Walmart reports strong sales -- but shares drop as profits get squeezed by tariffs

Walmart reports strong sales — but shares drop as profits get squeezed by tariffs

Walmart reported better than expected quarterly revenue as inflation-battered shoppers flocked to its stores — but the retail giant’s shares were poised to drop as costs from Trump’s tariffs cut into profits. The world’s biggest retailer posted quarterly revenue of $177.4 billion — a hefty 4.8% jump that sailed past Wall Street’s $175.9 billion target….

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Lawmakers take on China with new tariff bill

Lawmakers take on China with new tariff bill

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to give Congress more control in crafting trade policy and tariff policy and as a way to reshore manufacturing to the U.S. The Secure Trade Act, introduced on Friday by U.S. Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine, and Greg Steube, R-Fla., incentivizes American-produced domestic goods…

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