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Walmart (WMT) stock has taken a dip on its first quarter results that were in line with Wall Street estimates, reporting $177.8 billion in revenue and adjusted earnings of $0.66 per share. The retailer also reported 4.1% in US same-store sales growth and maintained its full-year outlook. TD Cowen senior research analyst Oliver Chen reacts to Walmart's figures and explains how he is viewing value themes overtake the retail sector as consumers remain hard pressed by higher prices.

Walmart (WMT) stock has taken a dip on its first quarter results that were in line with Wall Street estimates, reporting $177.8 billion in revenue and adjusted earnings of $0.66 per share. The retailer also reported 4.1% in US same-store sales growth and maintained its full-year outlook. TD Cowen senior research analyst Oliver Chen reacts to Walmart's figures and explains how he is viewing value themes overtake the retail sector as consumers remain hard pressed by higher prices.

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Kroger cuts prices -- and investors cut the price of Kroger stock.

Greg Foran, who took over in February, says Kroger will reduce prices across thousands of products to claw back market share

Walmart (WMT) is in focus on Thursday after the chain retailer's adjusted earnings ($0.66 per share) and revenue ($177.8 billion) came in line with Wall Street estimates. The stock is dropping after maintaining its full-year outlook and reporting a 4.1% increase in US same-store sales. Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi leads a panel discussion with Senior Markets Reporter Ines Ferré, Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre, and Freedom Capital Markets managing director Paul Meeks over whether Walmart should be worried about pressured consumers and the store's second quarter outlook.

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Investing.com -- Kroger Co. is preparing significant price reductions across its stores as new Chief Executive Officer Greg Foran seeks to regain market share from competitors including his former employer, Walmart Inc.

Chief financial officer Jim Lee urged caution, so investors decided to take profits.

Costco Wholesale (COST) is expected to deliver a strong fiscal Q3 update and ease investor concerns

Target (TGT) came out swinging this quarter as the retailer boasted adjusted earnings of $1.71 per share (vs. Bloomberg estimates of $1.43) and revenue of $25.44 billion (vs. estimates of $24.1 billion). Coresight Research founder and CEO Deborah Weinswig comments on the progress that Target CEO Michael Fiddelke has made in the store's turnaround plan. Fiddelke told Yahoo Finance that the company saw "broad-based" strength across its customers as it prioritized pricing on everyday items.

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Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi is joined by Opening Bid panel guests Crossmark Global Investments Chief Market Strategist Victoria Fernandez and Yahoo Finance Data and Markets Editor Jared Blikre to break down Target’s (TGT) earnings report after the retailer delivered better-than-expected results.

Retailer has not split its shares since 2000

Shares of Target (NYSE:TGT) are down 7% to $118 in early trading on Wednesday, May 20, after the retailer delivered a clean beat-and-raise quarter that investors are nonetheless selling. The reversal comes after a sharp rally into the report, with the stock entering the session up 33% year to date (YTD). The headline numbers were ... Target Is Melting Down Today. Should Walmart and Costco Stockholders Worry?

Walmart heads into Q1 earnings with strong digital momentum, market-share gains and growing higher-margin businesses.

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Costco (COST). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) is included among the 10 Best Long Term Low Risk Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. On May 19, Oppenheimer analyst Rupesh Parikh raised the firm’s price target on Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) to $1,160 from $1,100 and maintained an Outperform rating ahead of quarterly results. The firm said it […]

As someone who's been a Costco member for 20 years and an Executive member for most of them, I'm often asked why I continue to pay for access to a store I'm going to spend money at. After all, I could just waltz into Walmart and load up on low-cost groceries and household essentials instead. But a ...

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