Wall Street’s major averages finished a muted on Monday as investors shift their focus to a wave of retail earnings and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming speech at the Jackson Hole symposium later this week.

The US benchmark indices like Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and S&P dropped at the US market open on Thursday, 21 August 2025, as investors exercised caution ahead of the US Fed's Jackson Hole meeting on Friday.

Wall Street's main indexes slipped on Thursday, as investors awaited clues on monetary policy from a Federal Reserve conference in Jackson Hole, while big-box retailer Walmart's quarterly results did little to boost sentiment.

As of 4:20 a.m. ET on Thursday, the Nasdaq 100 futures edged up 0.06% ... note yield is back above the 4.3% level ahead of the jobless claims report and the Jackson Hole meeting. For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU24) are up +0.51%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU24) are up +0.60% this morning as market participants awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...

Investors are tracking talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war and awaiting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole at the end of the week.