Retail Sales Rise In April // Inflation Hits Walmart // Home Depot's Earnings Beat - 5/17 (Hour 1)

The Financial Exchange Show - A podcast by The Financial Exchange Network

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(1:18) - The show opens with a review of the retail sales data for April which showed 0.9% rise in sales for the month.(13:48) - Mark Hamrick of Bankrate called into the show to tell us more about April's retail sales data, including what implications it might have for the economy.(23:23) - Taking a look at Walmart's earnings, which disappointed investors as inflation and supply chain issues weighed on profit.(36:20) - Touching on Home Depot's big earnings beat that saw same-store sales jump along with the company's full-year outlook being lifted.