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Spending on K-12 and back-to-college combined is expected to hit a record of nearly $147 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. “Customers are responding to just absolutely fantastic investments in price,” Walmart’s U.S. CEO David Guggina said yesterday during the company’s earnings call that highlighted the cost pressures facing consumers. “We have a list of 14 key items that are priced less than what we saw in 2019,” he also said of the store’s school supplies, citing examples from the store’s Pen+Gear brand, which has crayons for 25 cents and No. 2 pencils for 92 cents.

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) shares rallied in pre-market trading after the off-price retailer delivered stronger-than-expected second-quarter sales and earnings and raised its full-year profit outlook, supported by higher customer traffic and a tariff refund. Sales for the quarter increased 13% year on year to $6.

Walmart posted a strong Q2 earnings beat and raised its outlook, but slowing U.S. sales, weaker transactions, and temporary tariff benefits pressured shares and divided investors.

For all the US Treasury’s efforts to stem rising borrowing costs, cooling inflation remains the most compelling way to lower bond yields, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

U.S. stock futures are posting slight gains heading into Friday morning as investors weigh rising geopolitical risks against a backdrop of manageable domestic inflation and resilient financial conditions. The Polymarket (CRYPTO: POL) crowd is leaning bullish for the Aug. 21...

President Donald Trump signed a new policy Thursday aimed at growing U.S. space launches and expanding re-entry capacity, including directing agencies to consider federal land for new launch sites. The Push for 1,000 Launches By 2030 The National Space Transportation Policy directs the Secretary of War, NASA, and other agencies to identify federal land for an additional reentry site within 90 days, part of a push to support more than 1,000 launches and reentries annually by 2030. The policy also

On Thursday, former Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google software engineer Linwei Ding received a major legal reprieve after a federal judge overturned his economic espionage convictions. Judge Rejects Economic Espionage Convictions U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco ruled that prosecutors failed to provide sufficient evidence that Ding knew or intended his actions would benefit the Chinese government, a requirement for economic espionage charges, Reuters re

There might not be a safe place to hide in case of an AI bubble. But some ETFs could be less unsafe than others.

Both of these entertainment giants have lost money for their shareholders in 2026.

Today, Aug. 20, 2026, disappointing consumer results and rising oil prices snapped Wednesday's relief rally, renewing inflation concerns across major indexes.

Investing.com -- Off-price retailer Ross Stores raised its full-year earnings outlook on Thursday after reporting stronger-than-expected second-quarter sales and profit, helped by robust customer traffic and a refund of tariffs.

Deere & Co (DE) beats expectations with a 14.4% operating margin, raises full-year guidance, and signals a potential bottom in the ag cycle despite tariff pressures.

Walmart will use $2.9 billion in tariff refunds to lower prices, but other retailers are less clear on their plans.

Michael Reinking, Senior Market Strategist at the NYSE, recaps a week dominated by Treasury Secretary Bessent, whose doubled liquidity support buybacks reignited the debasement trade, sending gold back above 4,500 and triggering a massive crypto short squeeze that propelled Bitcoin up ~15% and Ethereum up 25%. Escalating Iran tensions pushed ICE Brent into the low 90s after a 60-day ceasefire expired, while equity markets drifted lower with the S&P 500 down ~1.5% as retail earnings disappointed broadly and healthcare surged nearly 4% on landmark cancer trial results from Merck and Moderna. Looking ahead, next week's PCE print, Nvidia earnings, and Fed Chair Warsh's first Jackson Hole speech are the marquee events to watch.

<body><p>STORY: Walmart shares fell after the retailer missed Wall Street expectations for quarterly comparable sales, saying higher gasoline prices had shoppers reining in spending.</p><p>"We're starting to see maybe this convergence of the K-shaped economy, where, you know, we are seeing still resilience in various parts of it, but I think, you know, the combination of inflation, high prices, maybe it's specifically gas prices or food prices, is starting to weigh on the consumer."</p><p>The results added to concerns about consumer spending, a key driver of the U.S. economy.</p></body>

A one-off tariff refund is expected to be consumed by cost inflation the company had not planned for, which is why a quarter that beat on earnings left the full-year outlook untouched.

Federal debt just crossed a staggering new threshold while Treasury scrambles to prop up the bond market, and the intervention collapsed within 24 hours. Where Berkshire puts its money instead reveals something most retirees holding long bonds have not yet reckoned with.

The retailer's earnings doubled -- with $994 million of tariff refunds inside. Here's what the quarter looks like without it.

Despite FedEx’s outperformance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautiously optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

A fifth consecutive oil-price increase is strengthening Exxon's cash-flow outlook while reviving inflation risk.

Brent crude just broke $95 and the August inflation print has not yet landed, which means the window to position ahead of the next dividend cycle is closing fast. Three energy companies are already converting the spike into bigger shareholder checks, and the structural reasons why they can keep doing it through an $80 pullback are worth understanding before prices move again.

By Karen Roman AIR Global PLC (Nasdaq: AIIR) said first half revenue increased 3.7% to $206.9 million due to flavored shisha molasses revenue growth of 3.4% to $204.7 million, while gross profit rose 2.4% to $116.8 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $71.7 million, flat year-over-year, related to lower shipment volumes partially offset by U.S. tariff refunds. […] The post AIR Global Reports 1H Revenue & Gross Profit Growth, Maintains 2026 Guidance appeared first on ExecEdge.

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.

Gold (GC=F) December futures opened at $4,580 per troy ounce on Thursday, August 20, 2026, up 0.8% from Wednesday's closing price.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) surged past $70,000 after Trump met with cryptocurrency leaders at the White House and called on Congress to pass the CLARITY Act. Yahoo Finance Fed Correspondent Jennifer Schonberger reports on who was among the two dozen attendees at the meeting and whether there is real progress on the stalled digital asset legislation.

Higher gas prices cut into Americans’ overall spending, leading to the slowest sales growth at Walmart’s US stores since the earliest months of the pandemic.

Tariff refunds couldn’t cover for comparable sales missing at 2.6%, and Target’s report the day before proved the excuse wasn’t going to fly

The company told CBS News it will direct the refunds toward groceries and general merchandise.

The Fed just named a specific market risk it had never flagged this openly, and buried inside the July minutes is a precise trigger that would force officials back into hiking mode.

Walmart stock (WMT) is dropping in Thursday's pre-market trading after releasing second quarter earnings results, outlining slowing sales growth despite the chain topping estimates and raising its full-year guidance. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman is joined by Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Pras Subramanian and POLITICO senior reporter Sam Sutton to talk about Walmart's outlook and its plans to use its tariff refunds to lower prices.