Retail Earnings Loom: A Preview

Walmart (WMT) shares held their own in the market’s recent turmoil, cementing its anchoring and defensive positioning. With the company on deck to report quarterly results on Thursday, August 15th, Walmart’s results will provide us with an important window into the health of the consumer economy. Worries about the economy and recession risks were a big driver of the market sell-off.This week also brings quarterly results from Home Depot (HD) on Tuesday, August 13th. But Home Depot is primarily a housing pla ...