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Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
Google's parent company is set to report earnings later today, followed by Amazon tomorrow.
Investors are listening for clues about the strength or possible cracks in the artificial intelligence boom.
Walmart has joined some giant tech companies, reaching a market value of a trillion dollars for the first time.
The discount retailer has prospered during a period when more and more families are looking to cut costs when shopping for groceries and other household staples.
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Myron has formally quit his job as a White House economist.
Myron had been on leave from that post since joining the Fed board last fall.
Critics complain that keeping a foot in the White House compromised the central bank's independence.
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
Walmart has long been a favorite among bargain hunters, and that includes a growing number of wealthy shoppers who are increasingly concerned about the high cost of groceries and other household staples.
The company raised its sales forecast ahead of its quarterly earnings report later this month.
Walmart shares were up nearly 3% by the close, adding more than $29 billion to the company's market value.
That put the retail giant in the trillion-dollar camp for the first time ever, a rarefied neighborhood more typically associated with big tech companies.
Walmart itself is a technology leader with one of the world's most efficient supply chains.
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
Walmart has long been a favorite among bargain hunters, and that includes a growing number of wealthy shoppers who are increasingly concerned about the high cost of groceries and other household staples.
The company raised its sales forecast ahead of its quarterly earnings report later this month.
Walmart shares were up nearly 3% by the close, adding more than $29 billion to the company's market value.
That put the retail giant in the trillion-dollar camp for the first time ever, a rarefied neighborhood more typically associated with big tech companies.