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The S&P 500 index suffered a big reversal on Friday as concens about the Federal Reserve and Donald Trump's policies continued. Wall Street investors are concerned that the Fed will even hike interest rates later this year as inflation remains high.

Walmart is coming off a tough week after delivering a slowing profit growth forecast.

Market's lost steam this week as Walmart WMT gave a cautious outlook after releasing its Q4 results on Thursday.

Walmart's conservative sales outlook doesn't send an upbeat message about the consumer at a time when ongoing inflation and tariff threats have led to concerns about spending.

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Mass selling action on Friday plunged markets into the red on a shortened holiday week, with the RUT now in negative territory for 2025. Palantir (PLTR) shed a piece of its gargantuan rally as the Trump administration eyes defense budget cuts.

Walmart and Amazon are doubling down on AI investments to drive efficiency, enhance customer experiences and fuel business growth, with both companies making significant strides in expanding their AI capabilities across multiple divisions.

Shares of Walmart Inc WMT tanked in early trading on Friday, even after the company reported upbeat fiscal fourth-quarter results.

On Thursday, Walmart reported its quarterly earnings for Q4 FY25.  Given its dominating retail position, Walmart's earnings could serve as a crucial barometer for the state of play for the economy.

Today’s market has turned decidedly negative as soured sentiment in the Dow Jones Industrial Average spills over, spoiling the S&P 500’s record run. The Dow is spiraling by 500 points and is being pressured by retailer Walmart (NYSE: WMT), whose earnings results confirmed tariff-related fears. Among the few technology gainers are Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) and Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA) as of early trading. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is among the rare gainers in the Dow today. Walmart warned that its profit growth is expected to slow down amid the company’s vulnerability to the likely Mexico and Canada tariffs. Walmart’s stock is down over 6% despite beating consensus estimates on the top and bottom lines in its fiscal Q4 as Wall Street focuses on an uncertain future. Nevertheless, TD Cowen analyst Oliver Chen told Yahoo Finance that Walmart is “hitting on all cylinders” for now, pointing to a resilient consumer that continues to drive revenue. Here’s a look at t