NYSE trading floor with screens showing stocks sliding as rising U.S. Treasury yields and Walmart (WMT) earnings pressure risk assets on August 20, 2026.
The market is presenting investors with an unusually constructive pairing: Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) continues to embody the earnings power of artificial intelligence, while Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is increasingly behaving like a scarce-asset hedge when confidence in monetary restraint grows thin. One is…
Daily Market Recap: August 5, 2026
U.S. equities finished Wednesday, August 5, 2026, mixed, with the Dow and gold catching a strong bid while the Nasdaq and small caps faded into the close. Investors weighed easing oil‑price pressures, elevated AI expectations and…
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) closed at 7,736.52, up 1.79%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) finished at 54,085.88, gaining 1.71%, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) surged 2.59% to 26,584.99. Small-cap stocks also joined the move, with the Russell 2000 (^RUT) rising 1.85%…