Jobless Claims Up, Philly Fed Down, Walmart Q2 Mixed


Jobless Claims Up, Philly Fed Down, Walmart Q2 Mixed

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Pre-market futures are sliding back into the red at this hour, on less-than-stellar numbers out this morning for Weekly Jobless Claims, Philly Fed and Walmart earnings. The Dow is -157 points currently, the S&P 500 is -24, the Nasdaq -90 and the small-cap Russell 2000 is -12. Over the past five trading days, these major indexes are down between -1% (Dow) and -3% (Nasdaq).

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