A redesign of the restaurant chain's brand faced a backlash from some customers and investors. Shares fell

Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street.

Shares of Walmart (NYSE: WMT) fell 4.9% Thursday. The drop came as the S&P 500 lost 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.4% as investors await Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech tomorrow.

The $100 level acted as support earlier in August. But since February, $100 has been a pretty strong resistance level. Now that WMT stock is below it once more, it is a worrying sign. Shares of Walmart rarely go on sale unless the market perceives a macro shock.

Bloomberg journalists discuss today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market. Listen for analysis on the companies making news on Wall Street.

This is TheStreet's Stock Market Today for Aug. 21, 2025. The stock market is now open. You can follow along all day with today's biggest updates here on our daily live blog. This morning stocks are trending to the downside after Walmart reported earnings and economic data has disappointed.

Walmart Inc. showcases strong growth in grocery & digital, but cautious spending & valuation risks raise concerns. Click for my review of WMT Q2 earnings.

Walmart said its tariff-related price increases were limited to 10 percent and the company was absorbing the rest of the costs

Thursday, however, Walmart's (WMT) second-quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates, and the shares slid 4.5% to $97.93. The tumble was felt broadly across the stock market. Walmart, which has a market capitalization of about $782 billion,