The Daily Money 08-19-20

Happy Hump Day, Daily Money readers! It's Brett Molina back again with your Money and Tech headlines for Wednesday.

The U.S. economy is in the midst of a recession, yet the stock market just hit another record. We explore why that's happening.

Today's fun fact: if you invest $5 a day, in at least 40 years you would become a millionaire. If you would like to reach that milestone a little faster, here's how much you would have to save each day.

Finally, one of the major changes in our shopping habits amid the pandemic is a growing reliance on curbside pickup. Target and Walmart have watched online sales surge as a result of more customers choosing curbside pickup.

While you scroll down for more headlines, I'll sit here and daydream about the Krispy Kreme glaze waterfall. 

Brett Molina, Money/Tech editor