$WMT Walmart Q2 FY25 (ending in July):
• Revenue +5% Y/Y to $169.3B ($1.9B beat). • Non-GAAP EPS $0.67 ($0.02 beat). • Walmart US comp sales +4%. • E-commerce +21% Y/Y. • Advertising +26% Y/Y. FY25 Guidance: • Net sales +3.75% to 4.75% Y/Y (0.75% raise). Source: App Economy Insights
BREAKING: China
Chinese Home Prices declined by the largest amount in history last month Source: Barchart
US retail sales prior month revisions: red means down...
Indeed, for the eighth month in the last year, the previous month's data was revised lower... thus making the current month 'beat' more impressive. Source: www.zerohedge.com
Happy Independence Day India
Source: The Economic Times
JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon wants to hit US millionaires with the "Buffet rule" to tackle the national debt
Source: Business Insider
US Retail Sales increased 2.6% over the last year and this number is taken positively by markets
Retail sales came in better than expecting indicating that hashtag#consumers are still strong. Retail Sales month-over-month is the best number since January 2023. There are few caveats though: 1) After adjusting for higher prices they were down 0.4%. 2) Both of these numbers are well below the historical averages of +4.6% nominal and +2.0% real. 3) Previous numbers were revised downward Source: Charlie Bilello
The natural trend of global markets is to go up
Source: BofA
The $VIX has declined 58% (from 38.57 to 16.19) over the last 7 trading days, the biggest 7-day volatility crash in history.
Source: Charlie Bilello
