Walmart Sales Warning Unsettles Investors

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🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Feb. 20. Walmart reported bumper earnings from the fourth quarter, but offered a note of caution in its forecast of the year ahead, sending U.S. markets sliding. WSJ reporter Sarah Nassauer joins us to discuss what the company sees for the year ahead. Plus, the U.S. electrical grid is in need of an update, and President Trump’s tariffs could make that even more expensive. We hear from WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Jinjoo Lee about a potential chokepoint that could affect customers’ electric bills. And the Broccoli family resolves its dispute over the James Bond franchise and grants creative control to Amazon MGM Studios. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	Walmart posts strong fourth quarter earnings, but lowers its outlook for the year ahead.
0:37.8	Plus, how President Trump's threatened tariffs could shock America's power system and your electric bill.
0:44.0	Electricity bills could keep getting more expensive.
0:47.1	Utility bill inflation was already pretty high over the past five years, and more expensive
0:53.4	grid components would just add to that.
0:56.1	And Republican Senator Mitch McConnell says this term will be his last.
1:00.6	It's Thursday, February 20th.
1:02.7	I'm Alex O'Sullough for the Wall Street Journal.
1:05.0	This is the PM edition of What's News,
1:06.9	the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:15.9	Thank you. news, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today. For many Americans, prices for everyday goods like eggs and coffee have been stubbornly high.
1:21.6	That's good news for Walmart, the country's biggest grocer.
1:24.8	The company posted boosted fourth quarter profits this morning. It's approximately
1:28.7	$181 billion in total revenue met Wall Street's elevated expectations. But executives paint a
1:35.3	slightly less sunny picture for the year ahead, with numbers lower than analysts anticipated.
1:40.7	Sarah Nassauer covers large retailers for the Wall Street Journal and is here to tell us more.
1:45.4	Sarah, you write that analyst said the latest quarterly results showed how Walmart has been able to build its business.
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