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Best Buy's higher guidance, rising earnings estimates and stronger cash flow improve the setup, but valuation and memory inflation temper upside.

Wall Street returns from summer vacation to a market suddenly bracing for a rate hike, with fresh analyst calls on Intel, Lockheed Martin, Amgen, and SpaceX adding more pressure points to an already tense week.

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.

Despite tariff chaos, soaring electronics prices, and deflating consumer sentiment, Best Buy just delivered a strong beat.

US equity markets were mostly trending higher before the opening bell Thursday as traders digest Nvi

Nvidia is expected to nearly double last year’s second-quarter earnings. It’s a big week for economic news, all of which will be capped off with Kevin Warsh’s speech at Jackson Hole on Friday.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after Walmart’s results reinforced worries about a stretched U.S. consumer. According to CNBC, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) shares fell nearly 10% even after a revenue beat and a full-year outlook raise, as U.S. comparable sales grew only 2.6% — short of Wall Street’s roughly 3.5% expectation — and third-quarter sales guidance of 3% to 3.75% looked light. CFO John David Rainey told CNBC the company was eligible for about $2.9 billion in tariff refunds, wit

Walmart set a somber tone for the first week of retailer earnings, but that wasn’t the whole story. The big news was Walmart’s sales woes as the Bentonville, Ark.-based giant reported a same-store sales decline—the first since 2020. Target meanwhile, showed some signs of life, reflecting its turnaround efforts.

Wall Street analysts are reshuffling their bets ahead of a critical inflation report, with major calls hitting Airbnb, AppLovin, Boeing, Spotify, and a handful of others that could move your portfolio before the week is out.

Consumer electronics giant Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) just declared a $0.96 quarterly payout, pushing the annualized dividend to $3.84 per share. At a recent price of $73.10, that is a yield of roughly 5.0%, well north of the 4.43% 10-year Treasury. With Kevin Warsh signaling a more hawkish Fed posture and retiree portfolios bracing for ... Dividend Safety: This Big-Box Retailer Is a Top Choice for Retirees Protecting Their Wealth

US consumers keep spending selectively as value-focused retailers beat expectations despite inflation and higher gas costs.

Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher after yet another winning day for Wall Street, as all major indices finished the day higher after starting the session lower. Once again, all four indices we track for readers posted all-time highs as the AI/Data Center, Memory Chip rally continues to roll on. Healthcare and consumer stocks ... Here Are Friday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Best Buy, Cogent Communications, Dell Technologies, EPAM Systems, Federal Realty, Gap, Snowfl

Despite high energy costs and persistent inflation, people are still spending on technology.

US equity indexes rose amid speculation of an agreement over a path to end the war against Iran and

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures pointed lower on Thursday, as a fresh exchange of strikes in Gulf dented hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal and investors geared up for key inflation data closely watched by the Federal Reserve.

The main US stock measures were trending lower in Thursday's premarket activity amid renewed tension

Salesforce, Best Buy and Costco earnings join inflation data and AI-driven banking job cuts in a volatile global market week.