New York, Aug 20, 2026 (AFP) - US stocks retreat as bond yields rebound

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2026-08-20

Wall Street stocks retreated early Thursday as bond yields ticked higher along with oil prices, while Walmart shares tumbled following mixed earnings. The yield on the 30-year US Treasury bond bounced to 5.25 percent as the benefits of Wednesday's Treasury Department's bond-buying policy shift waned. Meanwhile, oil prices rose more than two percent as US President Donald Trump threatened "economic warfare" on Iran, which dismissed the threat. Abo......

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