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Walmart reports solid second-quarter sales and profits despite a challenging tariff environment
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart Inc. reported increases in second-quarter profits and sales Thursday as it continues to pull in price-sensitive shoppers for everyday essentials like groceries despite a challenging tariff environment.
Several big-box U.S. retailers are set to report second-quarter earnings this week, offering a glimpse into the spending habits of U.S. consumers and the continued impact of President Trump’s trade war.
Target needs a hard reset on strategy, Wall Street believes. And new CEO Michael Fiddelke may not be the person to do it.
Executive Editor Brian Sozzi joins Ramzan Karmali on Market Sunrise to talk about the major earnings calls coming up this week, including Target (TGT), Home Depot (HD) and Walmart (WMT).
Several big-box U.S. retailers are reporting second-quarter earnings this week, offering a glimpse into the spending habits of consumers and the continued impact of President Trump’s trade war. Here a
In 2025, Walmart has been a clear outperformer, up 12%, while Target has slumped 22%. Technicians tend not to believe too much in mean reversion, because once trends are in motion, they are more likely to remain in place rather than reverse. Expect this dynamic to continue.
While Target has seen a steady decline in same-store visits for roughly the past 18 months, Walmart has made gains in that area. Foot traffic is not a be-all, end-all metric because both of these chains are omnichannel retailers,
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Target picks an insider to lead the struggling company when CEO Brian Cornell steps down next year
Target, which has about 1,980 U.S. stores, has been the focus of consumer boycotts since late January, when it joined rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.