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The market is currently pricing in what would be the shallowest interest rate hike cycle in modern history. Meanwhile, shares of Generac Holdings Inc. (GNRC) soared after the maker of generators signed a long-term contract with Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) to supply $8 billion worth of generators for its data centers, highlights Amber Kanwar, host of the In the Money with Amber Kanwar podcast.
Fed rate-hike bets and rising borrowing costs put consumer discretionary ETFs under pressure, but select funds may offer resilience.
HD is leaning on tariff refunds, pricing, sourcing and supply-chain actions to protect margins as fuel, energy and input costs stay elevated.
Walmart Inc. (NASDAQ:WMT) and The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) are both booking real tariff refund windfalls, but reporting and using the money in noticeably different ways, CNBC reported. Walmart CFO John David Rainey said the company is eligible for roughly $2.9 billion in refunds, has yet to receive just under $100 million of that, and […]
Retail earnings reveal a K-shaped consumer split: Home Depot and Lowe's post solid home-improvement sales, while Walmart and Five Below face mixed results amid tariff and margin pressures.
Williams-Sonoma stock dropped on Wednesday even though the home specialty retailer delivered a beat-and-raise quarter in tough times for housing. The stock is up 25% this year, but down 11% from its all-time closing high of $251.78 on Aug. 7, according to Dow Jones Market Data. While other retailers are logging tariff refunds, Williams-Sonoma is feeling a sting.
WSM beats fiscal Q2 earnings and revenue estimates and raises its 2026 outlook, but shares dip as tariffs pressure adjusted margins.
Walmart is investing its $2.9 billion return into price cuts, while Target plans for additional reimbursements and Home Depot and Lowe’s offset higher costs.
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) reported a stronger-than-expected fiscal second quarter, although the results did not establish a broad home-improvement recovery. Sales increased 5.7% to $47.86 billion, above the $47.27 billion consensus estimate. Company-defined non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS rose to $4.92 from $4.68 and exceeded the $4.73 estimate. That measure excludes acquired intangible-asset amortization but […]
Given the nature of this business, investors can't really ignore macroeconomic conditions.
In August 2026, Home Depot reported second-quarter sales of US$47,861 million and net income of US$4,766 million, reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 guidance, declared a US$2.33 quarterly dividend payable on September 17, 2026, and temporarily reassigned CEO duties during Edward Decker’s medical leave. These developments, including a one-time tariff refund that supported margins and ongoing dividend continuity, have sharpened investor focus on how sustainable Home Depot’s earnings power and...
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.
The Federal Reserve has not touched interest rates in over seven months, yet mortgage rates just climbed to their highest level in years. Understanding why exposes a flaw in how most borrowers think about the connection between the Fed and their monthly payment.
Target (TGT) is buzzing on Wednesday after the retail giant beat second quarter earnings estimates, topped off by a raise on full-year guidance. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma highlights the biggest takeaways from the company's earnings calls, underlining price discount drivers ahead of the back-to-school shopping season.
Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, including earnings from major retailers TJX (TJX), Lowe's (LOW), and Target (TGT), alongside the minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent FOMC meeting.
CFO Richard McPhail told CNBC that the company continues to operate in “frozen housing market conditions,” with consumers still holding back on larger projects.
Homeowners took on smaller, DIY projects during the recent quarter despite economic uncertainty, driving Home Depot’s sales higher. Still, steep interest rates and continued inflation continue to keep homeowners from taking out debt to tackle larger, months-long renovations, CFO Richard McPhail said in an interview.
U. S. stock futures moved lower on Tuesday as investors monitored another rise in oil prices and the risk that disruption to the Strait of Hormuz could persist, while fresh U.
Today Earnings (a.m.): Home Depot, Baidu Earnings (p.m.) Toll Brothers Economic data: Housing starts for July, pending home sales, import and export price indexes, July industrial production and ...
Fear of a Fed move to tighten monetary policy has receded, but market-based interest rates are still trending higher.
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) reports second-quarter earnings before the bell Tuesday, with investors looking for signs that the home improvement downturn is finally bottoming. Analysts expect earnings of about $4.73 per share, up roughly 1% from a year ago, on...
US stock futures are treading water this morning, with traders caught between the Federal Reserve's next move and a fresh batch of retail earnings. Dow futures dipped 0.2%, the S&P 500 nudged up 0.1% after a third straight weekly gain, and the Nasdaq-100 added 0.5%. It's a quieter week...
U. S. stock futures were mixed on Monday as investors further reduced expectations for an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve in September following a run of softer economic data.
Monday Economic data: Empire state manufacturing survey (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), NAHB home builder confidence index, Treasury international capital data (U.S.), CPI (Canada). Earnings (p.
Aug 17 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The indomitable U.S. consumer may finally have taken a beat, and Friday's figures showing the first fall in
Dow futures were down 0.09%, while the S&P 500 futures climbed 0.09% and the Nasdaq-100 futures were up 0.25% at the time of writing.
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