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Thursday, August 20th, 2026After yesterday’s announcement that the U.S. Treasury was adding liquidity to the long-term (30 year) bond market, we saw an immediate bump to pre-market indexes as bond yield rates dropped. In one day, that seems to have turned around: the 30-year bond is now back up to +5.25%, the 10-year at +4.71% and the 2-year +4.19%. Apply this to today’s pre-market indexes, and the results aren’t pretty: the Dow is down -440 points at this hour, the S&P 500 is -44 and the Nasd

Stock Market News for Aug 21, 2026

Wall Street closed lower on Thursday as tensions between the United States and Iran rose, heightening geopolitical concerns. Investors assessed economic data.

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ZM 1.33 1.52 1.50 3
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Company Symbol Price %Chg
Kubota KUBTY 83.25 +4.61%
Talos Energ... TALO 17.75 +3.38%
American In... AII 25.56 +2.77%
INPLAY OIL... IPOOF 12.61 +2.52%
Honda Motor... HMC 32.60 +2.16%

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