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The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq fell as the stock market looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Symposium.

Stocks often rise the week of the Fed’s big Jackson Hole gathering. Don’t count on it this year.

Good morning. This is TheStreet's Stock Market Today for Aug. 20, 2025. The stock market is now open. At last look, the indexes are near session lows. The Dow (-0.26%), which started the day in the green, is now down. It joins the Russell 2000 (-0.83%), S&P 500 (-0.88%), and Nasdaq (-1.64%).

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Shares of restaurant company Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) jumped 3.1% in the morning session after the stock moved higher amid a broad market rally driven by renewed hopes for lower interest rates.

Keithen Drury has positions in Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Costco Wholesale, Meta Platforms, Palantir Technologies, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.