Thursday, August 21, 2025Markets finished mostly in the red today, but off session lows and definitely higher than the downward trajectory looked as of the opening bell today. The Dow closed -157 points while the S&P 500 was -24. The Nasdaq shed another -90 points and is the underperformer among major indexes for the past week of trading. The small-cap Russell 2000 was the only major index to finish in the green today: +4 points.Earlier today, after the market opened, S&P flash Manufacturing and Services PM ...