Earnings Report

The upbeat outlook from the U.S. retailer follows better-than-expected sales in the holiday quarter as stimulus checks and strong online demand eased the blow from the health crisis.

The company's same-store sales jumped 24.5% in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, beating analysts' average estimate of an 18.9% increase.

U.S. equity markets finished mixed Monday as tech shares pulled back on valuation concerns and cyclicals gained.

U.S. equity markets ended the day and week mixed.

Traders will be watching for the latest existing home sales figures

On an adjusted basis, the company earned 28 cents per share, above the average analyst estimate of 24 cents

U.S. equity markets pared their losses Thursday after the Biden administration declined to shoot down a report indicating an additional stimulus package could follow the president's $1.9 trillion proposal.  

Sturm Ruger & Co. is staffing up in order to meet the “historic surge” in gun demand that has depleted its inventory.

Walmart Inc. reported a disappointing fourth-quarter profit and warned that sales growth would slow in the current fiscal year. 

Traders are digesting Walmart earnings and a basket of economic data.

Airbus sales were down to 49.9 billion euros from 70 billion euros the year before