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5 Things to Know Before the Opening Bell 8/18/2025

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The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Tesla is reportedly offering discounts to car leasing companies in the UK, Novo Nordisk received FDA approval for a liver disease treatment, Samsung’s phone shipments to the U.S. surged in the second quarter, tech company supplier Foxconn will operate a U.S. factory as a joint venture with Softbank, OpenAI, and Oracle, and the Warner Brothers horror film “Weapons” remained number one at the weekend box office. 

 

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5 Things to Know Before the Opening Bell 8/18/2025

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