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US markets, Thursday 20 August 2026

The tape carried 351 headlines on Thursday 20 August 2026; 58 carried a measured price move.

The largest measured move listed here is FLUX, -26.60% over 15 minutes.

41 economic releases printed an actual figure on this date.

Equities

16:08 ET

Flux Power Holdings (FLUX) Fiscal Q4 earnings results FLUX · 1.08 → 0.7927 · Volume 40K shares in 15 min

-26.60% over 15 minutes

07:31 ET

Evaxion Biotech (EVAX) Fiscal Q2 earnings results EVAX · 3.43 → 3.15 · Volume 1.1K shares in 15 min

-8.16% over 15 minutes

07:00 ET

Walmart (WMT) earnings results WMT · 115.97 → 107.33 · Volume 25.2K shares in 15 min · 454.7× normal

-7.45% over 15 minutes

16:02 ET

OSI Systems (OSIS) Fiscal Q4 earnings results OSIS · 205.00 → 198.30

-3.27% over 15 minutes

12:07 ET

Treasure Global Announces $6.6M Agreements To Sell 1.3M V Gallant Shares To New Year Holdings For $5.2M And 700K Reveillon Group Shares To Hung Dat Group Trade For $1.4M, Payable In 36 Monthly Installments TGL · 3.04 → 2.95

-2.96% over 15 minutes

09:32 ET

Cosmos Health Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement With Saudi Pharmacy Innova Healthcare For 126K Units Of Its Sky Premium Life Food Supplements COSM · 0.2038 → 0.2097 · Volume 6.1K shares in 15 min · 6.5× normal

+2.90% over 15 minutes

08:02 ET

FDA Grants Rein Therapeutics Fast Track Designation for LTI-03 RNTX · 0.82 → 0.8 · Volume 1.2K shares in 15 min

-2.44% over 15 minutes

08:05 ET

Nuvation Bio Says FDA Grants Fast Track Designation For Safusidenib, An Investigational Oral Brain-Penetrant Selective Inhibitor Of Mutant IDH1 NUVB · 7.49 → 7.32

-2.27% over 15 minutes

08:17 ET

Hyperfine Receives FDA Clearance for Optive AI Software Update; Plans U.S. Rollout in September HYPR · 0.96 → 0.9399 · Volume 1.2K shares in 15 min

-2.09% over 1 minute

09:41 ET

319 Million SpaceX Shares Can Be Sold Today; Five More Waves Expected SPCX · 136.20 → 133.66

-1.86% over 15 minutes

16:02 ET

Prospect Capital (PSEC) Fiscal Q4 earnings results PSEC · 2.30 → 2.26 · Volume 2.9K shares in 15 min

-1.74% over 15 minutes

08:44 ET

The CEO of Robinhood (HOOD) talked about collaborating with Trump to advance the Clarity Act. HOOD · 98.89 → 100.28

+1.41% over 15 minutes

06:09 ET

Ocado Group and Nemlig will build a CFC in the vicinity of Copenhagen. OCDO · 236.40 → 239.00 · Volume 224.6K shares in 15 min · 6.8× normal

+1.10% over 15 minutes

16:09 ET

Broadcom is pursuing over $60 billion in its latest debt offering aimed at AI initiatives. $AVGO AVGO · 361.80 → 364.90 · Volume 4K shares in 15 min

+0.86% over 15 minutes

16:06 ET

FLowers Foods (FLO) earnings results FLO · 6.80 → 6.75 · Volume 2.4K shares in 15 min

-0.73% over 15 minutes

10:34 ET

A report from Bear Cave discusses the Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (GOF). GOF · 9.95 → 10.02 · Volume 5.9K shares in 15 min

+0.70% over 15 minutes

14:43 ET

According to Reuters, D.E. Shaw holds a stake exceeding USD 1 billion in Sysco (SYY). SYY · 84.01 → 83.48

-0.63% over 15 minutes

10:02 ET

According to Bloomberg, Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet (GOOGL), is in the process of developing custom chips for robotaxis with the assistance of TSMC (2330 TT/TSM) for tailored silicon. GOOGL · 343.30 → 341.19 · Volume 10.2K shares in 15 min · 0.5× normal

-0.61% over 15 minutes

09:08 ET

Super Micro Computer confirms no issues with the reliability of prior financial statements. SMCI · 37.18 → 37.00 · Volume 3.8K shares in 15 min · 4.9× normal

-0.48% over 15 minutes

11:02 ET

Block Trade: OPEN (Opendoor Technologies) 795,900 shares @ $3.47 at the bid OPEN · 3.48 → 3.46 · Volume 9.4K shares in 15 min · 0.7× normal

-0.43% over 15 minutes

10:33 ET

As part of a restructuring at its headquarters, Starbucks (SBUX) anticipates approximately 220 job cuts. SBUX · 104.05 → 103.67 · Volume 4.9K shares in 15 min

