Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) is included among the 12 Best Stocks to Buy Now for Passive Income.  How Target’s (TGT) Dividend History Strengthens its Passive Income Appeal Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) ranks among the largest retailers in the US and is one of the few national chains offering a broad range of products. Throughout most of its history, it has been a reliable growth driver. The company operates across urban, suburban, and rural areas, with stores in all 50 states. Although Target Corporati ...

The Co-operative Group has reported a £80m ($107m) hit to its first half-year (H1) 2025 operating profits due to a cyber attack in April, including £20m in one-off costs. The attack contributed to an underlying pre-tax loss of £75m for the six months ending 5 July 2025, compared to a £3m profit in the same period of the previous year. The impact of the cyber attack on sales revenue of the Co-operative Group (Co-op) was £206m. Co-op chief finance officer Rachel Izzard projects the incident’s full-year pr ...

财务业绩 - 第四季度营收为861.6亿美元，每股收益为5.87美元，超出市场预期 [1] - 同店销售表现不佳，导致股价下跌3.9%至906.42美元 [1] - 公司通过关税缓解策略限制了股价的更深跌幅 [1] 股价表现 - 此次下跌使股价跌至4月以来最低水平，并可能创下6月以来最差单日表现 [2] - 公司发布财报后的股价走势记录不稳定，这是过去四次财报发布后第二次出现下跌 [2] - 年初至今股价转为下跌，跌幅为0.5% [2] 分析师观点与期权市场 - 覆盖该公司的34家分析师中有15家给予“持有”评级，观点存在分歧 [3] - 当日至少有四家机构下调目标价，其中摩根士丹利证券将目标价从1225美元下调至1130美元 [3] - 期权市场的10日看跌/看涨比率处于一年来的第86百分位，表明看跌情绪升温 [3] - 当日期权交易量接近，看跌期权成交3.2万张，看涨期权成交3.4万张，但交易员倾向于在每周9月26日到期、行权价900美元的看跌期权上开立新仓位 [4]

So, let's go inside out on Costco ahead of its earnings of this afternoon. Joining us now is Bert Flinkinger, who is the managing director, Strategic Resource Group. Thank you so much for joining us, Bert.What are your expectations for Costco this afternoon. Costco should have blowout numbers, should be the best retailer worldwide in terms of growth because they're doing retail, they're doing wholesale, they're doing innovation, uh special services, and uh whether it's AU or uh worldwide, they have an oppor ...

The biggest names in retail are coming to Indigo at the O2 in London on Tuesday 7th October for The Beverage Forum Europe and I would love for you to attend to hear what retailers could be putting on their beverage shelves in the next few years!Confirmed retailers attending include Walmart, Sprouts Farmers Market, EDEKA, Lidl, Aldi, Tesco, Ocado, Holland & Barrett, and Carrefour.Visitors can also hear from celebrity beverage brand owners including Spencer Matthews, co-founder of no-alcoholic spirits brand C ...

British retailers reported a 12th straight month of falling sales in September and they expect another decline in October as weaker consumer demand and concerns about the government's next budget weigh, a survey showed on Thursday. ...

Walmart will likely face stronger headwinds as time goes by.Walmart (WMT 0.19%) has risen from modest beginnings in rural Arkansas to grow into one of the world's most successful retailers. Although its rapid growth days are likely behind it, the company has continued to earn significant returns for investors as it leverages its massive U.S. footprint and online presence to cement its leadership.However, Walmart's stock has become increasingly expensive, and it continues to face intense competition from oth ...

US stocks fell Thursday as Wall Street assessed an unexpected decline in jobless claims, complicating the calculus for interest rate cuts amid uncertainty about Federal Reserve unity on policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) dipped about 0.3%, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) lost 0.6%. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 0.9%. The declines come after the major gauges closed lower for a second day Wednesday. Markets are putting the brakes on stocks' recent record-breaking rally amid ...

美股市场表现 - 美股主要指数普遍下跌 道琼斯工业平均指数下跌0.2% 标普500指数下跌约0.4% 以科技股为主的纳斯达克综合指数下跌约0.5% [2] - 市场下跌源于对人工智能热潮是否导致估值过高的辩论 以及股市近期破纪录涨势的暂停 [2] 宏观经济数据 - 当周初请失业金人数下降至21.8万人 较前值的23.2万人有所减少 显示劳动力市场积极迹象 [3] - 持续申领失业救济人数略微下降至192万人 [3] - 美国第二季度GDP年化增长率达3.8% 从第一季度的下降0.6%强劲反弹 并显著高于3.3%的增长预期 [4] 货币政策前景 - 美联储政策制定者内部出现分歧迹象 削弱了市场对今年再次降息两次的期望 [3] - 强劲的GDP增长和意外的失业金数据 使利率下调的计算复杂化 [1] - 市场关注即将发布的8月个人消费支出物价指数 该数据预计显示价格压力缓解 可能为利率政策转变提供依据 [4] 公司动态 - 科技公司甲骨文股价下跌 加剧了纳斯达克指数的跌幅 [2] - 零售商好市多预计在周四盘后公布季度业绩 投资者预期在经济不确定性中 消费者寻求折扣将推动其销售跃升 [5]

Artificial intelligence may offer retailers big gains, but it won't be their saving grace. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley analyst Alex Straton wrote that agentic AI could represent an estimated "$6B total cost savings opportunity" for some of America's biggest retailers, boosting profit estimates by as much as 20% by 2026. The report ranks Gap (GAP), Macy's (M), and Victoria's Secret (VSCO) as the "stand out" trio best positioned to capture the benefits. Wall Street's appetite for an AI-driven ma ...