Target jumps on earnings beat, Fed minutes in focus: Yahoo Finance
Target (TGT) shares are soaring after posting second quarter results that topped analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines, reporting diluted earnings of $2.57 per share compared to the $2.18 estimate. The retailer also raised its full-year profit guidance. Wall Street is also anxious for the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting. Traders want to know how much discussion there was about a potential rate cut and will be searching for hints as to what Fed Chair Jerome Powell may say at his big Jackson Hole speech on Friday. Trending tickers on Yahoo Finance include JD.com (JD), PayPal Holdings (PYPL), and Netflix (NFLX).
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