Bears Tighten Grip, Apple and the Mega-Tech Correction, Bloomin' Activism 8/18/23

<p>Carl Quintanilla, Sara Eisen and Mike Santoli explored what to make of the August market slump: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on track for a third consecutive weekly decline. Apple entered Friday's session down 11% percent month-to-date, leading the mega-cap correction along with Microsoft, Nvidia and Meta. On the activist front, Starboard Value confirmed it has amassed a nearly 10% stake in Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin' Brands. Also in focus: China property woes and Evergrande's bankruptcy filing in the U.S., bitcoin's slide and the Elon Musk factor, Deere and Estee Lauder fall after reporting earnings.</p><p> </p><p>Squawk o...