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Squawk on the Street

Target’s Big Surge, Broader Market Ends 8-Day Win Streak, Fed for Thought 8/21/24

Squawk on the Street

CNBC

News, Investing, Business

4.1567 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber explored retail earnings and the consumer. Target shares surged on a Q2 beat and raised profit guidance, as same-store sales grew for the first time since the 2022 holiday quarter. TJX posted gains on its results and outlook, while Macy's fell on a sales miss. The anchors also discussed what's next for the markets after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq snapped eight-day win streaks. Fed minutes also on Wall Street's radar ahead of Friday’s Jackson Hole speech by Fed Chair Powell. Also in focus: Ford shifts its EV strategy, Analog Devices' earnings lift the chip sector, Netflix shares at all-time highs. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer

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0:00.0

Market insight and analysis. You're listening to the opening bell of CNBC, Squawk on the Street.

0:05.8

Good Wednesday morning. Welcome to Squawk on the Street. I'm Carl Kinteneer with Jim Kramer, David Fabry at post-9 of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks do try to reclaim their momentum after breaking that eight-day win streak. Retail is a big story today. Target, Macy's, T.J.X, Fed minutes, and some benchmark revisions to payrolls at 10 a.m.

0:22.6

Our roadmap begins with targets quarterly beat and the Target, Macy's, TJX, Fed Minutes, and some benchmark revisions to payrolls at 10 a.m.

0:22.6

Our roadmap begins with targets quarterly beat and the profit outlook, sending the stock up double digits today.

0:27.7

Plus, we've got the broader market looking to regain momentum this after snapping an eight-day wind streak and interest rate policy.

0:34.5

Also on Wall Street's radar, as it always is.

0:36.5

Minutes from last month's Fed meeting are due out this afternoon.

0:39.3

That's ahead of Chair Powell's Jackson Hole speech.

0:41.8

That'll be this Friday.

0:43.9

Let's begin with Target, though, surging on this top and bottom line beat,

0:47.4

raising guidance for the full year.

0:49.3

Comps up for the first time since the holiday quarter of 22.

0:53.1

This is what Cornell had to say about the results earlier on Squawk.

0:58.8

We said Q2 at the time we'd get back to growth and that would be driven by traffic.

1:03.0

Traffic up 3% was a really important marker for us.

1:06.1

But overall comps plus 2%, stores were positive.

1:10.2

We saw acceleration in digital digital growth led by

1:13.3

drive up and our target circle 360 delivery to home those were up over 14% and from a overall

1:22.1

performance standpoint for up income rate to get back to 6%. People have been waiting for that for a while.

1:28.1

6.4% actually.

1:29.6

And to see EPS up over 40%. You know, I feel really good about the progress we're making in the quarter.

1:36.1

Traffic up three, Jim, even with basket down a little bit.

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