Stock Market Today (Aug. 19, 2026): Nasdaq futures edge lower on rising oil prices, chip selloff
Global government bonds stabilized following a steep selloff that pushed the 30-year Treasury yield to its highest level since 2007.
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Excerpt from TheStreet: “Global government bonds stabilized following a steep selloff that pushed the 30-year Treasury yield to its highest level since 2007.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Prime Minister Donald Tusk plans to overhaul income taxes to ease the burden on Poland’s urban middle class, moving to deliver on a campaign pledge ahead of next year’s elections, while seeking to finance the cuts with higher levies on companies.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Saudi Aramco has notified at least three European oil refiners that will supply full contractual crude volumes next month, easing concerns about the region’s supply concerns while crude flows from the Persian Gulf and Red Sea are disrupted.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Initial public offering pipeline remains strong with close to 10 international companies, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. CEO Bonnie Chan told Bloomberg TV's Minmin Low on Wednesday (Source: Bloomberg)”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Ukrainian lawmakers approved Yevhenii Khmara as defense minister as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seeks to defuse domestic tensions sparked by his government reshuffle.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Data center opposition will be a drag on performance”
Excerpt from TheStreet: “Add storage and shade to your backyard with this innovative design.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Deutsche Bank Head of European Equity Research Maximilian Uleer expresses a cautiously optimistic view on the current market environment. He highlights that volatility is at a 20-year low for this time of year, describing the market as "boring" but not concerning. Uleer speaks…”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Lowe’s Cos. cut its outlook for the full year after posting results that missed Wall Street estimates, showing how a stubbornly weak housing market is eroding the home-improvement retailer’s performance.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Tensions between Turkey and Israel flared after the latter was reported to have launched airstrikes on a shuttered air base in northern Syria following a recent visit by a Turkish delegation.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Equities face no serious threat from higher bond yields or oil prices as long as Brent crude stays below $100 a barrel, according to Maximilian Uleer of Deutsche Bank AG.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Donald Trump’s influence dominated primary night as his endorsed candidates cruised in Florida while longtime critics stumbled. Meanwhile, Alaska’s Senate race set up a key showdown for control of Congress. Bloomberg’s Derek Wallbank has more. (Source: Bloomberg)”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Companies are now fighting to push through their projects in the face of growing opposition.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Amazon.com Inc. plans to expand its drone delivery operation to cities in at least five more US states in the coming months, the latest step toward turning the decade-old research-and-development project into a commercial service.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Kuaishou Technology earnings fell the most in five years, hit by higher revenue sharing payouts to creators while artificial intelligence outlays drove spending up by more than a third.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “SK Hynix revealed plans to buy back 40 trillion won ($29 billion) of stock and return more of its profits to shareholders. The memory chipmaker will buy back as many as 24 million treasury shares between Aug. 20 and Nov. 19 and cancel them. Neil Campling reports on Bloomberg…”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “India’s monsoon crop planting has largely recovered after normal July rains helped offset the driest June in 12 years, potentially easing food inflation if the precipitation persists.”
Excerpt from TheStreet: “It has 100 meters of water resistance.”
Excerpt from TheStreet: “Two new reports just reshaped what fall semester will really cost”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “The United Arab Emirates has cut all economic ties with Tehran after accusing Iran of firing ballistic missiles at its territory, ramping up regional tensions.”
Excerpt from TheStreet: “"It seems made so that it'll last for years and years."”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “SK Hynix Inc. unveiled plans to buy back 40 trillion won ($29 billion) of shares and return more profits to investors, moving to stabilize its shares after they fell more than 50% in two months.”
Excerpt from TheStreet: “The device is one of the most expensive mainstream smartphones consumers can buy in the U.S.”
Excerpt from TheStreet: “Shoppers say they are very "eye-catching."”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Bain Capital-owned Proterial Ltd. is considering selling its wire, cable and automotive parts businesses, the latest potential major deal in Japan as the government pushes companies to boost their value.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “The Trump administration delayed 50% tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian products for three days, saying the two sides had reached a tentative agreement to resolve a broader trade dispute that had plunged relations to a fresh low.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon stormed to a surprise win in Florida’s US Senate primary, while Republican Representative Byron Donalds, backed by a $100 million war chest and President Donald Trump’s endorsement, cruised to victory in his gubernatorial primary.”
Excerpt from Bloomberg: “US stocks wavered and global bonds remained under pressure as higher oil prices kept traders cautious after days that saw rates at levels not seen in decades.”
Excerpt from GitHub: “利用 AI 大模型和自动化工作流，根据主题或关键词一键生成高清短视频。Generate HD short videos from a topic or keyword with an automated AI workflow.”
Excerpt from GitHub: “Solution for long term memory for agent coding CLIs and to facilitate handoff between different agent vendors”
Excerpt from GitHub: “Self-evolving Context Database for AI Agents. Unify Agent Memory, Knowledge RAG and Skills.”
Excerpt from GitHub: “817 structured cybersecurity skills for AI agents · Mapped to 6 frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF 2.0, MITRE ATLAS, D3FEND, NIST AI RMF & MITRE F3 (Fight Fraud) · agentskills.io standard · Works with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex CLI, Cursor, Gemini CLI & 20+ platforms ·…”
Excerpt from GitHub: “Open-source, low-cost 10.5 GHz PLFM phased array RADAR system”
Excerpt from GitHub: “LLM inference server with continuous batching & SSD caching for Apple Silicon — managed from the macOS menu bar”
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