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Walmart Stock Tumbles: CEO Warns Tariffs Are Raising Costs

1. WMT shares dropped 5% following its first earnings miss in three years. 2. CEO McMillon highlighted tariffs negatively affecting WMT's profitability. 3. Walmart has mostly absorbed tariff costs, passing on only 4-5% to consumers. 4. 30% of products previously sourced from China have been shifted to other countries. 5. Tariff-related costs are expected to rise in the second half of the year.

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Why Bearish?

The earnings miss signals potential longer-term profitability issues, historically linked to stock declines.

How important is it?

The significant earnings miss and tariff impacts directly affect revenue projections for WMT.

Why Short Term?

Investor sentiment will likely be reactive to today's earnings report; similar past scenarios led to immediate sell-offs.

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