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Heidi O'Neill takes over after a brutal year for Lululemon, with weak sales, tariff pressure and competition all weighing on the business.

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On Sept. 4, 2026, a robust August employment beat reignites hawkish Fed expectations, sending investors toward defensive sectors.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged lower today as a strong August jobs report provided another datapoint for Federal Reserve policy expectations. Also, diesel prices hit a record high, and another retail brand, Lululemon Athletica, took an earnings hit.

Stocks rose after the monthly jobs report

US equity markets were mostly tracking lower before the opening bell Friday as investors parsed a st

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index falls Friday ahead of the August jobs report. Lululemon stock plunges 21% on earnings.

↗️ Volkswagen (XE:VOW3): Shares jumped 6% after the German automaker’s supervisory board approved a plan to double job losses to 100,000 and halve its model portfolio as it contends with President Trump’s tariffs and intensifying competition from Chinese automakers.

U. S. stock futures were little changed on Friday as investors awaited the August nonfarm payrolls report and assessed comments from Federal Reserve officials on the interest-rate outlook.

Retail sentiment on Stocktwits remained ‘bearish’ on SPY and flipped to ‘bullish’ on QQQ.

Today Fed speakers: Fed governor Christopher Waller is due to speak at 8:30 a.m. ET. Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee are also making public appearances. Earnings (a.

Today Earnings (a.m.): Brown-Forman, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Earnings (p.m.): Broadcom, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Snowflake, Five Below Economic data: ADP national employment report (August), July durable-goods and factory orders, Federal Reserve Beige Book, EIA weekly petroleum status report Central banks: Bank of Canada interest rate announcement Tomorrow Fed speakers: Fed governor Christopher Waller.

Today Executive Moves: John Ternus takes the helm at Apple, succeeding Tim Cook Fed speaker: Fed governor Michael Barr, 9:05 a.m. ET Earnings (a.m.): Medtronic, Alimentation Couche-Tard Earnings (p.

Today Meetings: G20 finance ministers and central-bank governors meeting Economic data: Texas manufacturing outlook survey, agricultural prices, portfolio holdings of foreign securities, preliminary results Tomorrow Executive Moves: John Ternus succeeds Tim Cook as Apple’s CEO Fed speaker: Fed governor Michael Barr, 9:05 a.

Asking for a Trend Host, Josh Lipton, tees up the key events investors should watch in the week ahead, starting Monday, August 31, with earnings from Dell (DELL), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Lululemon (LULU), and Snowflake. (SNOW) On Wednesday, Broadcom's (AVGO) results will offer another read on the AI trade. Then on Friday, investors will get the August jobs report, with economists expecting the unemployment rate to hold steady at 4.1%

New Section 338 tariffs on Canadian-made goods are pressuring Canada Goose, West Fraser Timber and Amrize, with each stock showing weakening technicals amid stalled U.S.-Canada trade talks.

Activewear maker Delta Galil has reported an increase in Q2 profit, lifted by tariff refunds, a portion of which it will invest in its manufacturing and supply chain to drive future growth.

Wall Street analysts are reshuffling their bets on Thursday, sending some of the market's biggest names in opposite directions as geopolitical tensions and inflation crosscurrents cloud the outlook. Find out which stocks got upgraded, downgraded, or newly covered today.

Apparel giants face declines as weak demand, tariffs, excess inventory and restructuring challenges pressure the industry.

Lululemon stock faces pressure from a cultural controversy in China that threatens its key growth market and from a hawkish Federal Reserve outlook.

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are up +0.71%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are up +1.40% this morning, signaling a rebound from Friday’s selloff on Wall Street as investors stepped in to buy the dip in technology stocks even as tensions in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher.

US equity indexes sank amid a slide in mega-cap chip names and government bonds, as strong jobs slas

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.5%, and the actively t

The benchmark US stock measures were mostly tracking in the red before the open Friday as traders aw

Investors are slamming the brakes on the AI rally, dragging down shares in Broadcom, AMD, and Nvidia.

June 5 () - Lululemon Athletica shares dropped 12% in premarket trade on Friday after bleak quarterly and annual profit outlooks deepened concerns over the ‌yoga apparel maker's turnaround amid slowing U. demand, competition and tariff costs.

A potentially softer labor market report, renewed AI debate, and geopolitical uncertainty weighed on risk sentiment.