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Bitcoin Climbs; Three Major Benchmarks End Week With Losses

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Bitcoin Climbs; Three Major Benchmarks End Week With Losses

On Friday, August 21st, U.S. stocks closed higher, but the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all ended the week with losses. The Dow rose nearly 1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each added about 0.4% for the day. Bitcoin briefly approached $80,000 in early trading before retreating, buoyed by President Trump’s earlier call for Congress to pass crypto-friendly legislation. Treasury bond yields stayed near their highest levels in over a decade, and Brent crude futures climbed for a sixth consecutive day. In individual stocks, crypto-related shares surged: Strategy and Coinbase rose over 6% and 8%, respectively, following Trump’s meeting with digital currency leaders earlier in the week. Robin Hood was the S&P 500’s standout performer, jumping 13.7%, its largest percentage gain since February. Retailers also saw gains—Ross Stores rose over 4% after raising its full-year outlook due to stronger customer demand, and BJ’s Wholesale Club climbed 5.6% after lifting its full-year profit forecast. The episode noted that an AI tool helped create summaries based on WSJ reporting, reviewed and adapted by an editor. For more coverage, listeners were directed to the WSJ’s “What’s News” podcast, available on major podcast platforms.

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here's your closing bell brief for friday august 21st i'm julie chang for the wall street journal u.s stocks rose today but the three major benchmarks still ended the day with weekly losses the dow gained nearly one percent today while the snp 500 and the nasdaq each added about 0.4 percent for the day meanwhile bitcoin briefly neared 80 000 early this morning before falling later in the day the digital currency has been buoyed by president trump urging congress to pass crypto-friendly legislation earlier this week treasury bond yields held near their highest levels in over a decade and brent crude futures traded higher for a sixth straight day among individual companies shares of strategy and coinbase climbed today those were up over six percent and eight percent respectively the crypto related stocks gained after president trump met with digital currency leaders early this week robin hood was the snp 500's top performer closing up about 13.7 percent shares of the fintech company saw their largest percent increase since february shares of ross stores jumped more than four percent the retailer raised its full year outlook due to higher customer demand and shares of bj's wholesale club rose 5.6 percent today the warehouse chain gained after raising its full year profit outlook heads up an artificial intelligence tool helped us make this episode by creating summaries that were based on wsj reporting and then reviewed and adapted by an editor we'll have more coverage of the day's news on the wsj's what's news podcast listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts

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Key Points:

  1. U.S. stocks rose on Friday, but all three major benchmarks posted weekly losses.
  2. Bitcoin briefly neared $80,000 before falling, supported by President Trump’s push for crypto-friendly legislation.
  3. Treasury bond yields held near decade-high levels, and Brent crude futures rose for a sixth straight day.
  4. Crypto-related stocks gained
  5. Robin Hood was the S&P 500’s top performer, closing up about 13.7%, its largest daily gain since February.
  6. Ross Stores rose over 4% after raising its full-year outlook due to higher customer demand.
  7. BJ’s Wholesale Club gained 5.6% after raising its full-year profit outlook.

Summary:

S. stocks closed higher, but the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all ended the week with losses. 4% for the day.

Bitcoin briefly approached $80,000 in early trading before retreating, buoyed by President Trump’s earlier call for Congress to pass crypto-friendly legislation. Treasury bond yields stayed near their highest levels in over a decade, and Brent crude futures climbed for a sixth consecutive day. In individual stocks, crypto-related shares surged: Strategy and Coinbase rose over 6% and 8%, respectively, following Trump’s meeting with digital currency leaders earlier in the week.

7%, its largest percentage gain since February. 6% after lifting its full-year profit forecast. The episode noted that an AI tool helped create summaries based on WSJ reporting, reviewed and adapted by an editor.

For more coverage, listeners were directed to the WSJ’s “What’s News” podcast, available on major podcast platforms.

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U.S. stocks rose today, with the Dow gaining nearly 1% and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each adding about 0.4%, but all three major benchmarks still ended the day with weekly losses.

Bitcoin briefly neared $80,000 early this morning before falling later in the day, buoyed by President Trump urging Congress to pass crypto-friendly legislation earlier this week.

Treasury bond yields held near their highest levels in over a decade, while Brent crude futures traded higher for a sixth straight day.

Shares of Strategy and Coinbase climbed, up over 6% and 8% respectively, after President Trump met with digital currency leaders earlier this week.

Robin Hood was the S&P 500's top performer, closing up about 13.7%, its largest percent increase since February.

Ross Stores' shares jumped more than 4% after the retailer raised its full-year outlook due to higher customer demand.

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