Sign at the entrance to a Walmart in Venice, Florida(L), and a T.J. Maxx store in Pinole, California. Getty Images As more major retailers post earnings, one theme is clear: Value players are winning both the wealthy and the cash-strapped. Walmart and TJX, T.J. Maxx’s parent company, stood apart from the pack this week by…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. 1. The S & P 500 jumped 1.1% Thursday as the AI trade was back in full force following Nvidia ‘s blowout quarterly earnings. Shares of the chipmaker were up…
Walmart raised its sales and earnings outlook Thursday as the retailer posted sales gains in its fiscal third quarter, driven by double-digit e-commerce growth and new customers across incomes. The retailer said it expects full-year net sales to climb between 4.8% and 5.1%, up from its previous expectations of 3.75% to 4.75%. It said it…
Walmart is in talks to buy a startup called R&A Data, a company founded by two Israeli scientists that works to reduce scams and counterfeits on online marketplaces, according to people familiar with the matter and records reviewed by CNBC. The acquisition would come at a key time for the largest U.S. retailer as incoming…
The Target bullseye logo is seen on the outside of its store at the Lycoming Crossing Shopping Center. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty Images Target posted a drop in quarterly sales and lowered its full-year profit guidance on Wednesday as the big-box retailer saw choppy spending and shoppers hunting for value. Despite its ongoing…
Shoppers walk through Manhattan on Nov. 7, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images High-income consumers are trading down, Gen Z is spending less, and low-income shoppers are still struggling, according to many consumer companies that shared their latest quarterly results in recent weeks. Those trends may not bode well for the…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market update: Stocks are trying to maintain a rebound after a nasty market sell-off on Thursday that carried over into Friday’s opening. It’s been a volatile…
Walmart logo is seen near the store in Austin, United States on Oct. 23, 2025. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images When incoming Walmart CEO John Furner steps into the retailer’s top role, he will try to follow up a period of dramatic share growth that many of Walmart’s rivals have failed to match….
U.S. small businesses are reeling under the weight of President Donald Trump‘s tariffs. Unlike large retailers, many of which have the resources and scale to blunt the effects of higher costs, many small companies facing bigger tariff bills are struggling to survive. Eunice Byun, the CEO of Material Kitchen, a small business that sells kitchenware…
Affirm CEO Max Levchin said Friday that while the buy now, pay later firm isn’t seeing credit stress among federally employed borrowers due to the government shutdown, there are signs of a change in shopping habits. “We are seeing a very subtle loss of interest in shopping just for that group, and a couple of…
