Good morning. This is TheStreet's Stock Market Today for Aug. 20, 2025. The stock market is now open. At last look, the indexes are near session lows. The Dow (-0.26%), which started the day in the green, is now down. It joins the Russell 2000 (-0.83%), S&P 500 (-0.88%), and Nasdaq (-1.64%).

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Wednesday here to see if this week's selling of Ai-related technology names continues, and as Target gives clues on consumer spending.

Stock futures are pointing to a slightly lower open for major indexes on Wednesday as investors respond to a slew of earnings reports from retailers and brace for a big speech later in the week by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are mixed as the stock market braces for the Federal Reserve's minutes and any clues about interest-rate cuts.

President Trump's tariffs continue to affect global markets and the economy. Follow along for live updates on stocks, bonds and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

Policymaker sentiment will take a front seat heading into the annual Jackson Hole central banking summit.

Shares of GE Vernova Inc. slid 3.50% to $603.13 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 44,922.27 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.

US stocks rose amid increasing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its next meeting, following the latest inflation data.

The Dow closes flat, and S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall Tuesday as the stock market weighed retail earnings and Trump's Ukraine meeting.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes traded mixed Tuesday as Wall Street awaited key housing data, expected ahead of the market open. Meanwhile, cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks PANW surged on the stock market today after the company's earnings report.