Bonus Episode for Mar. 6. When consumers feel uncertain about the economy, retailers tend to get nervous too. Big companies like Walmart, Target and Best Buy are trying to navigate uncertainties on tariffs along with shoppers still reeling from inflation. Retail reporter Sarah Nassauer analyzes the latest earnings results from some of the nation’s top retailers and explains why consumer behavior looks increasingly unpredictable this year.

Chip Cutter hosts this special bonus episode of What's News in Earnings, where we dig into companies’ earnings reports and analyst calls to find out what’s going on under the hood of the American economy.

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