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Enjoying a serving of frozen dessert on a hot summer day, or at any time for that matter, has grown in popularity as ice cream store industry growth rose by 5.8% to $7.4 billion in the five years through 2025, according to IBISWorld. The industry grew by 0.9% in 2025 alone. Ice cream company ...

The Federal Reserve now looks somewhat unlikely to raise interest rates at either of the next two meetings after a weak July retail sales report further assuaged concerns that the economy may be overheating. Last Friday's weak jobs report and the even weaker retail sales report "are bad news for workers and consumers, but potentially good news for the stock market, because it reduces the urgency at the Fed to raise rates to fight too-high inflation," wrote Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northlight Asset Management.

Eric Criscuolo, Market Strategist at the NYSE, reviews a quiet week on Wall Street marked by tight trading ranges, cooling inflation, and a major new AI financing development. The S&P 500 consolidated near all-time highs before breaking through 7,800 for the first time on Thursday, lifted in part by Nvidia's partnership with major Wall Street firms to launch a $500 billion compute financing platform. In-line CPI and a cooler-than-expected PPI pushed yields lower across the curve, with the long end finally joining the downtrend. Looking ahead, markets will turn their attention to FOMC meeting minutes, August Flash PMIs, and earnings from consumer and housing bellwethers including Walmart, Home Depot, and Deere.

Major US retailers such as Walmart (WMT) will likely miss consensus expectations for second-quarter

Albertsons CEO Susan Morris made her first open-market stock purchase after weak earnings and a lowered outlook sent Albertsons shares to record lows.

Walmart (WMT) is back in focus after Oppenheimer shifted its rating to Perform from Outperform ahead of the August 20 earnings release, citing pharmacy related headwinds and what it views as a full valuation. See our latest analysis for Walmart. Walmart's share price has cooled from its all time high earlier in the year, with a 90 day share price return down 14.25%, even as the 1 year total shareholder return sits at 13.26% and the 5 year total shareholder return stands at 139.91%. Recent...

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) shares moved lower in U. S.

Investing.com -- Oppenheimer on Tuesday downgraded Walmart shares to Perform from Outperform on Monday and removed its $140 price target, citing a less compelling near-term case for the stock ahead of the retailer’s August 20 earnings report.

Oppenheimer believes WMT stock’s “peakish valuation” could be at risk of a re-rating lower if the company’s U.S. comp growth slows.

Walmart stock has delivered a strong 151.4% return over the past five years, yet the latest Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) estimate points to the shares trading at a premium to intrinsic value, while market based multiples suggest pricing that is closer to fair. Over the past five years, a 151.4% total return highlights how much of Walmart's long term value story may already be reflected in the share price. Walmart's dominant grocery position and partnerships that support better inventory...

Intuit, Walmart and JPMorgan Chase are using AI behind the scenes to cut costs and boost efficiency, with strong recent earnings and analyst Buy ratings supporting each stock.

Uber just cut a chunk of its customer service workforce in the name of AI efficiency, and it is far from alone. The real question is whether these scattered layoffs signal the early edge of a wave that could reshape employment across entire industries.

Walmart, ticker NasdaqGS:WMT, has partnered with ReturnPro to refurbish and resell returned products. The initiative focuses on recouping losses from online returns while reducing waste through refurbishment and resale. The move targets both operational efficiency and environmental impact in Walmart’s growing e-commerce business. Walmart enters this agreement with ReturnPro at a time when its stock price stands at $110.39 and the company has delivered a return of 16.1% over the past year...

This may come as a surprise, but one of the world’s biggest winners of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution isn’t actually a technology firm — it’s Walmart (WMT), the big-box discount retailer. Thanks to its early and aggressive bets on AI beginning in the late 2010s, Walmart has transformed ...

President Donald Trump said Giant Eagle’s decision to lower prices on more than 300 products shows his efforts to reduce costs for American families are gaining momentum, while calling on other grocery retailers to follow the company’s lead. Giant Eagle...

In the most recent trading session, Walmart (WMT) closed at $110.39, indicating a -1.61% shift from the previous trading day.

Most shoppers do not expect something as simple as a bakery roll to carry a safety risk. But food recalls can sometimes involve products consumers never see in their original packaging. This is especially true of products, which are shipped in bulk to grocery-store bakeries, restaurants, or other ...

The founder of ReturnPro is helping companies recoup losses from online returns, and tapping into a trillion dollar market market.

A parasite outbreak tied to Taylor Farms sends Walmart and Yum Brands shares lower while Sweetgreen rallies on relief.

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If you shop at Giant Eagle, your grocery bill could look noticeably different this month, and the savings are broader than you might expect. The chain rolled out price cuts across more than 300 products, and those reductions will remain in effect through the first week of September. ...

The stock's current valuation looks steep, but for a patient holder, the price tag on future earnings tells a very different story.

Long before Walmart became one of the world’s largest retailers, its founder, Sam Walton, learned a painful business lesson that forever changed the way he approached contracts, real estate, and expansion. How Sam Walton Lost His First Successful Store Before...

Walmart has lowered prices on a range of grocery staples, including ground beef, corn on the cob, cherries, and 24-packs of soda. The nation’s largest retailer recently unveiled a summer rollback campaign covering thousands of products across groceries, household essentials, and seasonal goods ...

Costco shares fell on Thursday after the retailer’s June sales fell slightly short of Wall Street’s high expectations.

Food manufacturing companies continue to grow even as the jobs behind familiar grocery products shift. For shoppers, the change may not be immediately obvious, as snack bars, candy, crackers, and pet-food brands can still be on shelves at Walmart, Target, Costco, and other grocery chains. But ...

Under the revised scheme, the e-commerce group will not levy commission on any fashion sale.

In late June 2026, Teladoc Health, Inc. was removed from multiple Russell growth and small-cap benchmarks after a period of flat sales and ongoing losses, even as it maintained a large global member base and expanded partnerships with Walmart and the National Basketball Players Association. At the same time, insider share sales, index removals and a risk-off reaction to rising bond yields contrasted with a separate view that Teladoc’s discounted cash flow valuation suggests its shares may be...

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Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a closer look at the memory chip trade — particularly the intraday performances of Micron Technology (MU), SK Hynix (000660.KS), and Samsung (005930.KS) — as these three big names have seemingly dragged the sector into a bear market.