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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

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.

U. S. stock futures were mixed on Monday as investors further reduced expectations for an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve in September following a run of softer economic data.

Stock futures were mostly higher as investors looked ahead to Fed minutes on Wednesday, and clues on U.S. consumer sentiment from Walmart and Home Depot earnings due this week.

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.

Aug 17 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The indomitable U.S. consumer may finally have taken a beat, and Friday's figures showing the first fall in

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.

Sam Walton made one early financial move with his family business that the IRS still allows today, and it quietly kept hundreds of billions of dollars out of reach of federal estate taxes for generations. Most families with appreciating assets never realize the same window is open to them right now.

Gold recent rally is mostly due to five big buyers: four central banks and Tether, a company that deals in cryptocurrency. Tether is buying for the very reasons that central banks are—to diversify its holdings and hedge against inflation and significant dollar weakness, which Tether’s crypto stablecoin USDT is pegged to. In the first half, Tether bought more than 27 metric tons of gold—matching Kazakhstan.

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

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT, XETRA:WMT) is expected to post largely in-line second-quarter results, with investor focus centered on second-half guidance, the treatment of potential tariff refunds, and how much of that money gets reinvested into pricing, according to a note from Jefferies. Analysts...

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

BUDA (NYSEAMERICAN:BUDA) reported second-quarter revenue growth of 26.4% as its core beverage business expanded organically and the company began selling products in 246 Walmart stores across nine states. The company also introduced its Ultra Fresh dressings line, although startup costs associated w

If Wendy's offers a $5 value meal that includes a sandwich, chicken nuggets, fries, and a soda, Burger King and McDonald's run the risk of losing value-based customers, even if those people prefer eating at the other two chains. Cash-strapped consumers are cutting back on spending, and that has ...

Options traders brace for Aug. 20 results.

Senator Elizabeth Warren is pushing the US’s top health official to detail the government’s cyclospora outbreak response in the wake of a major produce supplier’s campaign contributions to political groups tied to President Donald Trump.

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.

Armanino Foods of Distinction Inc (AMNF) posts record Q2 sales with new national account wins, but rising costs and facility investments temper near-term earnings growth.

UPS’s next contract with the Teamsters union in two years will determine its own fate in parcel delivery and create monumental change at Amazon, FedEx, the U.S. Postal Service, Walmart and other couriers, according to an industry expert. The post Analyst: UPS-Teamsters 2028 showdown will unleash parcel industry tsunami appeared first on FreightWaves.

Walmart stock is in focus with earnings due Aug. 20. Here's how to reach for profit with a short-term options trade on the retailer.

Investor demand for humanoid robots just shattered records that SpaceX, Snowflake, and Facebook never came close to touching. Here are the five publicly traded robotics stocks best positioned to capture that fever before it cools.

Plug Power’s second-quarter earnings and a boost to expectations for full-year revenue growth reveal a company heading toward profitability, say analysts.

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.