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%).

The stock market dipped on Wednesday, driven by a decline in tech stocks and Target announcing the appointment of a new CEO

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.

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

US stocks experienced mixed results on Tuesday, with declines in key indices as investors prepared for a series of critical retail earnings reports and awaited

Stocks traded mixed on Friday even as major indexes tallied another strong week. Investors were eyeing a meeting between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, among other things.