Walmart Inc. shares were changing hands around $111.74 in late trading on Friday evening, Dec. 26, 2025, up about 0.12% from the prior close after a light-volume post-Christmas session. Trading volume for the day was roughly 9.0 million shares, reflecting the thinner liquidity typical of the year-end stretch.
Costco Wholesale Corporation shares were trading around $873 in late trading at 7:25 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, as a holiday-thinned market heads into the final stretch of the year.
July 10, 2026, 2:17 PM EDT. With big banks set to report next week, the Financial Select Sector Index (XLF) is showing better relative strength than the broader market. Financials now trade at around 15.5 times forward earnings, still cheaper than they were earlier in 2024, even after adjusted EPS tripled in the last ten years. Unlike tech's AI-fueled stock picking, the sector gives direct exposure to economic growth. Implied correlation on financial options is near historic lows, and options on XLF, like the August 56 calls trading near $1, have become a cheap way to play six weeks of earnings season.