Shares of retailer Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) rose a dramatic 24% in a single day on Aug. 27. The reason for that spike was the company’s second-quarter 2025 earnings update.Based on the stock’s advance, it is pretty obvious that it contained some good news, which is true. But there was also some bad news. Here’s what you need to know beyond the fact that Kohl’s crushed earnings expectations.Heading into the quarter, Wall Street analysts were projecting Kohl’s to earn an adjusted $0.29 per share. The final tally, however, came in at $0.56 per share, nearly twice as much.Continue readinghttps://www.fool.com/investing/2025/08/31/company-crushed-earnings-expectations-but-should/
No jobs report again. But these numbers show how the U.S. economy is doing.
Investors are set to miss out on the second U.S. jobs report in a row due to the government shutdown, but there’s enough scattered evidence to suggest the economy is hanging in there.