Earnings Report

Excluding items, Target earned $1.09 per share, below the average estimate of $1.12 per share.

Lowe’s intends to exit its retail operations in Mexico and had identified other underperforming or non-core businesses and stores for divestiture.

The week ends on Black Friday, the biggest retail day of the year.

Viacom Inc. (VIA) on Friday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $394 million.

Viacom said worldwide affiliate revenue was $1.19 billion, beating estimates of $1.17 billion, according to data from Refinitiv.

Shares of Nordstrom Inc. slid in after-hours trading Thursday after the department store retailer issued weak guidance for the full year.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Royal Bank of Scotland Group, down 58 cents to $5.93 Two British Cabinet ministers quit in protest over Prime Minister Theresa May's plan for leaving the European Union.

Walmart is reporting surging online sales, strong performances at established stores, and it's raising profit expectations for the year heading into the holiday shopping season.

J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) on Thursday reported a loss of $151 million in its fiscal third quarter.

Struggling department store chain J.C. Penney reported Thursday that its third-quarter sales fell 5.3 percent while net income tumbled 20.8 percent.

Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, said Thursday its third-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) beat Wall Street expectations but revenue was a miss.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: PG&E Corp., down $7.13 to $25.59

Uber's net loss widened by $177 million in the third quarter as the ride-hailing giant continued to invest ahead of a planned public stock offering next year.

Macy's heads into the crucial holiday season firing on all cylinders, logging its fourth consecutive quarter of sales growth at existing locations and getting strong reactions from customers both online and in its stores.

The big department store company also hiked its full-year guidance.

Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk is warning that trade tensions between the United States and China could weigh on business.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Advance Auto Parts Inc., up $17.66 to $184.72

Home Depot is breezing past all expectations for the third quarter, including comparable-store sales, with consumers plowing money into homes even as the housing market appears to cool off.