-0.36% over 15 minutes

13:05 ET

Perma-Pipe Says Q2 Secured $67M+ In New Orders; Awards Include Major Oil & Gas Projects In MENA, Canada, And Largest Leak Detection Project; In North America, Co's New Ohio Manufacturing Facility Built Healthy Backlog PPIH · 26.35 → 26.44

+0.34% over 15 minutes

08:31 ET

Micron to invest $10b in US memory research lab over 10 years. MU · 923.00 → 925.72 · Volume 1.7K shares in 15 min · 0.8× normal

+0.29% over 15 minutes

13:41 ET

Arctos Acquires $10.6 Billion Stake in Falcons NFL Team KKR · 107.89 → 108.19

+0.28% over 15 minutes

Equities

16:11 ET

Werewolf Therapeutics Sells Preclinical INDUCER and INDUKINE Platform Assets to EMD Serono for $28M Upfront, Plus $5M Upon Technology Transfer Completion HOWL · 0.6981 → 0.8449 · Volume 152K shares in 15 min

+21.03% over 15 minutes

09:45 ET

Virtu (VIRT) is exploring the sale of its brokerage unit for over USD 3.5 billion. VIRT · 62.08 → 57.57 · Volume 5.8K shares in 15 min · 32.6× normal

-7.26% over 15 minutes

10:26 ET

According to Bloomberg, the board of Banca Monte dei Paschi (BMPS IM) has reportedly approved offers for Banco BPM (BAMI IM) and Banca Generali (BGN IM). BMPS · 11.69 → 11.72 · Volume 2.1M shares in 15 min

+0.26% over 15 minutes

Politics

09:59 ET

Google's Threat Intelligence Group is monitoring three separate suspected Russian cyber espionage threat clusters. GOOGL · 343.14 → 341.78 · Volume 9.2K shares in 15 min · 0.3× normal

-0.40% over 15 minutes

Crypto

08:16 ET

CFTC's Selig: Clarity act best path for crypto regulation ETHUSD (FX) · 2,271.90 → 2,279.00

+0.31% over 15 minutes

08:16 ET

CFTC Selig: Market structure for crypto will be established regardless of legislation. ETHUSD (FX) · 2,271.90 → 2,279.00

+0.31% over 15 minutes

Central Bank

08:39 ET

FED Daly: Discussing treasury issuance patterns is premature Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 (index) · 29,255.75 → 29,346.25 · Volume 5.8K contracts in 15 min · 0.7× normal

+0.31% over 15 minutes

08:40 ET

FED Daly: The Fed will find a way to achieve its policy goals. Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 (index) · 29,267.25 → 29,344.75 · Volume 5.8K contracts in 15 min · 0.7× normal

+0.27% over 15 minutes

08:37 ET

FED Daly: Job market not a factor in current inflation Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 (index) · 29,260.00 → 29,333.50 · Volume 5.7K contracts in 15 min · 0.7× normal

+0.25% over 15 minutes

08:37 ET

FED Daly: Monitoring for signs of concerning inflation, not observing any. Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 (index) · 29,260.00 → 29,333.50 · Volume 5.7K contracts in 15 min · 0.7× normal

+0.25% over 15 minutes

08:36 ET

FED Daly: Recent jobs and inflation data have not altered outlook so far Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 (index) · 29,248.00 → 29,321.00 · Volume 5.5K contracts in 15 min · 0.7× normal

+0.25% over 15 minutes

08:36 ET

FED Daly: Concerned about the compounded effects of multiple inflation shocks Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 (index) · 29,248.00 → 29,321.00 · Volume 5.5K contracts in 15 min · 0.7× normal

+0.25% over 15 minutes

Rates

11:02 ET

US Treasury indicates that results from the 2-year note auction could lead to an unscheduled reopening of 5-year notes if the high yield is between 4.375% and 4.499%. Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 (index) · 29,440.50 → 29,352.00 · Volume 19.1K contracts in 15 min · 1.1× normal

-0.30% over 15 minutes

11:02 ET

US Treasury Unveils Note Auctions. US Treasury to sell $69 billion of 2-year notes on August 25, settling August 31 | US Treasury to sell $70 billion of 5-year notes on August 26, settling August 31 | US Treasury to sell $44 billion of 7-year notes on August 27, settling August 31 | US Treasury to sell $92 billion of 3-month bills and $79 billion of 6-month bills on August 24, settling August 27 Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 (index) · 29,440.50 → 29,352.00 · Volume 19.1K contracts in 15 min · 1.1× normal

-0.30% over 15 minutes

Macro

07:00 ET

Canadian Business Barometer — Act 57.6 | Prev 58.32 Nasdaq Fut · Sep26 (index) · 29,566.00 → 29,480.75 · Volume 2.9K contracts in 15 min · 1.2× normal

-0.29% over 15 minutes

Technology

12:59 ET

NVIDIA aims to re-enter the Chinese market with a new AI chip. NVDA · 217.42 → 216.80

-0.28% over 15 minutes

Economic releases

Figures as released, with the survey forecast and the prior reading where one was published.

