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A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the August Producer Price Index rose 5.4% year-over-year and crude oil climbed past $100 per barrel, fueling renewed fears of stubborn inflation and extended borrowing costs. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.4% month-over-month in August, driven largely by rising energy and diesel fuel costs. The 5.4% annual increase topped forecasts, underscoring persistent wholesale cos

A $161 million tariff refund turned American Eagle's quarterly results into something far more complicated than a simple beat, and now investors are asking what the business actually looks like without that one-time cushion.

Stocks took a beating Tuesday as surging oil prices and looming inflation data rattled every corner of the market, and now Wall Street analysts are reshuffling their calls on names ranging from nuclear energy upstart Oklo to retail giants Abercrombie and Ulta Beauty.

Abercrombie & Fitch has delivered a very strong 5 year share price run, yet current valuation checks give a mixed signal, with the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) estimate pointing to an intrinsic value above the recent market price while earnings based multiples look closer to fair. The stock has returned 323.4% over 5 years, which puts extra focus on whether today’s price still leaves room for a reasonable long term outcome. Recent earnings strength, tariff related cash inflows and new channel...

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

Record sales and tariff refunds boosted margins as both brands hit quarterly highs.

Abercrombie & Fitch shares have surged after record quarterly results and an Argus upgrade to Buy, though Citi downgraded the stock, citing a one-off tariff refund and stretched valuation.

Tariff refunds and the ever-resilient U.S. consumer are fueling the heftiest rise in big-company profits in years

Dollar General, Best Buy and Williams-Sonoma posted earnings beats driven by real comp sales and traffic gains, not tariff refunds, unlike some other retailers this quarter.

Several closely watched corporations far surpassed their earnings forecasts this summer, and some have billions of dollars in Trump tariff refunds to thank for padding their results. Where's your refund? Studies show consumers indirectly ate much of the cost through rising prices, but these refunds instead flow to the companies that directly paid the Trump administration's import taxes, regardless of...

ANF delivers a strong Q2, with record sales, margin gains and a raised fiscal 2026 outlook supporting continued momentum.

Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed, with the Nasdaq soaring after a data-filled day on Wall Street that began with Core PCE inflation coming in a little hotter than expected and ended with the much-anticipated results from NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), which, as usual, came in above expectations, with revenue more than doubling. The major […]

Abercrombie & Fitch has lifted its fiscal 2026 (FY26) sales and profit outlook after recording robust second quarter (Q2) results, bolstered by approximately $100m in US tariff refunds.

Young adult apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) reported Q2 CY2026 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 4.8% year on year to $1.27 billion. Guidance for next quarter’s revenue was better than expected at $1.36 billion at the midpoint, 1.5% above analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $4.17 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has reported past half-year results to August 1, 2026, with sales of US$2,380.51 million and net income of US$250.85 million, alongside completing a share repurchase of 8,565,730 shares for US$733.23 million under its March 2025 authorization. The company’s Board expansion with the appointment of experienced retail executive Mary Fox, combined with earnings growth and substantial buybacks, highlights management’s focus on operational oversight and capital returns at a...

On Aug. 26, 2026, hotter-than-expected July inflation and rising bond yields shifted rate-cut expectations, weighing on chip stocks ahead of Nvidia's earnings.

ANF posts 5% sales growth and a 600-basis-point operating margin surge, but a one-time $100 million tariff benefit masks underlying flat comparable sales.

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A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after fresh economic data revealed core PCE inflation held steady at 3.3% while resilient consumer spending supported modest second-quarter economic growth. Abercrombie set the tone for the sector after delivering record second-quarter net sales of $1.27 billion and raising its full-year outlook. The company's 15th consecutive quarter of top-line growth, highlighted by earnings of $4.17 per share and operating margins nearing 20% according to th

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July inflation came in hotter than expected, weighing on major indexes as investors brace for Nvidia earnings after the bell today, Aug. 26, 2026.

CEO Fran Horowitz discussed ongoing momentum in the business, tariff refunds, and the opportunities ahead.

Abercrombie & Fitch stock took off Wednesday morning. It got a tariff refund boost, but there's more to the story.

Any Q2 retail EPS comparison that ignores tariff refunds is measuring the refund, not the business.

A $100 million tariff refund sent Abercrombie surging in a single session while the same catalyst left Kohl's nearly unchanged and Ross investors shrugging. The gap between those reactions reveals something more important than the windfall itself.

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) raised its full-year outlook on Wednesday as tariff-related refund benefit

The clothing retailer posted $4.17 in earnings per share for its fiscal second quarter, well above its prior outlook of $1.80 to $2.00

Abercrombie & Fitch raised its outlook for the year after logging higher second-quarter profit and sales, driven by improving demand across multiple geographies.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Wednesday ahead of key inflation data. Nvidia earnings are due after the close.

The main US equity measures were mixed in premarket activity Wednesday as traders await a key inflat