{"id":821107,"date":"2026-08-21T15:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/821107\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:10:11","slug":"stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-rise-as-bitcoin-surges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/821107\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock market today: Dow, S&#038;P 500, Nasdaq rise as bitcoin surges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">US stocks rose on Friday as investors awaited more details on President Trump&#8217;s &#8220;economic warfare&#8221; plan against Iran and bitcoin&#8217;s price (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:BTC-USD;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:1;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;BTC-USD&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BTC-USD<\/a>) soared.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The Dow Jones Industrial Average (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/%5EDJI\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:%5EDJI;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:2;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;^DJI&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">^DJI<\/a>) rose 0.6%, while the S&amp;P 500 (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/%5EGSPC\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:%5EGSPC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:3;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;^GSPC&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">^GSPC<\/a>) added 0.3%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/%5EIXIC\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:%5EIXIC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:4;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;^IXIC&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">^IXIC<\/a>) gained 0.2% after <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/live\/stock-market-today-thursday-august-20-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-081139322.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:stocks%20closed%20down%20the%20day%20before.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:5;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;stocks closed down the day before.&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">stocks closed down the day before.<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Stocks were headed for weekly losses after a bond sell-off this week put pressure on capital-intensive AI and tech names like Nvidia (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/NVDA\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:NVDA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:6;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NVDA&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NVDA<\/a>) and SpaceX (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/SPCX\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:SPCX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:7;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;SPCX&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SPCX<\/a>).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:BTC-USD;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:8;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;BTC-USD&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BTC-USD<\/a>) continued to rise, reaching $77,000 as the cryptocurrency headed for its best week in nearly three years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/economy\/article\/one-day-after-doubling-treasury-buybacks-bessent-says-hes-ready-to-boost-them-further-to-push-down-long-term-yields-181218236.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:expand%20bond%20buybacks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:9;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;expand bond buybacks&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">expand bond buybacks<\/a> and increase the program&#8217;s size beyond $4 billion per issue. &#8220;Part of it is signaling here to show that we believe yields don&#8217;t reflect the underlying fundamentals,&#8221; Bessent told CNBC.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">But relief in the bond market lasted only a short while as markets viewed the measure as a limited fix, with the 10-year (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/^TNX\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:%5ETNX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:10;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;^TNX&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">^TNX<\/a>) and 30-year Treasury yields (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/^TYX\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:%5ETYX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:11;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;^TYX&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">^TYX<\/a>) snapping back to previously held higher levels.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Investors are now looking ahead to Bessent&#8217;s press conference on Monday, where he will unveil the details of the <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/economy\/policy\/articles\/bessent-detail-us-plans-isolate-155247246.html?.tsrc=372&amp;ncid=crm_-2261348-20260820-0--A&amp;bt_user_id_proof=Hi6tIbIwl4axStieXB6M6tPw%2Fgb%2BKj6uheMeHGxU0zZeVHJa0KcUdy4SXt%2FVTgiLDkEkrwED4vQiRASiNUsGHdf1TcgwL5bKrhcy%2BidCtVQWAoqRYta3bW2U5bp%2FqQ9x&amp;bt_ts_proof=1787261288574\" data-ylk=\"slk:US&#039;s%20plan%20to%20economically%20isolate%20Iran;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:12;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;US&#039;s plan to economically isolate Iran&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">US&#8217;s plan to economically isolate Iran<\/a> in the latest phase of the Middle East war. Earlier in the week, Trump threatened to inflict &#8220;TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences&#8221; on any country that trades with Iran, which put the focus on China, which sources oil from the Gulf.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The Fed&#8217;s Jackson Hole Symposium and Nvidia&#8217;s second quarter earnings next week are also coming into view. In the meantime, the release of S&amp;P Global&#8217;s Purchasing Managers&#8217; Index will provide investors with a read on the health of the manufacturing and services sector, while quarterly results from BJ&#8217;s Wholesale Club (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/BJ\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:BJ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:13;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;BJ&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BJ<\/a>) showed that the warehouse club&#8217;s value proposition resonated with cost-conscious consumers.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US stocks rose on Friday as investors awaited more details on President Trump&#8217;s &#8220;economic warfare&#8221; plan against Iran&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":821108,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[348147,28,348146,801,121,4321,968,4666],"class_list":["post-821107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-btc-usd","tag-business","tag-economic-warfare","tag-iran","tag-nasdaq-composite","tag-nvidia","tag-president-trump","tag-scott-bessent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/821108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}