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UPS’s next contract with the Teamsters union in two years will determine its own fate in parcel delivery and create monumental change at Amazon, FedEx, the U.S. Postal Service, Walmart and other couriers, according to an industry expert. The post Analyst: UPS-Teamsters 2028 showdown will unleash parcel industry tsunami appeared first on FreightWaves.

Walmart stock is in focus with earnings due Aug. 20. Here's how to reach for profit with a short-term options trade on the retailer.

Investor demand for humanoid robots just shattered records that SpaceX, Snowflake, and Facebook never came close to touching. Here are the five publicly traded robotics stocks best positioned to capture that fever before it cools.

Plug Power’s second-quarter earnings and a boost to expectations for full-year revenue growth reveal a company heading toward profitability, say analysts.

Retailers face a more cautious back-to-school consumer who is getting fatigued by higher prices driven by inflation.

Retailers in the United States are a bit mixed in early Monday trading.

When Mike Allen and I are curious about the " real economy ," we talk to sources at big-box stores for a read on real-time sales trends, or friends at super-regional banks to gauge the mood and money movement.

Walmart tends to perform well in both good economies and bad -- and its e-commerce business is growing briskly.

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The home improvement giant has significantly underperformed its bigger retail peer in the past five years.

When your local grocery store closes, it doesn't matter to impacted residents that the chain is adding locations in other markets. My family owns a vacation home in Jaffrey, New Hampshire, and the closest grocery store was about five miles away in a neighboring town. When that store closed, our ...

Wonder is infusing automation into everything, from cooking and delivery to menu creation, with the goal to help its food halls lower prices enough to compete with restaurant takeout and even grocery stores.

Trade Desk's (TTD) downbeat third-quarter outlook following a second-quarter miss indicates macro an

Walmart gets $2.4 billion, Apple $2.2 billion. And you? Nothing.

Albertsons CEO Susan Morris made her first open-market stock purchase after weak earnings and a lowered outlook sent Albertsons shares to record lows.

It costs 14.8% more to shop at Kroger than to buy the same items at Walmart, and Costco's prices for those items are 21.8% cheaper than Walmart's, according to a study commissioned by Consumer Reports. Even the Kroger-owned discount brands King Soopers (7.9%) and Food for Less (9%) come in with ...

Moby summary of Constellation Energy Corporation's Q2 2026 earnings call

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Friday ahead of a pivotal July jobs report. AI name Cloudflare stock soars on earnings.

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BARK Inc (BARK) beats guidance with $78.8M revenue and positive adjusted EBITDA, while expanding retail partnerships and Bark Air growth.

Krispy Kreme (DNUT) CEO Joshua Charlesworth joins Josh Lipton on Market Domination to break down the donut maker's latest earnings and discuss the progress of its turnaround strategy.

With earnings set for August 20th before the market open, implied volatility on WMT stock is through the roof. Implied volatility is sitting at 32% compared to a twelve-month low of 18%.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) reported higher revenue, operating profit and free cash flow for the year ended May 31, 2026, as growth across its four lead markets and top 10 brands supported increased marketing investment and a materially lower debt position. Group revenue rose 5.4% to £541 million, represe

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 revenue of $721 million, up 22% from a year earlier and 7% sequentially, as the warehouse automation company expanded system deployments and grew recurring revenue from operational systems. GAAP net income was $55 million, compared with a net

Pattern Group Inc (PTRN) posts 47% revenue growth and record 129% net revenue retention, driving strong cash flow and an optimistic full-year outlook.

Pattern Group (NASDAQ:PTRN) reported record second-quarter results, with revenue rising 47% year over year to $877 million and adjusted EBITDA increasing 54% to $54 million. Chief Executive Officer Dave Wright said the company’s adjusted EBITDA growth exceeded revenue growth for the fourth consecuti

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT, XETRA:WMT)'s upcoming second quarter earnings report could act as a positive catalyst for the stock despite expectations for slower comparable sales growth, according to UBS analysts, which argued that investors are focusing too heavily on a single metric rather than the...

Of the $166 billion in tariff refunds available, $71 billion has been claimed by companies, but very little of the refund money has gone directly to consumers.

Activewear maker Delta Galil has reported an increase in Q2 profit, lifted by tariff refunds, a portion of which it will invest in its manufacturing and supply chain to drive future growth.

The acquisition, which was first announced in June, brings Vibe.co into Walmart Connect, Walmart's connected TV advertising platform.