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Ben Shuleva, consumer-sector leader at Fidelity Investments, sees tough times for the industry but opportunities in some food, beverage, and retailing names.

In late September 2026, Target announced price cuts on nearly 2,000 home, apparel, and accessories items ahead of the holiday shopping season, building on more than 10,000 reductions over the past year to sharpen its value appeal against Walmart and Amazon. At the same time, new in-store launches from brands like dpHUE, The Laundress, Coast to Coast Kitchen, and GROWNSY highlight how Target is pairing lower prices with differentiated product offerings to attract value-conscious but...

CRESTVIEW, Fla., September 30, 2026--Walmart today celebrated the grand opening of its newest Neighborhood Market in Crestview, Fla., bringing customers a new destination for fresh groceries, everyday essentials, pharmacy services and more, alongside a daylong community celebration featuring local organizations, culinary experiences and live entertainment.

Costco Wholesale (COST) stock rose 2.9% in the first session after its Q4 FY2026 report. The shares trade at 46.4 times earnings, more than twice the S&P 500's 21.9, so holders are counting on growth that keeps coming. What should a Costco holder take from a quarter that beat estimates and lifted the stock, yet left questions about whether its price cuts are driving more sales.

Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi takes a look at the biggest stories as the trading day kicks off, weighing in on Micron (MU), SanDisk (SNDK), Jensen Huang's big third quarter, and more.Rubrik (RBRK) CEO Bipul Sinha sits down with Sozzi for a conversation about the state of tech and cybersecurity.

Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi shares his biggest market surprises of the third quarter, including bitcoin's (BTC-USD) strongest quarter since 2024 and the surprising breadth of the market, with roughly 75% of S&P 500 (^GSPC) stocks trading below their 50-day moving averages.

For five years, the home improvement giant showered its owners with cash, yet the stock itself fell behind. Here's what that trade-off actually delivered.

Amazon now spends more on building its business than the business brings in as cash. On its July 2026 earnings call, management raised its 2026 spending plan to about $220 billion. Most of the prior $200 billion budget had been allocated toward AI and AWS. Management has not said when the spending will slow, though it noted on the call that Amazon has already issued debt this year and cited further borrowing among its options to cover any shortfall. So could Amazon keep paying for the build-out

BENTONVILLE, Ark., September 30, 2026--For more than two decades, Walmart and Feeding America have worked together to help get food to people who need it. Today, as Feeding America estimates nearly 48 million people across the country experience food insecurity, and food banks work to keep pace with growing need, Walmart announced a new $15 million grant to Feeding America to help more families put food on the table by strengthening how food is rescued, moved and delivered through the charitable

Costco just posted its fifth consecutive earnings beat and carries a renewal rate that almost no retailer can match, yet the stock sits well off its highs. Our model reveals whether that gap is an opportunity or a warning.

High-Income Shoppers Shift Toward Essentials and Private Label as Walmart Emerges as the Top Competing Sale DestinationCHICAGO, Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Numerator, a consumer data and technology company, has published new findings on what to expect from Amazon’s upcoming October 6–7 Prime Big Deal Days event. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. consumers are considering shopping the event as economic pressures increase interest in deals. High-income households, which accounted for 46% of Prime B