Stocks rose last week, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gaining just under 2%. The rally put the indexes closer to the record highs they set in late July, with the S&P again higher by nearly 20% so far in 2019.
Several highly anticipated earnings reports will be announced over the next few trading days, including from Kroger (NYSE: KR), GameStop (NYSE: GME), and Dave & Buster's (NASDAQ: PLAY). Below, we'll take a look at the key trends that might send these three stocks moving this week.
Kroger will announce its results on Thursday, Sept. 12, and investors are bracing slow sales growth at grocery-store giant. After over a decade of steady market-share gains against its main rival Walmart (NYSE: WMT), trends have shifted in the other direction. In fact, Walmart has credited its refreshed grocery segment for helping the consumer staples giant deliver some of its best growth in over a decade.