{"id":65291,"date":"2026-08-20T21:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/65291"},"modified":"2026-08-20T21:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:04:58","slug":"walmart-shares-slide-10-as-sales-growth-slows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/65291","title":{"rendered":"Walmart shares slide 10% as sales growth slows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Walmart on Thursday reported its slowest quarterly comparable sales growth in \u200bsix years and warned shoppers were likely being squeezed by high gasoline prices, stoking concerns that pressure on U.S. consumers is mounting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The retailer raised \u200cits annual sales and profit forecasts and said aggressive price cuts would boost demand later this year, but investors were unconvinced.<\/p>\n<p>Shares fell as much as 10% to a nine-month low of $102.85 \u2014 its biggest single-day drop since May 2022 \u2014 and were on track for a nearly $90 billion loss in market value if losses hold.<\/p>\n<p>The retailer, the world\u2019s biggest by revenue, is known for its low prices on grocery and essentials, which has helped Walmart stay well ahead of competition. But price rollbacks on 11,000 products, announced on Wednesday, will be fueled in part by $2.9 billion in tariff refunds \u2013 a one-time boon, and a strategy also being deployed by rivals including Target.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the consumer economy, this is like Nvidia \u2060posting a slowdown,\u201d said Brian Jacobsen, chief economic strategist at Annex Wealth Management. \u201cWalmart has been winning the trade-down trade, but that tailwind may be fading.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are other signs pointing to softening demand. U.S. retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, while gasoline prices have remained elevated for months. President Donald Trump last week warned consumers that fuel prices could remain high as the war in Iran drags on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/walmart-shares-slide-10-as-sales-growth-slows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walmart on Thursday reported its slowest quarterly comparable sales growth in \u200bsix years and warned shoppers were likely being squeezed by high gasoline prices, stoking concerns that pressure on U.S. consumers is mounting. The retailer raised \u200cits annual sales and profit forecasts and said aggressive price cuts would boost demand later this year, but investors were unconvinced. 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