US economic calendar today: S&P 500 slips as jobless claims fall, Blue Owl shakes private credit
NEW YORK, Feb 19, 2026, 14:02 EST — Regular session Thursday saw the main indexes down on Wall Street, with traders juggling a packed U.S. economic schedule and renewed jitters in private credit. By early afternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 0.65%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.42%, and the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.45%.