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The U.S. market is top-heavy, with Nvidia occupying a bigger weight than any company in modern history. Risks abound, our columnist says.

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.

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

The idea of using collected tariffs for anything other than paying down the U.S.’s debt or funding its spending commitments isn’t terribly popular in the bond market.

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.

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.

Home Deport's same-store sales declined in its main U.S. market for eight straight quarters beginning with the fiscal 2022 fourth quarter. A pull-forward in demand due to COVID lockdowns and low interest rates continues to hurt home-buying activity and home improvement projects.