News 2 March 2026

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Stock Market Today: Live Updates 16.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 16, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 17, 2026, 1:01 AM EDT Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS): 6 Numbers to Watch on the ASX July 17, 2026, 12:55 AM EDT. Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) shares are up 1.86% so far this year as lithium demand picks up. The miner owns the whole Pilgangoora mine and booked three-year revenue CAGR at 92.5%, reaching $1.254 billion. Gross margin came in at 42.2%. Last year’s profit was $257 million, after reporting a loss three years ago. Net debt stands at negative $1.071 billion, which means cash outweighs debt. Debt/equity is 17.1%. Return on
July 16, 2026
Amazon stock slips after-hours as AWS outage hits UAE and a $21 billion Spain buildout sharpens focus on spending
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Amazon stock slips after-hours as AWS outage hits UAE and a $21 billion Spain buildout sharpens focus on spending

NEW YORK, March 2, 2026, 16:49 ET — Trades continue after the bell. Amazon.com dropped 0.8% by the close on Monday, a move echoed after hours with shares trading around $208.39. Power and connectivity failures hit Amazon Web Services in both UAE and Bahrain after a strike by unidentified objects set off a fire at an AWS data center in the United Arab Emirates. Authorities cut power to two clusters, and AWS is saying it’ll take at least a day to get everything fully back online. The outage took down about a dozen cloud services and caused ripple effects for local finance. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank reported its platforms and mobile app went dark amid the broader IT breakdown. Microsoft,
March 2, 2026
AppLovin stock slips as Arete upgrades APP to neutral but cuts target to $340
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AppLovin stock slips as Arete upgrades APP to neutral but cuts target to $340

New York, March 2, 2026, 15:17 ET — Regular session Shares of AppLovin slipped around 0.6% to $432.01 on Monday afternoon, following a swing from $410.55 to $436.59, with about 3.15 million shares changing hands. Arete Research bumped its rating on the marketing platform to neutral from sell but slashed the price target to $340, down from $458, according to MT Newswires.
March 2, 2026
XRP Price Hit by $358 Million Liquidation Wave as Middle East Conflict Rattles Crypto
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XRP Price Hit by $358 Million Liquidation Wave as Middle East Conflict Rattles Crypto

Monday brought another blow for XRP long traders, caught by another wave of forced selling as leverage unwound across crypto markets. According to CoinGlass, roughly $358 million in liquidations hit over the last 24 hours. The price of XRP dropped from $1.40 down to $1.34, then managed to claw back to around $1.35. Oil and gas prices surged, with global equities under pressure as the U.S.-Israeli air campaign targeting Iran escalated. Bitcoin, meanwhile, advanced 4.6% to around $68,706, according to Reuters. “Markets are on edge,” said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northlight Asset Management, calling the reaction a “knee-jerk” shift away from risk.
March 2, 2026
Oil jumps, gas surges after Iran strikes shut Qatar LNG as Hormuz shipping stalls
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Oil jumps, gas surges after Iran strikes shut Qatar LNG as Hormuz shipping stalls

Dubai, March 2, 2026, 23:38 Qatar halted liquefied natural gas production on Monday after Iranian drone strikes hit sites at Ras Laffan and Mesaieed. State-owned QatarEnergy was preparing to declare force majeure — a contract clause that lets a supplier suspend deliveries after extraordinary events — on LNG shipments, sources said. In Saudi Arabia, a drone strike forced a precautionary shutdown of units at Aramco’s 550,000-barrel-per-day Ras Tanura refinery, and Verisk Maplecroft analyst Torbjorn Soltvedt called it “a significant escalation.”
March 2, 2026
VIX Hits a Three-Month High as Iran Strikes Roil Wall Street and Oil Prices
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VIX Hits a Three-Month High as Iran Strikes Roil Wall Street and Oil Prices

The Cboe Volatility Index jumped 1.45 points to 21.31 on Monday, touching a three-month high as traders digested the latest U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and a spike in crude prices that put inflation and growth jitters back in play. The S&P 500 hovered near unchanged late in the morning. “At times when there is nervousness, people will go to the leaders in the market,” said Joe Saluzzi, co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading. After fresh turmoil in the Middle East rattled the energy network—strikes, counterattacks, and facility shutdowns, plus shipping snarled through the Strait of Hormuz—oil prices spiked. Brent shot up as much as 13% to $82.37 a barrel before giving up some gains. U.S. crude jumped
March 2, 2026
Boeing stock stands out as defense ETFs jump after Iran strikes — what’s driving the trade
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Boeing stock stands out as defense ETFs jump after Iran strikes — what’s driving the trade

Boeing shares rose modestly on Monday afternoon as aerospace and defense stocks led U.S. markets higher. Boeing was up about 0.3% at $228.22, while the Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF and the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF gained about 2% and the S&P 500 ETF was slightly lower. The defense bid has been fueled by a widening U.S. military operation in Iran that followed joint U.S.-Israeli strikes over the weekend. The campaign has included Tomahawk cruise missiles and air strikes, according to a briefing by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
March 2, 2026
Lithium price whipsaw jolts miners as SQM flags record Q1 sales
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Lithium price whipsaw jolts miners as SQM flags record Q1 sales

New York, March 2, 2026, 13:51 EST — Regular session. China’s most-traded lithium carbonate contract swung sharply on Monday, hitting 179,500 yuan a tonne before sliding under 170,000 and then settling around 173,500 into the close, Shanghai Metals Market said. Open interest — the number of outstanding futures contracts — fell by about 3,200 lots, a sign some traders cut exposure after the spike.
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