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As investors pile in (and now, rush out) of the red-hot semiconductor trade as the go-to way to play the AI revolution and the big AI compute inflection point that many might still underestimate if agentic AI really does live up to the hype by offering meaningful returns on all that AI-related CapEx, perhaps it’s ... This Retailer Might Rise as a Top Stealth AI Play
Walmart is due to report earnings Thursday morning, with the retailer's stock seen potentially climbing to new highs in the days following the results.
Home Depot rose 1.2% after the home-improvement retailer posted first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates and revenue rose 4.8% to $41.8 billion, with comparable sales up 0.6%. ServiceNow gained 4% and was set to build on its 9% jump in the previous session after Bank of America reinstated coverage of the software company with a Buy rating and a $130 price target. Agilysys jumped more than 15% after the hospitality software provider beat earnings and revenue estimates in its fiscal fourth quarter.
The VanEck Retail ETF (NASDAQ:RTH) and the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XRT) both sit in the retail bucket, yet the year-to-date gap between them tells a different story. RTH is up 5.79% in 2026 while XRT is down 6.25%. Same sector label, two very different bets, and the difference comes down to one decision: who ... RTH Owns Amazon and Walmart. XRT Owns Everything Else. That 12% Gap in 2026 Is No Accident
The company had been targeting submission of draft documents to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by late 2026 or early 2027.
Nvidia, the most valuable public company by market capitalization, will report earnings this week, the last of the Magnificent Seven tech companies to do so. Big retailers including Walmart and Home Depot will also report.
Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart and Target report earnings this week, offering a clear picture of how consumers are faring amid inflation and high energy costs.
The Dow Jones (^DJI) is made up of 30 of the most established and influential companies in the market. But even blue-chip stocks can struggle - some are dealing with slowing growth, outdated business models, or increasing competition.
The company may be a sleeper after falling 10% from its all-time high.
Reports from Nvidia and major retailers are awaited by investors. The S&P 500 lost less than 0.1%, while the Dow industrials rose 0.3% on Monday.
This will be the first time that most major retailers report on consumer behavior since gasoline prices skyrocketed.
Consumer companies could steal the spotlight as markets look to assess the health of the economy amid renewed inflation fears.

Top retailers — like Target (TGT), Urban Outfitters (URBN), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), and Walmart (WMT) — will be reporting their quarterly earnings results throughout this week. Jefferies senior VP of equity research Corey Tarlowe comes on Market Catalysts to comment on the economic pressures that have been influencing where consumers are choosing to spend.

Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), TJX (TJX), Home Depot (HD), and Lowe's (LOW) are all reporting quarterly earnings this week. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma and Robinhood chief investment officer Stephanie Guild outline what investors should expect from earnings and from the future of the K-shaped economy.
Retailers like Walmart and Target are starting to report fiscal first-quarter results, which included two full months of the Iran conflict. In today's Markets A.M. newsletter, I weigh the potential hit from higher gas prices against the boost from higher tax refunds.
The bottled sauce will hit about 7,500 retail locations, including Walmart, Kroger, Safeway, Albertsons, and H-E-B
The biggest concern facing the stock market to begin a new week of trading is the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Walmart ramps up AI and automation to boost efficiency, with higher Sparky order values and more automated fulfillment.
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is the grocery story everyone wants to own right now, with a $1.047 trillion market cap and a stock that has climbed 34.53% over the past year. But here’s what you should actually be watching. The Walmart Trade Has Gotten Ahead of the Story The pitch you keep hearing is that Walmart is ... Forget Walmart. The Grocer Beating It on Trust and Margin Trades at a Third of the Multiple
Stocks open the day with modest gains as investors look ahead to earnings from Nvidia and Walmart to gauge the health of the AI trade and the economy amid ongoing Middle East tensions. The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.1%, while the Dow was flat. With only a few economic data releases in the week ahead, investors are paying attention to other pieces of news, like signs of progress in the Middle East.
Meredith Whitney, CEO of Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, returned to CNBC May 14, 2026 with a warning that cuts against the “resilient consumer” refrain from bank earnings calls. Her argument: middle-income America has shifted from living paycheck to paycheck into something more fragile, and the traditional banking system can no longer see it. The Shadow ... Meredith Whitney Warns: The One Money Move Middle-Income Americans Are Making to Survive Each Month
Stock Market Today: Dow futures pared losses as oil prices reversed on Iran state media reports of waived sanctions. Nvidia, Walmart earnings loom.
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