Stock Market News for Aug 21, 2026
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Dow futures surge 180 points: 5 things to know before Wall Street opens
US stock futures edged higher on Friday as Wall Street tried to recover from Thursday’s selloff, but the rebound did little to erase a difficult week for risk assets. Dow and S&P 500 futures were up about 0.3% in early trading, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained roughly 0.6%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were still heading for weekly declines of about 2%, with both poised to snap three-week winning streaks. Elevated Treasury yields, uncertainty around Ir…
The Dow Jones lost 1.3%, while Treasury bond yields rose again. U.S.-Iran tension drove oil and revived concerns about inflation.
Rising US Treasury yields are shaking Wall Street again today. Losses deepened as Treasury intervention was delayed, putting pressure on energy and consumer stocks. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 704 points to 52,769; the S&P 500 dropped 66 points to 7,641; and the Nasdaq Composite Index declined 264 points to 26,067. Investors lost risk appetite due to rising US Treasury yields. Walmart's quarterly benchmark store sales fai…
Dow Drops 704, Nasdaq Sinks 264, S&P 500 Loses 67
NEW YORK (AP) — The relief that swept the bond market just a day earlier disappeared on Thursday as oil prices, worries about high inflation and the U.S. government’s debt kept rising. That helped knock the U.S. stock market to its worst day in three weeks, and Walmart led the way on concerns about its upcoming profits. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% for its fourth loss in the five days since setting its all-time high last week. The Dow Jones Industrial …
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