The Latest Breaking News from Walmart

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Walmart (NYSE:WMT). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Amid soaring prices and simultaneous rate hikes, retail giant Walmart (WMT) reduced its profit estimates drastically, anticipating an eventual contraction in demand. Therefore, it could be wise to avoid fundamentally weak retail stocks Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), Five Below (FIVE), and Wesfarmers (WFAFY). Keep reading….

"They’re all about winning," George Paton said of new ownership. "They want to win the right way. They’re going to set a winning culture."

The owner of the damaged Rivian R1T says he will use the footage to have the retail giant pay for the repairs.

Back-to-back GDP slowdown, Fed raises rates, higher prices and other economic highlights from a busy week.

Editor's note: This story has been edited to reflect an update by Forbes to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's philanthropy ranking that removed him from the list of the least generous billionaires. Original publication: 2018. For the first time, the Forbes 400 list includes a generosity ranking.

WASHINGTON — In the most aggressive back-to-back interest rate increases since the early 1980s economic crisis, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced another hike of three-quarters of a percentage point and signaled more to come in its effort to beat back inflation despite the risk of a recession.

The Federal Reserve is expected to announce Wednesday another aggressive interest rate increase as the central bank presses its attack on inflation despite rising risks of triggering a recession.

WASHINGTON — In the most aggressive back-to-back interest rate increases since the early 1980s economic crisis, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced another three-quarters of a percentage point hike and signaled that it wasn’t done in its effort to beat back inflation despite rising risks of triggering a recession.

Keybanc raised the price target for McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) from $285 to $290. However, Keybanc analyst Eric Gonzalez maintained the stock with an Overweight rating. McDonald's shares fell 0.3% to $256.23 in pre-market trading.

U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite dropping more than 200 points. Here is the list of some big stocks moving lower in the previous session.