Prior closes set the morning reference.
Friday's Fed speech is next.
Prior-close market levels, official macro data, and verified company releases through the research cutoff.
Each figure retains its observation label. Intraday, delayed, prior-close, and daily-published figures are not presented as the same type of data.
Market reference point
Verified prior-close and daily-published readings for the Thursday morning edition.
The August 26, 2026, regular-session prior closes were 7,675.70 for the S&P 500, 26,130.20 for the Nasdaq Composite, and 3,005.90 for the Russell 2000. Brent crude was $86.46 per barrel at the August 26 prior close.
The August 26, 2026, daily-published Treasury curve showed a 4.19% 2-year yield and a 4.66% 10-year yield. The most recently verified SOFR observation was 3.64% for August 26, 2026.
Macro update
The Q2 GDP second estimate retained the headline growth rate.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its second estimate for Q2 2026 on August 26, 2026. Real GDP increased at a 1.5% annual rate, unchanged from the advance estimate.
The same August 26, 2026, release reported real final sales to private domestic purchasers at a 4.2% annual rate and the PCE price index excluding food and energy at a 3.6% annual rate for Q2 2026.
Corporate results
NVIDIA, Synopsys, and Intuit published results within the preceding seven calendar days.
NVIDIA (NVDA) reported on August 26, 2026, Q2 fiscal 2027 revenue of $96.2 billion and GAAP diluted earnings per share of $2.46 for the quarter ended July 26, 2026. NVIDIA (NVDA) guided Q3 fiscal 2027 revenue to $108.0 billion, plus or minus 2%.
Synopsys (SNPS) reported on August 26, 2026, Q3 fiscal 2026 revenue of $2.477 billion, GAAP diluted earnings per share of $2.84, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $3.91. Synopsys (SNPS) raised its fiscal 2026 total-revenue midpoint to $9.715 billion.
Intuit (INTU) reported August 25, 2026, FY2026 revenue of $21.4 billion and GAAP earnings per share of $16.46. Intuit (INTU) guided FY2027 revenue to $23.279 billion to $23.512 billion.
Private credit
Confirmed developments, kept concise.
No private-credit item is included in this edition.
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What’s next — Central Time
Exactly one next scheduled event is highlighted on the full calendar.
Scheduled BEA release on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
The Kansas City Fed directly lists 10:00 AM EDT / 8:00 AM MDT for Friday, August 28, 2026; 9:00 AM CT is the equivalent daylight-time conversion.
Thursday morning reference points
GDP, corporate results, and Friday's Fed speech
As of 10:33:54 AM ET on August 27, 2026, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Russell 2000 reference points were their August 26 prior closes. NVIDIA (NVDA) reported $96.2 billion of Q2 fiscal 2027 revenue and issued Q3 revenue guidance of $108.0 billion, plus or minus 2%. BEA’s August 26 second estimate held Q2 2026 real GDP growth at a 1.5% annual rate.
Sources: AP: August 26 U.S. index closes, PrimerIQ: August 26 closing market wrap, U.S. Treasury: Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rates, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis SOFR series, BEA: GDP second estimate and corporate profits, Q2 2026, NVIDIA: Q2 fiscal 2027 earnings release, Synopsys: Q3 fiscal 2026 earnings release, Intuit: FY2026 earnings release filed with the SEC, BEA full release schedule, Kansas City Fed: 2026 Jackson Hole symposium announcement.
Public-market and official-release sources listed below. The Kansas City Fed announcement directly supports the Friday speech time. The unsupported NVIDIA event time was omitted rather than inferred.