Retail stocks have recently delivered a slew of upbeat earnings reports, alleviating investor concerns about consumer spending amid persistent inflation.
$Target (TGT.US)$ posted a 2% rise in comparable sales for its second quarter on Wednesday, marking the first increase in over a year. The company raised its full-year earnings per share outlook to $9-$9.70. $TJX Companies (TJX.US)$, owner of discount stores Marshalls and...

Buyers paid a combined $15.9 million premium for call options that give the holder the right to purchase $Trump Media & Technology (DJT.US)$ shares by Jan. 17, three days before the inauguration of the victor in the November presidential race.
Donald J. Trump, the biggest shareholder of the company whose ticker is patterned after his initials, is running for the top post in the US elections in a rematch against curre...