Triple Threat: Why Stocks Are Reeling Today -- WSJ
Dow Jones2026/08/20 21:00By Vicky Ge Huang
The market sold off Thursday after Treasuries retreated from Wednesday's rally, oil prices rose and Walmart, a component of all three major indexes, fell more than 9%, according to Jay Hatfield, chief executive at Infrastructure Capital Advisors.
"When oil goes up, rates go up, and the market goes down," he said.
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