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Wall Street is betting Target's turnaround is real. Target's Q2 earnings will reveal if it will last.

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Target's continued turnaround will include implementing a more cohesive AI strategy.

Wall Street heads into the new week with a relatively light economic calendar, but investors will have plenty to watch as major retailers offer fresh clues on the health of the US consumer. Home Depot kicks off the retail earnings slate Tuesday, followed by Target on Wednesday and Walmart on...

Some of the biggest of the big-box retailers report quarterly earnings this week.

Costco's Executive membership growth, digital conversion gains and rising fee income strengthen member monetization despite recent share weakness.

Walmart leans on 7,200 rollbacks and low prices to sustain traffic as fuel costs squeeze lower-income shoppers and spending patterns diverge.

The Target bull stampede has been in full effect.

Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), Home Depot (HD), and Lowe's (LOW) are all reporting quarterly earnings results next week. RBC Capital Markets director of US equity research, Steven Shemesh, explains how Walmart's and Target's upcoming results could suggest about the health of the consumer.

News of the day for Aug. 17, 2026

Asking for a Trend Host, Josh Lipton breaks down what investors should be on the lookout for the week of Monday, August 17, including opening arguments in the Meta (META) social media addiction trial, earnings from Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), Lowe's (LOW), and Home Depot (HD).

US stock futures are treading water this morning, with traders caught between the Federal Reserve's next move and a fresh batch of retail earnings. Dow futures dipped 0.2%, the S&P 500 nudged up 0.1% after a third straight weekly gain, and the Nasdaq-100 added 0.5%. It's a quieter week...

As the Q1 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the large-format grocery & general merchandise retailer industry, including Target (NYSE:TGT) and its peers.

Wall Street futures pointed moderately higher pre-bell Monday, as traders again waded into tech issu

The Nasdaq-100 and S 500 were advancing but Dow futures were in the red as investors look ahead to U.S. Federal Reserve minutes on Wednesday.

The benchmark US stock measures were mostly pointing higher before the opening bell Monday as trader

Retail earnings roll out this week, more tariffs are coming, Elon Musk’s SpaceX holdings revealed, and more news to start your day.

By Mike Dolan Aug 17 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets A relatively quiet week ahead kicks off today in the shadow of the

Most retailers make their year around Christmas, but the festive season for home improvement is just winding down. Second-quarter results this week for Home Depot and Lowe’s, and numbers already released two weeks ago by Floor & Decor will make for a muted celebration. The three companies’ shares have lagged the S&P 500 by between 35 and 50 percentage points in the past year.

US equity investors are expected to focus on macroeconomic data this week following recent soft prin

Stocks were little changed ahead of a relatively quiet week, with retail earnings on the docket.

Walmart leads a busy earnings week as retailers report amid cost pressures, while Tech's outsized gains lift S&P 500 earnings growth.

Retail sentiment on Stocktwits remained ‘bullish’ on SPY and moderated to ‘neutral’ on QQQ.

Monday Economic data: Empire state manufacturing survey (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), NAHB home builder confidence index, Treasury international capital data (U.S.), CPI (Canada). Earnings (p.

Telsey, Truist, and Deutsche Bank raised Target’s price targets ahead of fiscal second-quarter 2026 earnings.

Dow futures were down 0.09%, while the S&P 500 futures climbed 0.09% and the Nasdaq-100 futures were up 0.25% at the time of writing.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the week down 0.6% on Friday, snapping a two-week winning streak.

Lowe’s, TJX, Alibaba, and Toll Brothers will also report earnings. On the economic front, we’ll see Fed minutes, housing-market data, and readings on manufacturing and services activity.

Markets face a retail-dominated week where Home Depot (HD), Target (TGT), TJX Companies (TJX), and Walmart (WMT) report earnings providing critical consumer spending assessment across income segments.

Sam Stovall says sentiment surveys are a distraction and that one specific corner of the financial system holds the real on-off switch for consumer spending. The signals hiding in this earnings season will tell investors whether that switch is about to flip.