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By Mike Dolan Aug 17 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets A relatively quiet week ahead kicks off today in the shadow of the

Most retailers make their year around Christmas, but the festive season for home improvement is just winding down. Second-quarter results this week for Home Depot and Lowe’s, and numbers already released two weeks ago by Floor & Decor will make for a muted celebration. The three companies’ shares have lagged the S&P 500 by between 35 and 50 percentage points in the past year.

US equity investors are expected to focus on macroeconomic data this week following recent soft prin

Stocks were little changed ahead of a relatively quiet week, with retail earnings on the docket.

Monday Economic data: Empire state manufacturing survey (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), NAHB home builder confidence index, Treasury international capital data (U.S.), CPI (Canada). Earnings (p.

Dow futures were down 0.09%, while the S&P 500 futures climbed 0.09% and the Nasdaq-100 futures were up 0.25% at the time of writing.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the week down 0.6% on Friday, snapping a two-week winning streak.

Lowe’s, TJX, Alibaba, and Toll Brothers will also report earnings. On the economic front, we’ll see Fed minutes, housing-market data, and readings on manufacturing and services activity.

Markets face a retail-dominated week where Home Depot (HD), Target (TGT), TJX Companies (TJX), and Walmart (WMT) report earnings providing critical consumer spending assessment across income segments.

Major retailers’ quarterly results come after inflation softened in June and July.

Lifeway Foods Inc (LWAY) posts 27th consecutive quarter of growth with $66.9M in net sales, but margin compression from milk and resin costs weighs on profitability.

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The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.4% this week after cooling inflation and an unexpected drop i

Target stock is holding near highs, but Walmart is struggling as investors prepare for a parade of earnings reports in the retail sector.

JD.com beat Q2 earnings estimates as margin gains, better marketing efficiency and narrower Food Delivery losses offset revenue pressure.

Target’s improving sales trends are giving investors more reason to believe the retailer’s turnaround is taking hold, but Bank of America still sees a difficult setup for the stock heading into second-quarter earnings. Target (TGT) is scheduled to report results on Aug. 19, and expectations have ...

Walmart, Tesla, and more stocks will feel the effects of the capacity constraints, delays, and higher prices reported by shipping giants Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.

RBC raises its price target on stronger sales, while Bank of America remains cautious ahead of second-quarter earnings.

Target's (TGT) Q2 results should reflect continued traction with its turnaround efforts, with manage

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Retailers face a more cautious back-to-school consumer who is getting fatigued by higher prices driven by inflation.

Retailers in the United States are a bit mixed in early Monday trading.

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It costs 14.8% more to shop at Kroger than to buy the same items at Walmart, and Costco's prices for those items are 21.8% cheaper than Walmart's, according to a study commissioned by Consumer Reports. Even the Kroger-owned discount brands King Soopers (7.9%) and Food for Less (9%) come in with ...

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Elf Beauty Chief Executive Officer Tarang Amin says the company is excited about expanding into hair care products. It launched a new partnership with Target in June. Amin talks about that and the latest earnings report on "Bloomberg The Close."

Of the $166 billion in tariff refunds available, $71 billion has been claimed by companies, but very little of the refund money has gone directly to consumers.

Retailers could receive an unexpected financial windfall.