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“We do expect some more pressure on the business from a commodity standpoint,” CFO Steve Schmitt said on an earnings call.

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PEP's international growth contrasts with a North America reset as affordability, marketing and tariff refunds shape its 2026 outlook.

PepsiCo Inc (PEP) reports robust international performance and strategic portfolio gains, while navigating North American market pressures and commodity inflation.

Gas prices are squeezing consumers’ wallets. The food and beverage industry is feeling it all. PepsiCo Chief Executive Ramon Laguarta, though, sees new opportunities for one of America’s biggest beverage and snack companies, from portion control to heightening mental focus.

PepsiCo (PEP) stock slides in Thursday's pre-market after the food company's second quarter earnings results illustrated how Americans are cutting back on snacking amid inflationary pressures. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporters Pras Subramanian and Brooke DiPalma sit down with Monetary Matters Network co-founder Jack Farley to talk about the earnings release and the state of the US consumer.

PepsiCo expects the second half of 2026 to improve.

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting will be released today. Investors will also be watching on Friday for the expected start of trading for SK Hynix’s U.S.-listed shares. The South Korean chip maker is the latest global company to surpass $1 trillion in market value.

<body><p>STORY: Walmart said Monday it would cut prices on many summer barbecue favorites, including meat, chips and soda.</p><p>The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump said the retailer was acting at his administration's request.</p><p>In a Truth Social post, he said Walmart would be lowering prices significantly, "to celebrate our great Country's 250th birthday."</p><p>Trump said the firm would, “be dropping the price for a pound of ground beef by almost 15%.”</p><p>Walmart said in a statement that the price of one pound of 73% ground beef roll would drop to $5.94 from $6.74 in its stores, a decline of about 12%.</p><p>The retailer also said it lowered prices on items including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo sodas and chips.</p><p>Prices for steaks and hamburger meat soared after a persistent drought burned pasture lands and hiked costs of cattle feed, forcing U.S. ranchers to slash their herds.</p><p>Now the price cuts mark a notable shift from last year, when Walmart warned that tariffs would push some prices higher, a move Trump had rebuked.</p><p>The president had previously encouraged low-tariff imports of Argentine beef to cool U.S. prices, which angered American ranchers.</p><p>He had also directed the Department of Justice to investigate whether U.S. meatpackers were colluding to raise prices.</p><p>Walmart is widely viewed by economists and investors as a gauge of U.S. consumer health because of its size and broad customer base.</p></body>

Investors are looking ahead to Wednesday—when minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting will be released. They’ll also be watching for today's inclusion of SpaceX in the Nasdaq-100 index and Friday, when SK Hynix’s U.

Wall Street enters the week with investors focused on the start of the second quarter earnings season, the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes and a handful of economic releases that could offer fresh insight into the outlook for interest rates, economic growth and the artificial...

The benchmark US stock measures were mostly pointing higher before the opening bell Monday as trader

US equity investors will focus this week on the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes, while keep

Investors are looking ahead to Wednesday—when minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting will be released—in hopes they might provide clues as to where interest rates are headed. They’ll also be watching for Thursday’s weekly jobs numbers and any changes to the fragile truce in the Middle East.

The central bank’s June minutes will be the economic highlight. And Wall Street is looking to build on the past week’s nice gains.

In a quiet week following America’s big birthday bash, we’ll also see data on service-sector activity and the trade deficit. Next week promises to be busier, with big banks kicking off earnings season.

Markets enter a week marked by continued structural shift away from AI and technology stocks toward healthcare and defensive sectors, reflecting persistent investor skepticism about technology valuations and artificial intelligence infrastructure spending sustainability.

A quiet calendar ahead gives the market plenty of space to go off the beaten path this week as investors gear up for the beginning of earnings season.

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By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) - Investors in the coming week will seek clues about the likelihood of impending interest-rate hikes and early signs of a pivotal earnings season as they

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