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US Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Consumer Spending and Investment Rise

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This report is about retail and consumer goods.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF

    SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+2.3% 30d

    Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • WMT Walmart+14.9% 30d

    Walmart (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • AMZN Amazon.com-7.0% 30d

    Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • COST Costco Wholesale+12.7% 30d

    Costco Wholesale (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

  • TGT Target-2.8% 30d

    Target (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
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XLYNo price data for this ticker———————
WMTNo price data for this ticker———————
AMZNNo price data for this ticker———————
COSTNo price data for this ticker———————
TGTNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Who gains and who loses around Spdr Series Trust (XRT)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • XRT Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XRT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “US Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Consumer Spending and Investment Rise.” Reason on file: SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story

  • XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “US Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Consumer Spending and Investment Rise,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story

  • WMT Walmart

    In “US Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Consumer Spending and Investment Rise,” Walmart (WMT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Walmart (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story

  • AMZN Amazon Com

    For “US Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Consumer Spending and Investment Rise,” Amazon Com (AMZN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Amazon.com (catalog and mail-order houses): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story

  • COST Costco Wholesale

    In “US Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Consumer Spending and Investment Rise,” Costco Wholesale (COST) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Costco Wholesale (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story

  • TGT Target

    For “US Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Consumer Spending and Investment Rise,” Target (TGT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Target (variety stores): retailers move with shopper spending and import costs. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story

Spdr Series Trust (XRT)

“US Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Consumer Spending and Investment Rise” (31 Oct 2026) reaches Spdr Series Trust (XRT) through this story.

Spdr Series Trust (XRT) is on the page because SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is here too. Its reason reads: Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds retailers. Linked by “consumer” (retail and consumer goods) in this story

Price levels for Spdr Series Trust (XRT)

WMT traded between 103.39 and 124.28 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 123.51. XLY traded between 110.58 and 116.77 across 19 sessions. The latest close on file is 115.38.

What the saved facts support for Spdr Series Trust (XRT)

46 out of 100

“US Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Consumer Spending and Investment Rise” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.