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LOW beats Q2 earnings estimates with tariff refunds helping results, while sales miss and DIY pressure lead to a narrower fiscal 2026 outlook.

Target (NYSE:TGT) has increased its annual sales forecast for a second consecutive quarter, offering further signs that the retailer’s turnaround strategy under new CEO Michael Fiddelke may be beginning to deliver results. Excluding the impact of a tariff refund, Target now expects full-year earnings per share to be $0.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.4%, and the actively tra

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These healthcare companies can actually benefit from inflation.

US equity futures were mostly flat pre-bell Wednesday as traders awaited the Federal Reserve's polic

Ding, dong. And good morning. Wall Street is limping toward the midpoint of a rough week, and Wednesday is not offering much of a hand up. Futures for the Dow and S&P 500 are loitering around the flat line, while the Nasdaq-100 is nudging slightly higher. Nobody looks in a hurry to...

The main US stock measures were mixed in Wednesday's premarket activity as traders await minutes of

A federal trial against Meta Platforms is putting the company’s approach to child safety and data practices under scrutiny, as plaintiffs argue that its platforms were designed in ways that harmed young users. The case is one of the most significant tests yet of how courts and regulators evaluate responsibility for the design of large consumer platforms. For cybersecurity and privacy leaders, the case highlights how data governance risks are evolving.

U.S. stock futures are muted with investors focused on retailer earnings and minutes from the Fed’s July meeting.

Coinbase Global (NasdaqGS:COIN) executives are set to join U.S. regulators and Ripple leaders at a White House crypto summit, highlighting direct policy engagement at the federal level. The summit will include participation from key agencies such as the SEC and CFTC, with crypto regulation and industry input expected to be central topics. Coinbase is also taking a leading role in the CFTC's new Innovation Advisory Committee, where new approaches to crypto oversight are under discussion. The...

Comparable sales grew 3.8% in the second quarter, topping Wall Street estimates, though a tariff refund inflated the earnings figure

Target reported its second straight quarter of comparable sales gains on Wednesday, saying a merchandising overhaul under the retailer's new CEO is attracting more customers and boosting sales throughout its stores. Comparable sales — those coming from stores and digital channels operating for at least 12 months —rose 3.8% in the second quarter. Target is emerging from more than a year of weak or declining comparable sales.

NVIDIA previously agreed to backstop up to US$105.00 billion of financing for OpenAI’s large Ohio data center project and invest US$1.50 billion in SB Energy, with American Electric Power’s Ohio utility positioned to supply up to 4.25 gigawatts of initial capacity supported by a US$4.20 billion transmission upgrade funded by project partners. Alongside fresh federal funding for modernization at its Mitchell plant and Carl Icahn trimming his stake, AEP’s role in powering energy‑intensive data...

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U. S. stock futures traded close to flat on Wednesday as investors assessed the previous session’s semiconductor-driven decline and rising government bond yields while awaiting fresh signals from the Federal Reserve.

Stock futures were a touch higher on Wednesday as investors waited for the minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s most recent monetary policy meeting, which could give the market a better sense of where interest rates are headed. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.2%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ticked up 41 points, or 0.1%.

Chip stocks were flat premarket and Nasdaq futures edged higher after the sharp rise in borrowing costs added to an AI-related selloff, dragging on blue-chip indexes across Asia.

Investors weigh Mark Walter’s potential $7.6 billion commitments, a federal investigation, and a $2 billion Carvana stake.

Solar demand remains strong, but policy shifts and tariffs reshape the outlook, putting First Solar, Enphase Energy and T1 Energy in focus.

Today Federal Reserve: FOMC minutes from Fed’s July meeting Earnings (a.m.): Target, Lowe's, TJX, Analog Devices, Estee Lauder Economic data: EIA weekly petroleum status report, CPI (UK), PPI (UK) Tomorrow Earnings: Walmart, Alibaba, Deere & Co.

First Solar stock has delivered a 132.9% gain over the past five years, yet current valuation checks and an intrinsic value estimate based on a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) approach both still point to the shares trading below that intrinsic value by about 29.8%. First Solar’s 132.9% return over five years suggests investors have already been rewarded for backing the company’s longer term growth story. The recent 15% tariff on polysilicon imports can support domestic pricing and cash flow for...

U.S. stock futures trended lower early Wednesday following a brutal sell-off in Asian markets and as investors await the release of the Federal Reserve’s August FOMC meeting minutes. The Polymarket (CRYPTO: POL) crowd is split on the Aug. 19 trading...

Kevin Warsh is sticking to his guns, and that could mean vastly more uncertainty for some companies.

Experts told lawmakers that the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra could mean higher rates in the long run for customers. A subcommittee of the Energy Commission got the rundown Tuesday from the state and energy experts of what the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra could entail for customer bills, as well as state and federal regulation. If the ...

Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, including earnings from major retailers TJX (TJX), Lowe's (LOW), and Target (TGT), alongside the minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent FOMC meeting.

<body><p>VIDEO SHOWS: n/a</p><p>STORY: Wall Street closed lower Tuesday with the Dow falling about a quarter of one percent, the S&P 500 slipping more than two-thirds of a percent, and the Nasdaq sliding one and a third percent.&nbsp;</p><p>Technology stocks dropped with semiconductors suffering the steepest declines as Middle East uncertainty pushed bond yields to multiyear peaks, feeding concerns about borrowing costs and inflation.</p><p>Gina Martin Adams, chief market strategist with HB Wealth, says she thinks bonds will remain a driving force for stocks for several months.</p><p>"I think the biggest threat to the equity market right now is the bond market, not the equity market itself.&nbsp;With yields rising, we have to really consider what we're willing to pay for stocks because of yields, of course, represent the discount rate for those future cash flows that equities&nbsp;tend to trade on. So I do think that the market is going to see its focus shift from earnings as the predominant driver of growth to potentially yields in the fall as we have limited amount of earnings information that is coming out.&nbsp;This could create a rockier path forward for equities, particularly relative to the very robust pace of gains that we've experienced so far this year."</p><p>Investors flocked to more defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples while the rise in energy prices gave a lift to energy stocks.&nbsp;</p><p>Individual stocks on the move included Baidu. U.S.-listed shares of the Chinese search company plunged nearly 13% as its revenue missed estimates.</p><p>And Norwegian Cruise Line declined 3% after broker Mizuho downgraded the stock to neutral from outperform citing construction delays among other reasons.</p></body>

A number of stocks fell in the morning session after the latest industrial production report showed slower-than-expected growth for July. Data from the Federal Reserve indicated that U.S. industrial production rose by 0.2%, which was half of the 0.4% increase that analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal had anticipated. While this marked the second consecutive month of growth, it represented a slowdown from the previous month's revised figures. Manufacturing output also saw a modest 0.2% incr

A number of stocks fell in the morning session after the latest industrial production report showed slower-than-expected growth for July. Data from the Federal Reserve indicated that U.S. industrial production rose by 0.2%, which was half of the 0.4% increase that analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal had anticipated. While this marked the second consecutive month of growth, it represented a slowdown from the previous month's revised figures. Manufacturing output also saw a modest 0.2% incr

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s, attributes President Donald Trump‘s immigration policies to a high unemployment rate among American workers. He also blamed the administration for other supply-side policy shocks. Zandi observed a drop in foreign-born unemployment to a level...