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Your 5-minute briefing for Tuesday, August 18:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 8/17/2026.
Pre-Market:
Market Wrap:
Futures: Dow -25 (-0.05%), S&P flat, Nasdaq flat
Mon: Dow -0.5%, S&P -0.5%, Nasdaq -0.3%
Oil rose 2% as U.S.-Iran tensions persisted
Higher oil revived inflation concerns
30-year Treasury yield hit a 2007 high
Investors see room for the rally to broaden
Focus shifts to Home Depot and housing data
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
Today: *Baidu $BIDU ( ▲ 0.43% ), Toll Brothers $TOL ( ▼ 1.9% )
*Home Depot $HD ( ▼ 0.29% ) - $4.73 EPS (+1% YoY), on $47.2B revenue (+4.2% YoY)
WED: Coty $COTY ( ▼ 6.32% ), *Estee Lauder $EL ( ▲ 0.46% ), *Lowe's $LOW ( ▼ 1.22% ), *Target $TGT ( ▲ 0.95% )
THU: *Alibaba $BABA ( ▲ 2.9% ), Ross Stores $ROST ( ▼ 4.11% )
*Walmart $WMT ( ▼ 0.82% ) - $.74 EPS (+8.8% YoY) on $186.9B revenue (+6.3% YoY)
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HEADLINES
Nvidia reached a deal on Monday to provide up to $105 billion to backstop a new OpenAI data center in Ohio, as Big Tech ramped up its debt-fueled AI splurge.
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as oil rises amid US-Iran tensions (more)
Trump threatens to bomb Oman with Iran war stuck in stalemate (more)
Fed to hold interest rates this year, economists say, sticking to their view (more)
US home builder sentiment ticks up in August but remains weak overall (more)
Canada braces for 50% US tariffs, with negotiators still far apart (more)
US awards Raytheon $22.9B deal to boost Tomahawk output (more)
SpaceX's major investors are finally visible as millions of shares unlock (more)
Anthropic’s annualized revenue surpasses $65B before IPO (more)
Meta faces 'astronomical' consequences as CA legal fight at critical moment (more)
Nike falls out of stride, hitting 12-year low (more)
Stanley Druckenmiller loaded up on Amazon and chip stocks before July rout (more)
ByteDance signs AI copyright pact with Hollywood trade group (more)
China's Unitree unveils 'Superman' robot as fervor builds ahead of Shanghai debut (more)
General Atlantic picks JPMorgan to lead revived IPO effort, source says (more)
Gen Z swaps retirement saving for sports betting (more)
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will resume on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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