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Good morning. It’s Aug. 15, 2025. The market is seeing a modest change to the upside this morning, led by the Dow (+0.67%).

The Dow is surging after a number of large institutions announced positions in UnitedHealth  (UNH)  (+11%), sending it soaring in after hours.

Friday is usually a quiet one for earnings, but today, investors will have no shortage of economic data to pore over. Most of that is out in short order today. 

Update: 7:33 a.m. ET

Earnings Today: Pandora, Foot Locker, Sphere Entertainment

Bookend days are generally quiet for earnings. Today’s no difference. There are 13 earnings reports today. Here are the top ten, sorted by market cap, sourced from TipRanks:

Top Earnings (Aug. 15, 2025)

Economic Data

In roughly an hour, investors will get slammed with the most important economic reports of the day. Per data from TE, here are the ones to watch:

8:30 a.m. ET

• Retail Sales [Prev: +0.6% MoM; +3.9% YoY] [Consensus: +0.5%]
• Export / Import Prices [Prev: +2.8%, -0.2%]

9:15 a.m. ET

• Industrial Production [Prev: +0.3%] [Consensus: 0%]

10:00 a.m. ET

• Michigan Consumer Sentiment Preliminary for August [Prev: 61.7] [Consensus: 62]
• Michigan Inflation Expectations [Prev: 4.5%]
• Michigan 5-Yr Inflation Expectations [Prev: 3.4%]
• Business Inventories [Prev: UNCH] [Consensus: +0.2%)]

4:00 p.m. ET

• Net Long-Term TIC Flows [Prev: $259.4 billion]
• Foreign Bond Investment [Prev: $146.3 billion]
• Overall Net Capital Flows [Prev: $311.1 billion]