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Wall Street drifts lower as Walmart weighs on markets and eyes are on Jackson Hole

The Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow slip on Thursday, pressured by declining shares of Walmart (WMT) all while investors look ahead ...

Stock Market Today: Dow Leads Losses; Walmart Drops After Earnings

President Trump's tariffs continue to affect global markets and the economy. Follow along for live updates on stocks, bonds and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and ...
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Here's why the market is skeptical of Trump's efforts to reshape the Fed

Traders of short-term interest-rate futures have had a muted response so far to President Donald Trump's efforts to remove ...

U.S. Manufacturing Is Rebounding—But So Are Price Pressures

U.S. business activity expanded at its fastest pace this year as the factory sector rebounded, though tariffs are fueling ...

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq retreat after jobless data, Walmart earnings miss

Walmart earnings are in early focus before the highly anticipated start of the Federal Reserve's gathering at Jackson Hole.

Stock market opens in red as Walmart weighs, rate cuts continue to be in focus

Nasdaq, Dow, and S&P 500 fell on Thursday, as Walmart (WMT) weighed on markets, while investors continued to await Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole on Friday. S&P 500 ...
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Rising jobless claims underlined worries about labor market, but investors appear more worried about tariffs and inflation

First-time jobless claims rose more than expected last week to 235,000 data showed Thursday, adding to concerns the labor ...