Stocks in areas like airlines, lithium, solar, and homebuilding are being propelled by some bullish near-term catalysts, Ned Davis Research said.

This is TheStreet's Stock Market Today for Aug. 21, 2025. The stock market is now open. You can follow along all day with today's biggest updates here on our daily live blog. This morning stocks are trending to the downside after Walmart reported earnings and economic data has disappointed.

Stock-market investors might want to keep an eye on diverging paths for what are arguably the world’s two most closely followed commodities.

With inflation eating into your savings, relying solely on your nine-to-five paycheck might not be enough. This is where investing comes in. The stock market is in the red again, with major indexes wobbling on renewed concerns about economic growth and interest rate policy.

Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended Thursday Wrap-up 4:17 pm The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF closed at 584.27 Thursday, down 0.4%. Morgan Stanley Loves HP Enterprise 12:31 pm In analyst action, Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring upgraded shares of HP Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) to overweight with a $28 price target this morning.

A flight to quality trade happens when investors begin to get more defensive and risk-averse, buying stocks that they perceive as higher-quality and avoiding low-quality ones. It’s typical of a market that is seeking safety as some investors bail out, and may presage a market drop.

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Thursday here to see if stocks can shrug off their latest rotation-based wobble as investors eye Walmart earnings and continue to eye Fed Chair Powell's speech on Friday.

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The BSE Sensex was trading at 81,529.74, down 470.97 points or 0.57 per cent. Nifty stood at 24,935.95, down 147.80 points or 0.59 per cent.

President Trump's tariffs have tipped the economy toward stagflation, but investors have another serious problem in the stock market's elevated valuation.