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Good morning. Today is Tuesday, August 16th,

and I'm your host Julie Morgan.

Our top stories, 13F and Apple,

and later Home Depot, Walmart, Waiter, and Warner Brothers Discovery. and Later,

and Warner Brothers Discovery.

Wall Street advanced again on Monday,

weathering a choppy start to the session

and building strength during the middle of the day.

The major U.S. equity averages eventually finished in the green, expanding gains posted late

last week.

Nine of the 11 S&P sectors finished the session higher.

Consumer Stables led the advance gaining just

under 1.1 percent, the only segment to rise more than 1 percent. Energy was the worst performing

group dropping by about 2%.

Looking at the bond market, the 10-year US Treasury yields

slip five basis points to 2.80%, and the two-year yield retreated

five basis points to 3.21 percent.

The NAHB Housing Index was on the economic calendar Monday.

That number dipped in July as rates advanced.

July NAHB Housing Market Index came in at 49, lower than the expected 55 figure.

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