News Bulletin
Thursday, August 20th 2026
Morning Edition
Economic Numbers:
|
Time |
Event |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
8:30 |
Philadelphia
Fed Manufacturing Index (Aug) |
24.1 |
41.4 |
|
8:30 |
Initial
Jobless Claims |
210K |
209K |
|
8:30 |
Philly Fed
Employment (Aug) |
|
10 |
|
8:30 |
Continuing
Jobless Claims |
1,790K |
1,777K |
|
8:30 |
Philly Fed
Business Conditions (Aug) |
|
34.4 |
|
8:30 |
Philly Fed
New Orders (Aug) |
|
37 |
|
8:30 |
Philly Fed
CAPEX Index (Aug) |
|
30.1 |
|
8:30 |
Philly Fed
Prices Paid (Aug) |
|
53.9 |
|
8:30 |
Jobless
Claims 4-Week Avg. |
|
199.00K |
|
10:00 |
US Leading
Index (MoM) (Jul) |
0.10% |
-0.20% |
|
10:30 |
Natural Gas
Storage |
15B |
36B |
|
11:30 |
4-Week Bill
Auction |
|
3.63% |
|
11:30 |
8-Week Bill
Auction |
|
3.67% |
|
13:00 |
30-Year TIPS
Auction |
|
2.47% |
|
16:30 |
Fed's Balance
Sheet |
|
6,760B |
|
16:30 |
Reserve
Balances with Federal Reserve Banks |
|
2.947T |
Indices
|
|
CLOSE |
50 DMA |
200 DMA |
|
DJIA |
53,463.11 |
52,485.44 |
49,499.09 |
|
NASDAQ |
26,331.09 |
25,923.46 |
24,218.63 |
|
S&P 500 |
7,708.09 |
7,528.09 |
7,086.39 |
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 |
|
Walmart (WMT) |
-- |
0.74 |
-- |
186.71B |
$800B+ |
BMO |
|
Alibaba (BABA) |
-- |
1.85 |
-- |
38.63B |
$300B+ |
BMO |
|
Deere (DE) |
-- |
4.72 |
-- |
10.74B |
$130B+ |
BMO |
|
NetEase (NTES) |
-- |
2.28 |
-- |
4.30B |
$80B+ |
BMO |
|
Ross Stores
(ROST) |
-- |
1.82 |
-- |
5.98B |
$40B+ |
AM |
Market News:
U.S. stock futures are trading mostly lower/flat
Thursday morning as rising oil prices and renewed U.S.Iran tensions pressure
risk appetite. Treasury yields are also moving higher, with investors focused
on today's Initial Jobless Claims and the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes. Walmart is a major earnings catalyst after its shares fell
sharply on weaker-than-expected guidance.
Here are some of the key premarket movers:
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) fell
around 6% after reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue,
but issuing a weaker-than-expected outlook.
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) fell
around 4% after a significant decline in net profit and increased investment
spending on AI weighed on investor sentiment.
Coty (NYSE: COTY) dropped
more than 7% after reporting a larger-than-expected loss and forecasting weaker
sales for the current quarter.
Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA)
declined roughly 810% after its extraordinary rally in the previous session.
Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR)
gained about 10% as cryptocurrency-related stocks
strengthened following President Trump's supportive comments toward the crypto
industry.
BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE:
BMNR) jumped more than 8% in premarket trading, continuing strength among
crypto-related equities.
Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN)
gained more than 6% as crypto stocks rallied alongside Bitcoin.
Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) also
gained more than 6% in premarket trading amid the broader cryptocurrency-stock
rally.
NDSN (NASDAQ: NDSN) was
among the notable individual gainers, rising about 8% in premarket trading.
Paycom Software (NYSE: PAYC) fell
about 14% in premarket trading, making it one of the major losers in today's
session.
Freedom Holding (NASDAQ: FRHC)
plunged about 35% in premarket trading, one of the largest declines among
notable stocks.
Oil is another major market driver today:
Brent crude climbed above $94 and WTI approached $88 as concerns over Middle
East supply disruptions intensified.
Market focus today: Initial Jobless Claims,
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing, Walmart/Deere
earnings, Treasury yields, oil prices, and the 2:00 PM ET FOMC Meeting Minutes.
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