Market Open: Stocks Slip, Walmart Sales Underwhelm, Advance Auto Shares Slump
CNBC Television·2026-08-20 14:08

I'm Peter Shack now. CNBC stocks have opened lower as Treasury yields rebound and oil prices rise. Stocks had benefited from lower yields yesterday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant announced a significant increase in Treasury debt buybacks.The Dow Jones Industrial Average 349 points lower at 53,114. The S&P 500 falling by a quarter percent. The Nasdaq Composite is 4/10en of a percent lower.Shares of Walmart are sliding more than 8% this morning. Walmart's quarterly revenue did beat forecasts and it ra ...

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