Time	Release	Actual	Forecast	Previous
9:00 PM ET	🇨🇳 Chinese PBoC Interest Rate 5 Yr	3.50%	3.50%	3.50%
9:00 PM ET	🇨🇳 Chinese PBoC Interest Rate 1 Yr	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%
9:30 PM ET	🇦🇺 Australian Full Time Employment Chg.	16.3k	—	29.3k
9:30 PM ET	🇦🇺 Australian Unemployment Rate	4.5%	4.4%	4.4%
9:30 PM ET	🇦🇺 Australian Participation Rate	66.9%	66.9%	67.0%
9:30 PM ET	🇦🇺 Australian Employment Change	-15.8k	12.0k	76.3k
12:30 AM ET	🇳🇱 Dutch Unemployment rate SA	4.0%	—	3.8%
2:00 AM ET	🇩🇪 German PPI YoY	3.0%	2.5%	1.8%
2:00 AM ET	🇨🇭 Swiss Trade Balance	8,730M	—	5,224M
2:00 AM ET	🇩🇪 German PPI MoM	1.1%	0.6%	-0.3%
3:30 AM ET	🇸🇪 Swedish Riksbank Rate	1.75%	—	1.75%
4:50 AM ET	🇫🇷 French 5 Yr OAT Bid-to-Cover	3.587	—	3.11
4:50 AM ET	🇫🇷 French 3 Yr OAT Bid-to-Cover	3.664	—	2.70
4:50 AM ET	🇫🇷 French 3 Yr OAT Yield	3.17%	—	3.04%
4:50 AM ET	🇫🇷 French 5 Yr OAT Yield	3.37%	—	3.23%
4:50 AM ET	🇫🇷 French 8 Yr Bid-to-Cover	2.693	—	2.71
4:50 AM ET	🇫🇷 French 8 Yr OAT Yield	3.88%	—	3.45%
5:00 AM ET	🇪🇺 Eurozone Construction Output MoM	-1.34%	—	0.38%
6:00 AM ET	🇬🇧 UK CBI Orders	-25	-40	-45
7:00 AM ET	🇨🇦 Canadian Business Barometer	57.64	—	58.32
8:30 AM ET	🇺🇸 US Continued Jobless Claims	1.799M	1.788M	1.777M
8:30 AM ET	🇨🇦 Canadian PPI MoM	0.6%	-0.5%	-1.4%
8:30 AM ET	🇨🇦 Canadian RMPI MoM	-2.2%	-2.0%	-6.9%
8:30 AM ET	🇺🇸 US Philly Fed Business Index	47.40	24.75	41.40
8:30 AM ET	🇺🇸 US Initial Jobless Claims	206k	210k	209k
8:30 AM ET	🇨🇦 Canadian PPI YoY	12.4%	—	12.4%
10:00 AM ET	🇺🇸 US Leading Index Change MoM	0.2%	0.1%	-0.2%
10:30 AM ET	🇺🇸 US EIA Natural Gas Change BCF	16B	14B	36B
11:30 AM ET	🇺🇸 US 4-Week Bill Bid-to-Cover	2.840	—	2.770
11:30 AM ET	🇺🇸 US 4-Week Bill High Yield	3.640%	—	3.625%
1:00 PM ET	🇺🇸 US 30-Year TIPS High Yield	2.973%	—	2.473%
1:00 PM ET	🇺🇸 US 30-Year TIPS Bid-to-Cover	2.820	—	2.750
5:00 PM ET	🇰🇷 South Korean PPI MoM	-0.4%	—	0.0%
5:00 PM ET	🇰🇷 South Korean PPI YoY	7.7%	—	8.6%
6:45 PM ET	🇳🇿 New Zealand Annual Trade Bal.	-3.75B	—	-3.75B
6:45 PM ET	🇳🇿 New Zealand Trade Balance	-1949.0M	—	23.0M
7:00 PM ET	🇦🇺 Australian Manufacturing PMI Flash	52.0	—	52.0
7:00 PM ET	🇦🇺 Australian Services PMI Flash	52.9	—	53.6
7:00 PM ET	🇦🇺 Australian Composite PMI Flash	52.5	—	53.2
7:30 PM ET	🇯🇵 Japanese CPI Overall Nationwide	1.9%	1.9%	1.7%
7:30 PM ET	🇯🇵 Japanese Core CPI Nationwide YoY	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%

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