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Higher prices arrive as many Americans pull back on spending as they grow increasingly uneasy about the economy. Aincluding toy manufacturer Mattel, toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker and consumer products giant Procter & Gamble have announced higher prices or plans to raise prices.

But Walmart’s moves are even more significant given its outsized power in the retailing landscape. Walmart says that 90% of American households rely on the retailer for a range of products, and more than 150 million customers shop on its website or in its stores every week. Analysts will dissect the earnings reports from other retailers including Target and Home Depot, set to be released next week.Government data Thursday revealedfor retailers. Walmart says that its consumers have become cautious and selective.

are threatening the low-price model at the core of Walmart’s success.The full impact of tariff costs had been delayed as companies tried to beat the clock by bringing in foreign goods before Trump’s tariffs took effect. Retailers and importers had also

of shoes, clothes, toys, and other items due to new tariffs, but many

from China in the narrow window that opened during the temporary “truce” this week, hoping to avoid sparse shelves this fall.in 2018 that deadly tornadoes were occurring less frequently in the traditional “Tornado Alley” of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas and more frequently in parts of the more densely populated and tree-filled mid-South.

In St. Louis, Mayor Cara Spencer said five people died, 38 were injured and more than 5,000 homes were affected.“The devastation is truly heartbreaking,” she said.

A tornado struck in Scott County, about 130 miles (210 kilometers) south of St. Louis, killing two people, injuring several others and destroying several homes, Sheriff Derick Wheetley wrote on social media.The storms hit after the Trump administration massively cut staffing of National Weather Service offices, with outside experts worrying about how it would affect warnings in disasters such as tornadoes.