
A $100 million tariff refund sent Abercrombie surging in a single session while the same catalyst left Kohl's nearly unchanged and Ross investors shrugging. The gap between those reactions reveals something more important than the windfall itself.
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A $100 million tariff refund sent Abercrombie surging in a single session while the same catalyst left Kohl's nearly unchanged and Ross investors shrugging. The gap between those reactions reveals something more important than the windfall itself.

The clothing retailer posted $4.17 in earnings per share for its fiscal second quarter, well above its prior outlook of $1.80 to $2.00
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures hovered around the flatline on Wednesday, as investors remained cautious ahead of the latest U.S. inflation data and Nvidia’s quarterly results, with both events likely to offer fresh clues on the outlook for interest rates and the durability of the artificial intelligence trade.

The stock market rose Tuesday amid lower oil prices and yields, but cautiously heading into Fed inflation data and Nvidia earnings.
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FedEx is IBD Stock Of The Day after streamlining its parcel delivery and logistics businesses. Intraday, FDX stock eased near a buy point. In 2026, the Memphis-based company has shifted away from consumer parcel delivery to target higher-margin, business-to-business segments.

Investors are also awaiting the release of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal consumption expenditures price index.
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures pointed higher on Tuesday, as investors looked ahead to key inflation data and Nvidia’s quarterly results later this week for fresh clues on the outlook for interest rates and the artificial intelligence trade.

Stock markets were heading for a positive open as investors positioned themselves ahead of crucial earnings and economic events and shrugged off a raft of U.S. sanctions on Iran. Nasdaq 100 futures were jumping 1% in Tuesday’s premarket after fears about artificial-intelligence spending by big tech companies sparked a selloff the previous session, leading the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite to finish in the red. In a speech on Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. was sanctioning more than 60 entities, individuals, and vessels tied to the Iranian regime, but didn't outline any specific steps against individual countries such as China, a major buyer of oil from the Middle Eastern Country.

Steel Dynamics, Nucor, and Cleveland-Cliffs shares rise as escalating U.S.-Canada trade tensions put steel tariffs back in focus.
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Ross Stores has raised its fiscal 2026 (FY26) full-year profit forecast after reporting a substantial rise in second quarter (Q2) sales and earnings, fuelled by a one-time tariff refund and accelerated store openings.

Ross Stores spiked 8% after delivering a quintessential beat-and-raise quarter, as it blew past Wall Street's expectations. Earnings got a boost from tariff refunds.

By Laura Matthews NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Nvidia's earnings report and the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium will test the assumptions behind this year's stock market rally, offering clues

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.

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

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.

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.
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