US Markets Continue Their Weak Phase - oil Prices Climb Back Towards the $100 Mark - Trump Wants to Postpone China Trip - Economy Weaker Than Expected - Amazon's Aggressive Earnings Plan - Meta Faces Further Massive job Cuts - Berkshire is Planning Possibly Giant Share Buybacks - ByteDance Halts AI Video Tool - Micron Expands with Second Mega Factory

On Friday, March 13, 2026, US markets continued their weakness. The Dow Jones dropped by 0.3% to 46,559 points, the S&P 500 lost 0.6% to 6,632 points, and the Nasdaq Composite fell by 0.9% to 22,105 points. This marks the third consecutive week of losses for the three major indices. The renewed rise in oil prices weighed heavily, as WTI closed at $98.71 and Brent at $103.14. This time, the most notable stock movements on the losing side came from the technology and consumer sectors. Ulta Beauty plummeted by 14.2% after the cosmetics company...