Stock index futures were muted on Thursday, a day after Wall Street ended mostly lower as investors continued to await Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole on Friday.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are mixed as the stock market braces for the Federal Reserve's minutes and any clues about interest-rate cuts.

The AI boom could be a $16 trillion gift to the stock market, but AI-driven value creation could mean tough times ahead for workers.

A flight to quality trade happens when investors begin to get more defensive and risk-averse, buying stocks that they perceive as higher-quality and avoiding low-quality ones. It’s typical of a market that is seeking safety as some investors bail out, and may presage a market drop.

With inflation eating into your savings, relying solely on your nine-to-five paycheck might not be enough. This is where investing comes in. The stock market is in the red again, with major indexes wobbling on renewed concerns about economic growth and interest rate policy.

The stock market has been pricing in a strong economy, even if “conditions are lining up to disappoint those elevated expectations,” says Bob Elliott, co-founder of Unlimited Funds.

President Trump's tariffs have tipped the economy toward stagflation, but investors have another serious problem in the stock market's elevated valuation.

Indian stock market benchmarks- the Sensex and the Nifty 50- closed in the green for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday, August 21. However, concerns over Trump's tariffs and weak global cues limited gains.

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Thursday here to see if stocks can shrug off their latest rotation-based wobble as investors eye Walmart earnings and continue to eye Fed Chair Powell's speech on Friday.