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Investor's Business Daily on MSNWalmart Stock Between Buy Points With Earnings Due; What Will Dow Jones Retailer Says About Trump Tariffs Now?Walmart stock is trading above a buy point ahead of its Q1 2026 results early Thursday. The Dow Jones retailer will likely shed some light on the impact that evolving tariffs will have on both operations and consumers.
Ships, trucks and railroads are helping gauge the economic blow from tariffs.
Despite a general easing in the weighted index, key goods continue to rise, and tariff impacts loom ahead.
World shares and U.S. futures slipped Thursday after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street. Oil prices fell about $2 a barrel. China moved to reverse some of its “non-tariff” measures against the U.S. as agreed with Washington in their temporary trade war cease-fire and most markets traded in a narrow range.
Financial markets appear to be reassessing today’s economy. For the week ended May 9, the major indexes were flat to slightly down as was a simple average of the Magnificent 7.
One economist tells TheWrap that President Trump's tariff plan is an "unmitigated disaster" that has soured his first 100 days back in office
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On Monday, the S&P 500 fell 0.6% to 5,650.38, ending a nine-day winning streak, its longest since 2004. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2% and the Nasdaq composite shed 0.7%.
Investors eye more trade deals, updates from President Trump’s trip to the Middle East and fresh consumer inflation data after U.S. stocks soared Monday as investors celebrated major progress on U.S.-China trade talks.
Yeti now expects adjusted sales, which exclude the impact of recall reserves, to rise 1% to 4% this year instead of 5% to 7% as previously predicted. Adjusted earnings are now forecast to hit $1.96 to $2.02 a share, down from a previous target of $2.90 to $2.95 a share.
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Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street, holding on to most of the gains they made earlier in the week after the U.S. and China declared a temporary cease-fire in their trade war.
U.S. futures surged after the U.S. and China announced they were suspending for 90 days most of the sharp tariff hikes each has imposed since U.S. President Donald Trump began escalating his trade war.