News Bulletin
Wednesday, August 19th 2026
Morning Edition

Economic Numbers:

 

Time

Event

Forecast

Previous

7:00

MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate

—

6.77%

7:00

MBA Mortgage Applications (WoW)

—

3.60%

7:00

MBA Purchase Index

—

157.9

7:00

Mortgage Market Index

—

248.6

7:00

Mortgage Refinance Index

755.9

744.4

10:30

Crude Oil Inventories

0.200M

17.423M

10:30

Cushing Crude Oil Inventories

—

1.611M

10:30

EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (WoW)

—

-0.30%

10:30

Gasoline Production

—

-0.001M

10:30

Distillate Fuel Production

—

0.050M

10:30

Crude Oil Imports

—

1.768M

10:30

Heating Oil Stockpiles

—

0.192M

10:30

EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks

-0.900M

-0.010M

10:30

Gasoline Inventories

-1.200M

-0.968M

13:00

20-Year Bond Auction

—

5.16%

14:00

FOMC Meeting Minutes

—

—

14:30

U.S. President Trump Speaks

—

—

 

 

Indices
 

 

CLOSE

50 DMA

200 DMA

DJIA

53,343.40

52,432.00

49,469.41

NASDAQ

26,289.71

25,914.81

24,204.73

S&P 500

7,691.76

7,521.92

7,082.02

Earnings Calendar:

(EPS: Earning Per Share / Rev: Revenue / Mkt Cap : market Capital/ BMO : Before Market Opening /AMC : After Market Close)

 

Company

EPS

Forecast

Revenue

Forecast

Market Cap

Time

Analog Devices (ADI)

3.45

3.34

4.02B

3.91B

183.45B

BMO

TJX Companies (TJX)

1.22

1.19

15.20B

15.19B

166.64B

BMO

Lowe's (LOW)

4.4

4.23

26.00B

26.16B

120.91B

BMO

Target (TGT)

4.11

2.33

26.54B

26.13B

69.26B

BMO

Viking Holdings (VIK)

1.31

0.95

2.19B

—

43.85B

BMO

Estιe Lauder (EL)

0.39

0.32

3.63B

3.55B

30.49B

BMO

SQM (SQM)

2.31

1.91

2.47B

2.19B

21.27B

BMO

Full Truck Alliance (YMM)

9.23

1.26

22.93B

3.15B

9.13B

BMO

ZIM Integrated Shipping (ZIM)

0.53

-0.29

1.80B

1.68B

3.43B

BMO

Kingsoft Cloud (KC)

-0.02

-0.42

3.07B

3.03B

3.26B

BMO

Coty (COTY)

—

-0.0068

—

1.19B

2.41B

BMO

Opera (OPRA)

0.26

0.27

178.1M

177.25M

1.75B

BMO

FLEX LNG (FLNG)

0.79

0.6288

106.8M

93.45M

1.68B

BMO

Weibo (WB)

0.38

0.36

453.8M

442.44M

1.86B

BMO

Organon (OGN)

0.4

0.9008

1.56B

1.57B

3.59B

BMO

Forte Biosciences (FBRX)

-0.98

-1.01

—

—

1.94B

BMO

Fulcrum Therapeutics (FULC)

-0.34

-0.2233

—

—

295.27M

BMO

International Money Express (IMXI)

0.14

0.3649

131.16M

147.35M

438.67M

BMO

Ames National (ATLO)

0.67

0.65

23.28M

—

284.32M

BMO

BRT Apartments (BRT)

-0.19

-0.2

24.47M

24.75M

281.61M

BMO

Cadiz (CDZI)

-0.15

-0.1306

979K

3.07M

273.51M

BMO

TOYO Co. (TOYO)

0.45

0.69

118.18M

204.62M

244.35M

BMO

Oramed (ORMP)

1.84

0.15

—

—

198.84M

BMO

Marti Technologies (MRT)

-0.15

-0.06

20M

16.69M

171.89M

BMO

Microbot Medical (MBOT)

-0.08

-0.0833

241K

340K

98.73M

BMO

Aldeyra Therapeutics (ALDX)

-0.09

-0.0867

—

31.33M

93.51M

BMO

New Fortress Energy (NFE)

-1.31

-0.21

312.43M

511.6M

84.01M

BMO

Empery Digital (EMPD)

-1.53

-0.11

80.02K

300K

78.71M

BMO

FG Nexus (FGNX)

-1.75

-6.45

242K

700K

37.40M

BMO

LivePerson (LPSN)

-6.11

-1.04

52.5M

48.96M

35.04M

BMO

Actinium Pharmaceuticals (ATNM)

0.89

-0.21

35M

—

33.54M

BMO

BioLargo (BLGO)

-0.01

-0.01

1.25M

1.29M

32.30M

 

Ascent Solar (ASTI)

-0.19

-0.19

95.2K

—

31.12M

 

