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Inventory Pileup, Uneasy Shoppers Put Retailers in Jeopardy
For retailers, it is a season of discontent. From Walmart Inc. to Nordstrom Inc., retailers have a glut of inventory and are discounting items to clear out space for holiday goods. Many have already l...
These dividend stocks can protect you as the Federal Reserve slows the economy
With Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell set to deliver an important speech Friday, investors may finally begin to take him at his word: The central bank is going to maintain a hawkish stance to co...
How WMT And TGT Stack Up After Recent Earnings Reports
Big retailers claw back, still searching for the “new normal.” Getty Images COVID-19 changed the way people shop, and businesses have been forced to respond. Two retail giants, Walmart and...
Shoppers Are Getting Cheap. Here Are Stocks to Buy in a Trade-Down Economy
I regret buying a twin pack of 40-ounce ranch dressing jugs this past week. It’s not that I over-ranched—the warehouse club industry was built around rewarding extreme condiment commitments with low u...
S&P 500 earnings are rising only because of strength in this one sector
S&P 500 index company earnings for the second quarter were certainly better than expected, but it’s debatable whether overall results were actually good, given that year-over-year growth was due o...
Interesting Ideas In Retail Stocks
As second quarter 2022 earnings season wraps up, this week has proven to be an important one for the Retail sector. First, investors got the chance to hear from some of the top retailers such as Walma...
Dow Futures Dip as Wall Street Seeks Rates Guidance From the Fed
Text size The focus for investors Wednesday will be on minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting. Getty Images Stock futures dipped Wednesday after strong earnings reports from Walmart and Home ...
Dow Jones Up On WMT Earnings; Elon Musk Gets This Twitter Win; Coinbase Dips As Bitcoin Falls
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fared best out of the major indexes on Tuesday, thanks to strong Walmart (WMT) earnings. Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk scored a rare win in his fight with Twitter (TWTR)....
Walmart (WMT) earnings Q2 2023
A shopper wearing a protective mask shops in a Walmart store on May 18, 2021 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Walmart on Tuesday said sales grew more than 8%, but profits tighte...
Walmart Jumps Over 5% After Solid Earnings And Further ‘Progress’ Reducing Inventory Levels
Topline Shares of the nation’s largest retailer, Walmart, surged over 5% on Tuesday after the company reported revenue and profits that came in above Wall Street expectations, while management also ci...
What Stocks Are Making Moves Monday? Li Auto, NIO, Peloton, and More.
Text size A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Stock futures were trading lower Monday after China cut interest rates following data that showed the worl...
Stocks Poised to Open Lower on Monday
Stocks are poised to open lower on Monday ahead of a big week of retailer earnings. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Text size U.S. stocks are poised for a lower open on Monday as investors prepare t...
Walmart, Target, Cisco, Deere, Housing Data, and Other Things for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Earnings season continues next week in what will be an action-packed stretch for retail stocks. Walmart and Home Depot report results on Tuesday, followed by Bath & Body Works , Lowe’s, ...
Walmart Stock Falls After Report of Hundreds of Layoffs
Text size Shares of Walmart are down about 10% this year. Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Walmart is eliminating about 200 jobs in a bid to restructure the company, according to a report from The...
Auto Makers Expect Car Sales to Defy Economic Gloom
Listen to article (2 minutes) Even as consumer spending cools, one place buyers continue to splurge is at the car dealership. Auto executives reporting earnings earlier this week displayed confidence ...
Amazon Reports Earnings Today. What to Expect.
Text size Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud computing arm, is expected to boost revenue 33% in the quarter from a year ago. Stefano Guidi/Getty Images Amazon ’s June quarter financial report is...
Walmart Shares Plunge Nearly 10% After Company Warns Of Profit Slowdown Due To Inflation
Topline Shares of Walmart fell nearly 10% in after-hours trading on Monday after the company slashed its profit outlook for the second quarter and rest of the year, warning that high inflation is havi...
More Shoppers Buy Store Brands, Eating Into Big Food Companies’ Sales
Cost-conscious consumers are buying more store brands at the supermarket, raising pressure on big food companies that are dealing with their own rising costs. Lower-cost oatmeal, pickles, granola bars...
Large Retailers Are Getting Hit Hardest by Overstocking
Big retailers are struggling to cope with large stockpiles of furniture, apparel and workout equipment, yet broad measures show inventories at American companies remain exceedingly lean by historical ...
Why a Bearish Money Manager Likes Gambling Stocks and Is Ready to Dump Apple
Dan Niles thinks the stock market is headed lower. Maybe a lot lower. A Stanford University–trained electrical engineer who once worked at the old minicomputer giant Digital Equipment, Niles has focus...