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US markets, Friday 21 August 2026

The tape carried 209 headlines on Friday 21 August 2026; 15 carried a measured price move.

The largest measured move listed here is HOLO, +9.20% over 15 minutes.

32 economic releases printed an actual figure on this date.

Equities

09:03 ET

MicroCloud Hologram Acquires 140,268 Shares of Strategy Stock Valued at ~$15.76M HOLO · 1.74 → 1.90 · Volume 1.2K shares in 15 min · 159.2× normal

+9.20% over 15 minutes

Equities

09:03 ET

Reitar Logtech Announces $3M Buyback of Class A Ordinary Shares RITR · 0.083 → 0.086 · Volume 29.9K shares in 15 min · 29.9× normal

+3.61% over 15 minutes

09:14 ET

According to Hunterbrook Capital, Google (GOOGL) is the unnamed customer linked to a deal exceeding USD 4 billion with Modine (MOD), along with an additional USD 4.5 billion in demand. MOD · 201.70 → 205.50

+1.88% over 15 minutes

07:31 ET

Arbutus Biopharma Plans Up To $230M Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer At $5.00 To $5.75/Share; Expected To Commence August 24, Expire September 29 ABUS · 5.22 → 5.31 · Volume 1.5K shares in 15 min

+1.64% over 15 minutes

04:05 ET

Micron invests 14 trillion won to build US memory R&D hub for AI era MU · 984.94 → 973.58

-1.15% over 15 minutes

13:25 ET

Deal Dispatch: MunichRe Acquires At-Bay, Mavis Tire Completes Pep Boys Purchase, Werewolf Merges With Ambros OPTT · 0.1831 → 0.185

+1.04% over 15 minutes

09:34 ET

A special purpose vehicle (SPV) supported by Broadcom (AVGO) is entering the debt market to raise USD 70 billion aimed at facilitating AI development, according to CNBC TV. AVGO · 374.34 → 370.72 · Volume 20.9K shares in 15 min

-0.97% over 15 minutes

08:02 ET

The Dutch regulator has imposed a fine of USD 966 million on Uber (UBER) for breaching the EU data protection regulations; reports indicate that Uber plans to contest the fine. UBER · 79.40 → 79.76

+0.45% over 15 minutes

06:12 ET

China's Leapmotor to recall 1,956,713 China-made Model 3 and Y vehicles, market regulator says TSLA · 350.30 → 348.79 · Volume 1.1K shares in 15 min · 7.1× normal

-0.43% over 15 minutes

11:37 ET

MGE Energy Raises Quarterly Dividend to $0.5083 From $0.4750 Per Share MGEE · 78.78 → 79.04

+0.33% over 15 minutes

09:47 ET

Traders Speculate Multiple Parties Interested in Acquiring TG Therapeutics TGTX · 54.93 → 54.75 · Volume 4.9K shares in 15 min · 13.1× normal

-0.33% over 15 minutes

11:46 ET

MicroCloud Hologram Increases Stake in Bitcoin-Linked Assets MSTR · 120.51 → 120.17 · Volume 7.3K shares in 15 min · 3.3× normal

-0.28% over 15 minutes

13:47 ET

Dutch regulator fines Uber €825 million ($966 million) over automated driver account suspensions without adequate notice UBER · 79.00 → 78.80 · Volume 1.3K shares in 15 min · 0.5× normal

-0.25% over 15 minutes

Market Status

09:42 ET

US Open — broad rally: S&P +0.39%; Nasdaq +0.2%; Dow +0.6% NDAQ · 98.13 → 98.40

+0.28% over 15 minutes

Technology

09:31 ET

NVIDIA partners with Cloverleaf Infrastructure to implement the NVIDIA DSX platform at AI sites. NVDA · 217.85 → 217.25 · Volume 39K shares in 15 min · 0.7× normal

-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
8:30 PM ET	🇯🇵 Japanese Composite PMI Flash	53.4	—	52.7
8:30 PM ET	🇯🇵 Japanese Mfg PMI Flash	55.1	—	54.5
12:30 AM ET	🇳🇱 Dutch Consumer Confidence Adjusted	-34	—	-35
2:00 AM ET	🇬🇧 UK Retail Sales MoM	-0.5%	-0.5%	1.0%
2:00 AM ET	🇬🇧 UK PSNB ex Banks	1.800B	—	15.989B
2:00 AM ET	🇬🇧 UK Retail Sales YoY	1.6%	2.2%	4.2%
2:00 AM ET	🇸🇪 Swedish Unemployment Rate	7.8%	—	9.9%
2:00 AM ET	🇸🇪 Swedish Unemployment Rate SA	8.60%	8.75%	8.90%
2:00 AM ET	🇬🇧 UK Core Retail Sales YoY	2.3%	3.3%	5.4%
2:00 AM ET	🇬🇧 UK Core Retail Sales MoM	-0.9%	-0.5%	1.1%
2:45 AM ET	🇫🇷 French Business Climate Mfg	103	101	101
2:45 AM ET	🇫🇷 French Business Climate Overall	98	98	97
3:15 AM ET	🇫🇷 French Comp Flash PMI	48.8	49.5	49.4
3:15 AM ET	🇫🇷 French Services PMI Flash	48.4	49.4	49.6
3:15 AM ET	🇫🇷 French Manufacturing PMI Flash	51.5	50.0	49.8
3:30 AM ET	🇩🇪 German Composite PMI Flash	51.0	51.3	51.3
3:30 AM ET	🇩🇪 German Manufacturing PMI Flash	54.1	52.1	52.2
3:30 AM ET	🇩🇪 German Service PMI Flash	48.5	50.1	49.8
4:00 AM ET	🇪🇺 Eurozone Composite PMI Flash	52.1	51.7	52.0
4:00 AM ET	🇪🇺 Eurozone Services PMI Flash	51.7	51.5	51.7
4:00 AM ET	🇪🇺 Eurozone Manufacturing PMI Flash	52.8	51.8	51.9
4:30 AM ET	🇬🇧 UK Services PMI Flash	52.8	51.8	52.1
4:30 AM ET	🇬🇧 UK Manufacturing PMI Flash	51.5	51.5	51.9
4:30 AM ET	🇬🇧 UK Composite PMI Flash	52.5	51.6	52.2
8:30 AM ET	🇨🇦 Canadian Core Retail Sales MoM	0.5%	0.3%	1.2%
8:30 AM ET	🇨🇦 Canadian Retail Sales MoM	0.6%	0.4%	1.0%
9:45 AM ET	🇺🇸 US S&P Manufacturing PMI Flash	53.2	53.9	53.9
9:45 AM ET	🇺🇸 US S&P Composite PMI Flash	56.0	54.0	54.5
9:45 AM ET	🇺🇸 US S&P Services PMI Flash	56.8	54.0	54.6
10:00 AM ET	🇪🇺 Eurozone Consumer Confidence Flash	-15.5	-16.0	-15.9
1:00 PM ET	🇺🇸 US Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count	452	—	455
1:00 PM ET	🇺🇸 US Baker Hughes Total Rig Count	588	—	593

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