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

A late-night tariff pause between the U.S. and Canada left nothing signed and everything at stake, but three stocks are already pricing in a deal that could still fall apart before the ink dries.

Deere shares are up about 3% in premarket trading after the machinery maker's quarterly profit topped expectations despite continued weakness in its large farm equipment business. The company got back $110 million in tariff refunds during the quarter that ended Aug.

The refunds contributed $752m to net earnings and $1.65 to earnings per share (EPS).

The retailer posted 5.9% revenue growth and raised its adjusted EPS guidance for the year to $2.80–$2.87, up from $2.75–$2.85

The United Arab Emirates said late Tuesday it was halting all trade and financial transactions with Iran. President Donald Trump paused a wave of tariffs on Canada that were set to go into effect this week, saying that both countries were close to finalizing new trade terms. Countries like India, Brazil, and Mexico are set to benefit from a growing middle class that’s making EM financials look very attractive.

U. S. stock futures edged higher on Thursday after a Treasury intervention helped stabilise government bond markets and supported Wall Street in the previous session.

China urged the U.S. to remove new tariffs on drones and related parts.

Today Earnings (a.m.): Walmart, Alibaba, Deere & Co., Advance Auto Parts, Earnings (p.m.): Ross Stores Economic data: Unemployment insurance initial weekly claims, Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey, U.
Excluding the refund, the heavy-equipment maker incurred $400 million in tariff expenses in the quarter that ended June 30.

Wall Street is booming, and that’s the problem.

Promising news from a major drug company, reports of some dovish Fed committee members, and a government bond buyback announcement combined forces to boost markets on Wednesday. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also closed up 0.2%. The Treasury Department’s announcement this morning also helped calm the bond market—though for how long remains to be seen after the U.S. debt crossed a $40 trillion threshold on Wednesday.

<body><p>VIDEO SHOWS: n/a</p><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes closed modestly higher on Wednesday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all adding less than a quarter of a percent.</p><p>Risk appetite got a boost from easing government bond yields. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond fell a day after hitting its highest level since 2007. The 10-year Treasury yield also fell. The moves came after the U.S. Treasury announced it would double the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated bonds.</p><p>Adam Coons is chief investment officer at Winthrop Capital Management.</p><p>"Stocks are, you know, marginally up today. And that's really just driven by the digestion of this yield curve control. You're seeing interest rates come down, in particular long end (long-term rates) quite a bit. And so you're probably going to see markets try to use their crystal ball to determine what's coming next. And so I would expect volatility. Today seems like a day of rest to some degree. But I would say that volatility and increased volatility heading into, you know, changes in Fed policy should be the new expectation."</p><p>Investors, however, barely reacted to minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting, which showed deepening concern about inflation with "several" policymakers ready to raise interest rates. "Many" said a rate hike would be needed if inflation does not lower to the central bank's 2% target.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Stocks on the move Wednesday included Moderna which surged almost 177% after the company said its personalized mRNA cancer therapy developed with Merck cut the risk of melanoma recurrence and spread in a late-stage trial. Merck shares also jumped about 12.5% and it was the biggest gainer in the Dow.</p><p>::Marvell Technology</p><p>Shares of Marvell Technology climbed nearly 10% after the company said it will help develop Google's in-demand custom chips and has offered the search giant the right to buy a potential $12.2 billion stake.</p><p>And shares of Target rose more than 4% after the retailer raised its annual sales forecast. Lowe's shares gained even after it trimmed its annual sales growth forecast and Estée Lauder shares jumped more than 16% after the cosmetics maker forecast annual profit above Wall Street estimates.</p></body>

General Motors (NYSE:GM) Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said the automaker’s first half performed “remarkably well,” supporting an increase in full-year guidance, while cautioning that the second half faces pressures from commodity inflation, onshoring costs and vehicle launch activity. Spea
The U.S. and Canada are reportedly nearing a tentative trade deal that would lower tariffs on certain Canadian steel and aluminum exports from 50% to 25%.

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The stock market held onto modest gains after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting highlighted a split among central bankers. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.2%. There were three dissenters, which were all Fed presidents who wanted to raise interest rates by a quarter of a point.

Walmart earnings are due early Thursday after a summer promotional pricing blitz to lure inflation-weary consumers. On Wednesday, WMT stock edged higher, near a key level. The big Dow Jones stock is the nation's and world's largest retailer by 2025 sales, according to the National Retail Federation.

Amazon is expanding Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns as the retailer battles Walmart and FedEx over ever-faster shipping.

AI infrastructure spending and ballooning federal deficits are colliding in the Treasury market, and the shockwave is now hitting Asian tech stocks hard. The question is whether this is a brief repricing or the start of something that forces a much wider valuation reset across the sector.

Investors are worried Mark Walter may be forced to liquidate his stake in the online used-car retailer as prosecutors and the SEC scrutinize his financial empire
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