Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) stock’s 4% weekly fall puts private-label growth case to the test

Walmart shares recovered on Friday. The bounce still left them down 4.2% for the week, trailing both major retail peers.

Social Security timing in July moves $5.7B in SSI spending forward for retailers

Social Security timing in July moves $5.7B in SSI spending forward for retailers

July will see Americans get one extra federal benefit payout compared to June. The Social Security Administration’s calendar for 2026 schedules SSI deposits for July 1 and July 31, with July 2 for those who started Social Security before May 1997 and people on both SSI and Social Security. Retirement, disability and survivor checks tied to birth dates go out July 8, 15 and 22. The July 31 SSI payment is the August benefit sent early because of the weekend, not an extra check.