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Walmart's U.S. marketplace sales jump 52% as broader assortment, fulfillment adoption and expansion into Mexico and Canada fuel momentum.

Walmart, e.l.f. Beauty, and Tractor Supply are among companies directing billions in refunds toward lower prices rather than profits

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index drops while oil prices jump Monday after the U.S. and Iran exchange new strikes.

Agree Realty Corp (NYSE:ADC) recently announced a total dividend of $0.27 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-08-31. This includes a $0.27 per share cash dividend payable on 2026-09-15. As investors look forward to this upcoming payment, the spotlight also shines on the company's dividend history, yield, and growth rates.

The company has promoted Michael Francis to reverse the denim giant's slide.

In a turn of good fortune, tariff refunds are arriving for companies as they confront higher costs stemming from the war in Iran, WSJ Leadership Institute reporters Kristin Broughton and Jennifer Williams write. In a story published this morning, Kristin and Jennifer take a look at the retailers and consumer goods companies using their refunds to fund price cuts. Walmart CFO John David Rainey nodded to these pressures in an earnings call this month, discussing the retailer’s move to cut prices on 11,000 items, funded with its $2.9 billion refund.

Beauty, Walmart and Tractor Supply are funding price cuts with refund payments due to them after the Supreme Court earlier this year struck down President Trump’s global tariffs. The price cuts are aimed at boosting sales at a time when many consumers are looking for value, stretched thin from years of rising costs. Tariff refunds are also helping companies protect their profit margins amid a spike in inflation.

The settlement addresses alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act dating from June 2013.

Target is up by 67% this year but still remains undervalued.

Target fell out of favor with consumers, but it has started to get back on track, and investors have taken notice.

The stock had become overpriced, but it may take a further drop to bring about a recovery.

A national expansion drove outsized returns in some of the most admired stocks of the past.

September may be a rocky investing month, but the biggest returns are made over years and decades.

Even people who spend their careers talking about money still have to buy paper towels. And apparently, there’s no reason to overpay for them. "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O’Leary has built his reputation around knowing what makes a deal worthwhile,...

The move should lead to better products and ultimately, more value for members.

Mr. Wonderful hunts for Bounty deals and wears $29 Walmart jeans — and the inflation data shows exactly why even the wealthy are watching what they spend on everyday essentials.

Though Walmart has lagged behind the broader Nasdaq Composite over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain strongly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

The biggest retail theme this earnings season was trade-offs: between price and profit, promotions and growth, and getting customers through the door while household budgets are under pressure.

Costco has a history of making huge one-time dividend payments, but you can't count on those dividends to pay the bills.

Gap Inc. (NYSE:GAP) saw its share price increase by 12.94 percent on Friday to close at $23.48 apiece after naming a new chief executive officer to help revive its now-struggling highest revenue-generating brand. In a statement, the company named Michael Francis as new president and chief executive officer for Old Navy effective November 2, 2026. […]

Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said federal pharmacy rules exist to protect the public and that profit cannot justify conduct that fuels the opioid epidemic.

Investors still lack one crucial detail about the deal

Walmart (NasdaqGS:WMT) has agreed to settle a Department of Justice lawsuit related to its pharmacy opioid dispensing practices, closing a long running federal dispute. The company plans to invest US$1.3b in a highly automated fulfillment center in Georgia to expand logistics and same day delivery capacity. Walmart is backing a new AI driven US$500m supplier lending fund that aims to increase access to financing across its supply chain. Walmart is far from the only company tying regulatory...

The comp still looks strong, but the part of it that comes from members actually walking in has more than halved in a year, and that visit rate is what a growth-stock multiple on a warehouse retailer is really underwriting.

The broader retail industry is moving beyond physical stores, with channels including e-Commerce, digital advertising, memberships, and convenience-led fulfillment tagged as critical growth drivers. Furthermore, scale and pricing are important, and consumers continue to emphasize value. Such trends are supporting Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT). The company has been benefiting from businesses that are beyond its traditional […]

Consumer stocks were higher late Friday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sec

Walmart settled a DOJ lawsuit accusing its pharmacies of unlawfully dispensing opioid prescriptions.

Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) and Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) have started to regularly surface on Jim Cramer’s radar. In a recent appearance, the CNBC TV host pointed out that the latter was doing well than the former. Looking at the share price, Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT)’s shares are up by roughly 7% while Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) has gained more […]

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) said on August 20, 2026, that it will expand its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly 500 US cities by the end of 2026, a sixfold increase from its current 11 locations. It was a part of a broader race with DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ:DASH), Uber, and Walmart to bring deliveries to […]

When eBay falls in a crisis, the damage is concentrated in the depth of the drop, not the time it takes to climb back out.