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All three major US stock indexes were down on Friday after a strong August jobs report increased exp
On this episode of Stock Movers: - Lululemon (LULU) shares are diving as its China business is showing signs of strain, with revenue in mainland China falling 2% in the second quarter after adjusting for currency fluctuations. - Tesla (TSLA) shares are lower on news it formally rolled out the Cybercab for robotaxi service, a long-anticipated step in Elon Musk's effort to push the company away from its roots as an auto manufacturer. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a probe into the process and technical data on which Tesla relied when it self-certified the vehicles as compliant with federal safety standards. - Robinhood (HOOD) is down as AMC Entertainment boss Adam Aron criticized Robinhood Markets Inc. after the platform launched a tokenized version of the theater chain's shares.
Tariff refunds of $134.5 million added $0.86 per share to the quarter
U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday as investors remained cautious ahead of Friday’s closely watched U.S. jobs report, while comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller helped ease some concerns over an imminent interest-rate hike.
Lululemon Athletica best known for its yoga clothes and other specialty athleticwear, reported quarterly revenue that fell short of expectations. For its second fiscal quarter ended in July, Lululemon reported sales of $2.4 billion, below the $2.458 billion Wall Street expected, and down from $2.525 billion in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted earnings of $2.92 a share beat projections for $1.79 a share, but that included 86 cents a share from federal tariff refunds.
Tariffs and Americas weakness push full-year EPS guidance down
Lulu on Thursday slashed both its full-year revenue and earnings guidance, though it excludes possible tariff refunds.
On a recent Rich Habits Podcast segment, market commentator Ron Santella put it bluntly: “The playbook from last week hasn’t changed. It’s actually gotten more entrenched. Higher for longer is the base case.” For households waiting on a refinance or a first home purchase, he was even more direct: “Today’s report tells you it’s not ... Tariff-Driven Inflation Is Trapping Mortgage Rates, and the Fed Can’t Fix It with Rate Cuts
The class-action complaint claims Amazon prioritized political goodwill over reimbursing shoppers for invalidated IEEPA tariffs.