Morning Brief — Friday, August 28, 2026
Pre-market levels, expected moves, earnings and catalysts as published before the open on Friday, August 28, 2026.
Pre-market indices
| Index | Price | Change |
|---|
| SPY | 772.08 | +0.13% |
| QQQ | 720.42 | -0.10% |
| IWM | 299.78 | -0.01% |
Options-implied expected moves
| Ticker | Expected move | Implied range |
|---|
| SPY | ±$4.24 (0.55%) | 766.86 – 775.34 |
| QQQ | ±$5.3 (0.73%) | 715.81 – 726.41 |
| IWM | ±$2.68 (0.89%) | 297.13 – 302.49 |
Pre-market movers
| Ticker | Gap | Catalyst |
|---|
| PYPL | -14.20% | News |
| AFRM | +11.69% | News |
| MRVL | -6.89% | News |
| ALNY | -5.06% | News |
| SJM | +4.67% | News |
| CTVA | +4.22% | |
| TTWO | +3.58% | News |
| ECL | +3.43% | News |
| NVAX | +2.76% | |
| NUE | -2.43% | News |
Earnings today
| Ticker | When | Implied move | Mkt cap |
|---|
| FRO | Pre-Market | ±11.91% | $9.2B |
| HAFN | Pre-Market | ±12.06% | $3.9B |
| BWLP | Pre-Market | | $3.7B |
| MNSO | Pre-Market | ±13.14% | $3.5B |
| CHA | Pre-Market | | $2.0B |
| JFIN | Pre-Market | ±39.17% | $120M |
| NA | Pre-Market | | $49M |
| BXBL | TBD | | $1.1B |
| NB | TBD | ±6.18% | $630M |
| ZONE | TBD | | $33M |
Economic calendar
- 10:00 AM ET Fed Chairman Warsh Speaks
- 10:00 AM ET Prelim Benchmark Payrolls Revision
- 10:00 AM ET Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment
- 10:00 AM ET Revised UoM Inflation Expectations
Headlines that morning
- Nvidia Drives US Stocks Higher as Investors Await Fed Inflation Signals - Межа. Новини України.
- Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, SpaceX, Tesla, Amazon, Marvell, Affirm & more
- GDP results for June and second quarter to be released Friday by StatCan
- Nvidia's Blockbuster Quarter Lifts Chip Stocks as Trump Weighs Sweeping Semiconductor Tariffs - finance.biggo.com
- Marvell shares slide as concerns over timing of Google AI deal revenue eclipse strong results
- Exclusive | Thinking Machines Lab Co-Founder Barret Zoph Joins Google
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