Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Good morning, Caleb. Here's the day.

Today's schedule — pulled 2026-08-19 08:05

  • All day Girl Scout meeting 7:30

Tonight

  • 7:00 PM Game at St. Charles (Cottleville)

Must-do today — pulled 2026-08-19 08:05

  • Make the bed first thing every morning (standing habit — from your 7/14 dump)

Kids today

  • Harper, Eleanor, James, Pennie — clear

“Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!”

1 Corinthians 16:13 · WEB

Body today

Move: Lower — squats/lunges, hamstrings, calves

Eat: Vegetables at lunch and dinner

Market & news — pulled 2026-08-19 08:05

Wed 8/19: Dow +0.4%, S&P 500 +0.5%, Nasdaq roughly flat (chip weakness continues). Yields pulled back sharply after Treasury said it will boost buybacks of long-dated debt; Trump paused the Canada tariffs set for midnight.

  • Treasury to increase buybacks of long-dated debt — 30-yr yield retreats from a near two-decade high
  • Trump pauses tariffs on Canadian goods that were to take effect at midnight
  • Moderna shares more than double on positive late-stage melanoma vaccine trial with Merck

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