BioXcel Therapeutics (BTAI)

-0.49

-0.4225

182K

403.32K

24.80M

 

Fathom (FTHM)

-0.19

-0.01

114.61M

127.02M

24.36M

 

Cocrystal Pharma (COCP)

-0.23

-0.165

105K

—

20.80M

 

NeuroOne Medical (NMTC)

-0.28

-0.1833

1.97M

2.80M

16.21M

 

T Stamp (IDAI)

-0.48

-0.29

899.95K

1.30M

14.00M

 

Senti Biosciences (SNTI)

-0.41

-0.31

17K

—

13.40M

 

Sunshine Biopharma (SBFM)

-1.15

-1.2

9.26M

8.60M

4.34M

 

Curis (CRIS)

-4.02

-8.25

—

1M

3.31M

 

GRI Bio (GRI)

-0.91

-1.35

—

—

3.03M

 

Onconetix (ONCO)

-1.28

—

17.12K

—

2.77M

 

Jet.AI (JTAI)

-1.72

-0.1896

5.32M

1.10M

2.06M

 

 

Market News:

 

U.S. stock futures are trading mixed Wednesday morning as investors assess the recent technology-led selloff, elevated Treasury yields and geopolitical tensions. The market is also focused on the Federal Reserve's July meeting minutes, due later today, for clues on the future path of interest rates. Retail and semiconductor earnings are the major focus, with Target, Lowe's, TJX and Analog Devices among the key companies reporting.

 

Here are some of the key premarket movers and earnings stocks:

 

Analog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) rose modestly after reporting fiscal third-quarter adjusted EPS of $3.45, above the $3.34 estimate, while revenue of $4.02 billion also exceeded expectations. The company also issued stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter guidance, supporting the semiconductor stock.

 

TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) fell about 4.6% despite raising its annual profit forecast. Investors focused on weaker-than-expected third-quarter EPS guidance of $1.30–$1.32 versus the $1.35 consensus.

 

Target (NYSE: TGT) slipped despite a major earnings beat. The retailer reported $4.11 EPS versus $2.33 expected and revenue of $26.54 billion versus $26.13 billion expected, while also raising its full-year outlook.

 

Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) fell more than 3% after revenue came in below expectations and the company reduced its full-year outlook, although EPS beat estimates.

 

Viking Holdings (NYSE: VIK) gained nearly 3% in premarket trading as investors reacted to its quarterly results. The company reported $1.31 EPS versus $0.95 expected, a significant earnings beat.

 

Estιe Lauder (NYSE: EL) jumped roughly 6%–7% after reporting results and providing an annual profit outlook above expectations, making it one of the stronger large-cap earnings reactions of the morning.

 

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) is another notable earnings name from today's calendar, with reported EPS of $0.53 versus -$0.29 expected and revenue of $1.80 billion versus $1.68 billion expected.

 

Full Truck Alliance (NYSE: YMM) delivered an exceptionally large earnings beat, with EPS of $9.23 versus $1.26 expected and revenue of $22.93 billion versus $3.15 billion expected, making it one of the biggest earnings surprises on today's list.

 

Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ: KC) reported a smaller-than-expected loss, with EPS of -$0.02 versus -$0.42 expected, while revenue of $3.07 billion was slightly above the $3.03 billion estimate.

 

Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA) reported EPS of $0.26 versus $0.27 expected, while revenue of $178.1 million came in slightly above the $177.25 million estimate.

 

FLEX LNG (NYSE: FLNG) posted EPS of $0.79 versus $0.63 expected and revenue of $106.8 million versus $93.45 million expected, representing another notable earnings beat.

 

Weibo (NASDAQ: WB) reported EPS of $0.38 versus $0.36 expected and revenue of $453.8 million versus $442.4 million expected.

 

Organon (NYSE: OGN) reported EPS of $0.40 versus $0.90 expected, while revenue of $1.56 billion was close to the $1.57 billion forecast, resulting in a significant earnings miss.

 

International Money Express (NASDAQ: IMXI) reported EPS of $0.14 versus $0.36 expected and revenue of $131.2 million versus $147.4 million expected, missing on both earnings and revenue.

 

LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) reported a loss of $6.11 per share versus -$1.04 expected, although revenue of $52.5 million was slightly above expectations, making it one of the more extreme EPS misses on the list.

 

Jet.AI (NASDAQ: JTAI) reported -$1.72 EPS versus -$0.19 expected, while revenue of $5.32 million substantially exceeded the $1.10 million forecast.

 

Fathom (NASDAQ: FTHM) reported -$0.19 EPS versus -$0.01 expected, with revenue of $114.6 million versus $127.0 million expected, producing a significant earnings and revenue miss.

 

Actinium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ATNM) reported $0.89 EPS versus -$0.21 expected, creating one of the largest positive EPS surprises among the smaller companies on today's list.

 

 

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