earnings reports, underwriting results, and claims trends. Market analysts suggest that factors such as risk management strategies and exposure to global events contribute to Hiscox's stock momentum. The stock's movement reflects broader market sentiments on risk and profitability in the insurance sector.