So much for Trump's DOOM AND GLOOM economy speech...

Walmart’s smash quarter headlined a retail resurgence. The recession that Bloomberg Economics projected with 100% certainty faded further from imagination yesterday when the Commerce Department revealed that retail sales were up 1% last month—much better than expected.

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One of the main beneficiaries of US consumer spending was Walmart, which said sales increased by 4.2% last quarter, operating income jumped by 8.5%, and digital sales rocketed up 22%.

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@Madken65 I dont doubt that i shop walmart eggs and butter crazy high

@Madken65 And they did all of that without my money. I think I’ve been in a Walmart twice this past year, if that much.

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