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Its disappointing
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Décevantes
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Holiday sales in mid-December
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Ventes
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lowered its revenue
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Ont fait baisser
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forecast for 2018.
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Prévisions
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As a result, its stock price
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Cours de l'action
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fell by 18% Thursday.
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A baissé de
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"So, if you look at the stock market performance of late,
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Dernièrement
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consumer staples are out performing discretionary,
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Biens de consommation essentiels
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And that's typically a sign where the consumer is spending more on what he or she needs,
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Dépense
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Some retailers said their holiday sales went well, especially online,
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Détaillants
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But some worry
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S'inquiètent
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That the US tariff war with China could change that:
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Droit de douane
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"If we didn't have this tariff situation hanging over our heads
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Planant au-dessus de nos têtes
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And uncertainty as to what earnings were gonna be,
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Gains
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US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday
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Président
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