Wall St ends lower as weak Walmart guidance prompts consumer demand worries
U.S. stocks sold off on Thursday as ongoing tariff jitters and a downbeat forecast from Walmart dampened investor risk appetite.
Next week: Housing starts, Fed minutes and Walmart earnings
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How Walmart sent a chill through Wall Street
Wall Street eased from record highs after Walmart forecasted slower sales, and saw its stock drop. The outlook raised concerns about consumer spending and economic growth, while investors also assessed signals from the Federal Reserve and trade policy uncertainties.
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Wall Street ends sharply lower on mounting concerns over economy, tariffs
U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, extending their selloff in the wake of dour economic reports and closing the book on a holiday-shortened week fraught with new tariff threats and worries of softening consumer demand.
Walmart Falls Along With Financials
Seven of eleven sectors in the S&P closed lower with financials turning in the worst performance, dropping 1.5%. Energy stocks performed best, up nearly 1%.
How Walmart sent a chill through Wall Street
Wall Street eased from record highs after Walmart forecasted slower sales, and saw its stock drop. The outlook raised concerns about consumer spending and economic growth, while investors also assessed signals from the Federal Reserve and trade policy uncertainties.
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Next week: Housing starts, Fed minutes and Walmart earnings
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S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are down -0.15%, andMarch Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are down -0.17% this morning as investors assess tariff and geopolitical risks, while also awaiting a raft of U.
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Stock market slides, weighed by Walmart's weaker outlook and tariff uncertainty
US stocks end lower, with S&P 500 off two straight records. Walmart's weaker outlook and tariff uncertainty hurt sentiment. Gold rises on uncertainty.