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The Rundown · Yesterday · 10 min

Tesla Targets Cybercab Launch in August, Google Buys Spirit Airlines’ Data

Market update for Tuesday August 18, 2026 Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK) Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions. In today’s episode, Zaid covers: Why surging Treasury yields and higher oil prices are becoming a major risk for the stock market Home Depot’s earnings and what they reveal about the frozen housing market Tesla’s plan to launch its steering-wheel-free Cybercab in Austin as soon as August Duolingo’s rebound on upgrade and Baidu’s struggle to turn its AI investments into growth Why Google is paying $10 million to buy decades of Spirit Airlines’ internal business data for AI

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Market update for Tuesday August 18, 2026

Check out the Public app for incredible investing tools and to support the show (LINK)

Follow us on Instagram (@TheRundownDaily) for bonus content and instant reactions.

In today’s episode, Zaid covers:

  • Why surging Treasury yields and higher oil prices are becoming a major risk for the stock market

  • Home Depot’s earnings and what they reveal about the frozen housing market

  • Tesla’s plan to launch its steering-wheel-free Cybercab in Austin as soon as August

  • Duolingo’s rebound on upgrade and Baidu’s struggle to turn its AI investments into growth

  • Why Google is paying $10 million to buy decades of Spirit Airlines’ internal business data for AI

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