Walmart earnings are in early focus before the highly anticipated start of the Federal Reserve's gathering at Jackson Hole.

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) shares down on Friday after missing earnings estimates but reporting strong sales and raising outlook. Analysts remain bullish, citing profitable growth, ecommerce increase, and potential for margin expansion.

Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street.

After disappointing earnings from The Home Depot and Target this week, Walmart was closely watched by investors today.

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Thursday here to see if stocks can shrug off their latest rotation-based wobble as investors eye Walmart earnings and continue to eye Fed Chair Powell's speech on Friday.

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Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street.

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The Dow Jones index dropped Thursday after surprise initial jobless claims. Walmart falls as Palantir seeks direction.