# Mona Mahajan

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-20**: Walmart reports disappointing comparable sales — Walmart misses Wall Street expectations for quarterly comparable sales, shares fall sharply, and rival retailers Costco, Dollar Tree, and Albertsons follow lower.
- **2026-08-20**: Yields resume climb as equities close lower — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signals possible increase in buyback volume; yields briefly pare gains but resume upward trend. S&P 500 and Nasdaq close lower.
- **2026-08-19**: Treasury announces larger bond buybacks — The U.S. Treasury says it will spend more than double the expected amount buying back bonds to slow a surge in yields; Wall Street indexes rise.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### S&P 500 Drops 0.85% to 7,642 as Bond Yields Resume Climb
2026-08-21 02:19:27 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Rising Treasury yields resumed their upward march despite the U.S. Treasury's larger-than-expected buyback, undercutting equities and pushing the S&P 500 down 0.85%. Walmart's miss added consumer-staples weakness and amplified stagflation-type concerns for investors.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/sp-500-drops-bond-yields-walmart

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