# Debt worries back in focus... And Walmart misses the mark with investors 8/20/26

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Podcast: [CNBC's "Fast Money"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnbc-s-fast-money-385199)
Published: 2026-08-20T22:08:46+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cnbc.com
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Yields tick higher again, even after the U.S. Treasury’s historic bond market intervention. The traders make sense of the impact on stocks, and CSIS’ Phil Luck weighs in on whether another U.S. credit downgrade could be in the cards. Then, former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon joins with his reaction to Walmart’s big same-store sales decline--and why he says Target stock looks more attractive now. Plus, bitcoin at more than two-month highs, Deere’s day in the sun and what Micron’s CEO had to say about the red-hot memory market. Fast Money Disclaimer

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