COMPANY OF THE YEAR Why Walmart is Yahoo Finance's 2024 winner Why this was the year everything clicked for Walmart Walmart is Yahoo Finance's Company of the Year. We take a look inside the year everything clicked for the retail giant. Yahoo Finance • 9 hours ago AMZN +2.40% TGT -1.54% Nasdaq soars as flurry of Big Tech names hit records CVS, UNH, Cigna tumble as Trump aims to 'knock out the middleman' Tesla's boom continues on another bullish analyst call Canada runs deeper deficits as finance minister resigns TikTok files emergency appeal with Supreme Court to block US ban Trump announces $100B SoftBank investment in US Arm-Qualcomm contract fight threatens to upend chip industry Bitcoin rises to record after longest run of weekly wins since 2021 Walmart defends pullback on DEI Latest Macy’s gives grim update about its future Gold Steadies as Traders Look to Final Fed Meeting of the Year FTX To Begin Repaying Customers in Early 2025—What You Need To Know Australian consumers fret over the economy in December, survey shows Australia takes Exxon's local petrol brand to court over false fuel representations Oil Holds Decline as Poor China Economic Data Weighs on Outlook Australia Consumer Sentiment Slips on Renewed Concern at Outlook Cohere is quietly working with Palantir to deploy its AI models Popular Nvidia Falls As Rivals Circle Amid Huge Bet, Analyst Says; Is Nvidia A Buy Or Sell Now? 2 New Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Rules Everyone Must Know Before 2025 Stock Market Today: Dow Jones Dips As Warren Buffett Play Eyes Entry; Cathie Wood Loads Up On This AI Stock Amid 48% Plunge 10 Companies Buy Back Their Own Stock Like It's Going Out Of Style Forget the 4% rule. Consider this new magic number for retirement withdrawals instead. Analyst Report: Newmont Corporation Possible Stock Splits in 2025: 2 Unstoppable Stocks Up 390% and 300% in 2 Years to Buy Now, According to Wall Street Tech rally, economic outputs, 2025 Fed cuts: Market Takeaways In one eventful trading day, bitcoin (BTC-USD) soared above $107,000 and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) closed the day 1.24% higher to mark a new record high. Yahoo Finance markets reporter Josh Schafer joins Asking for a Trend to look back on Monday's trading trends and ahead to what markets may be eyeing this week, including the ongoing tech rally from select Magnificent Seven standouts, US economic output data points, and the latest economic and interest rate projections for 2025 as the Federal Reserve meets this week for its final policy meeting of the year. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan. 06:57 Walmart CEO explains how big investments are now paying off 05:07 Mag 7 stocks serve as defensive plays in 2025: Citi strategist 04:23 Why corporate America is rallying behind Trump's return 06:28 2025 housing outlook under Trump has a lot to do with seniors Investment Ideas Build Your Wealth View More More News