JCPenney Unveils $15 Trade-In Program, Challenging Off-Price Competitors as Ross Shares Slide 4.1%

JCPenney is launching a nationwide trade-in deal from August 28 to August 30. Customers can bring any unwanted item and get $15 off a purchase of $50 or more. The privately owned retailer said the promotion is valid in over 600 stores.

Amazon Shares Slip After $17.5 Billion AI Loan Draws Focus to AMZN Cash Flow

Amazon takes number one spot on 2026 Fortune 500; regional shifts seen

Amazon has taken the No. 1 spot on the 2026 Fortune 500, Fortune said, unseating Walmart after 13 years at the top. The change put Amazon ahead for the first time in more than a decade and drove shifts in regional tallies for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New England. Fortune’s 72nd annual list put the collective revenue at $21.0 trillion, with profits at $2.1 trillion and a workforce of 30.5 million worldwide.
TJX Q3 FY26 Earnings Beat: T.J. Maxx Owner Lifts 2026 Profit Forecast as Bargain Shoppers Flock to Off‑Price Deals

TJX Q3 FY26 Earnings Beat: T.J. Maxx Owner Lifts 2026 Profit Forecast as Bargain Shoppers Flock to Off‑Price Deals

The TJX Companies, Inc., the off‑price powerhouse behind T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and TK Maxx, posted stronger‑than‑expected third‑quarter Fiscal 2026 results and raised its full‑year profit outlook again, underscoring how inflation‑weary shoppers continue to trade down to value retailers. Business Wire+2Reuters+2

US Stock Market Today Updates

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Key Events Today

The catalysts most likely to move markets.

#1

Warsh at Jackson Hole

Policy tone can move rates, USD, equities, gold and crypto simultaneously.

#2

Michigan sentiment

A weak final reading or elevated inflation expectations could pressure risk assets.

#3

Chicago PMI

A surprise versus 58.0 may alter the near-term manufacturing-growth narrative.

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