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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: BJ's Wholesale, Broadcom, Ross Stores & more

Cnbc · · 220 words · By Ananya Chetia
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What to know about Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: BJ's Wholesale, Broadcom, Ross Stores & more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: BJ's Wholesale — Shares ticked slightly higher after the wholesale retailer posted better-than-expected results for the second quarter.

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What happened

Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: BJ's Wholesale — Shares ticked slightly higher after the wholesale retailer posted better-than-expected results for the second quarter.

Why it matters

BJ's earned $1.36 per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $6.09 billion.

Common ground

Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $1.17 per share on revenue of $5.97 billion.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $1.17 per share on revenue of $5.97 billion.”
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Only one source (Benzinga) corroborates the specific analyst expectations of $1.17 per share and approximately $5.96-5.97 billion in revenue.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation that operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. As of 2025, Costco is the third-largest retailer in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costco
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Price Rite is a chain of supermarkets found in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Based in Keasbey, New Jersey, Price Rite is owned by New…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_Rite
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The TJX Companies, Inc. (abbreviated TJX) is an American multinational off-price department store corporation, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. It was formed as a subsidiary of Zayre Corp. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TJX
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Claim 2: “Broadcom — Shares are up over 1% after Bloomberg News reported, citing sources, that the semiconductor manufacturer was planning to raise over $60 billion in debt for a deal to support Anthropic.”
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Claim 3: “the White House hosted crypto leaders and urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act, a bill focused on crypto infrastructure and clearer layout on which federal agencies would regulate crypto.”
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The evidence provided consists of Wikipedia entries for supermarkets, the 2026 elections, and the White House Press Secretary, but none mention the 'Clarity Act' or a meeting with crypto leaders.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elections are scheduled to be held, in large part, on November 3, 2026, in the United States. In these midterm elections, scheduled to occur during Republican president Donald Trump's second term, all…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_elections
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first family of the United States is the family of the president of the United States, who is both head of state and head of government of the United States. Members of the first family consist of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House press secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the executive branch of the United States federal government, especially wit…
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Claim 4: “It also increased its earnings per share guidance for the fiscal year to $4.60 and $ 4.80 from $4.40 to $4.60.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of trivia about Simone Biles and general information about Walmart, which is completely irrelevant to BJ's Wholesale Club guidance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart Inc. is an American multinational omnichannel retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
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web search NEUTRAL — 50 free Simone Biles trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026. This Simone Biles trivia quiz covers the career of the most decorated gymnast of all time, from a day-ca…
https://www.brainpickle.app/quiz/a/simone-biles
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 14, 1997 · This Simone Biles quiz puts you to the ultimate test, 100+ trivia questions, fun facts, and surprising answers covering her records, personal life, career, and legacy.
https://riddleness.com/trivia/simone-biles/
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Claim 5: “Robinhood , Coinbase and Strategy , were up by at least 4.5% in premarket trading.”
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The provided evidence consists of online alarm clock websites and time tools, which are completely irrelevant to the stock prices of Robinhood, Coinbase, or MicroStrategy.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Set the hour and minute for the online alarm clock. The alarm message will appear, and the preselected sound will be played at the set time.
https://vclock.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Online clock. What time is it in different regions of United States, Canada, Australia, Europe and the World.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Set the alarm for 6:00 AM. Set my alarm for 6:00 AM. This free alarm clock will wake you up in time. Set the hour and minute for the online alarm clock. The alarm message will appear, and …
https://vclock.com/set-alarm-for-6-00-am/
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Claim 6: “Ross Stores also issued third-quarter earnings guidance that outperformed estimates.”
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Multiple sources indicate that Ross Stores' results and forecasts exceeded analyst expectations, specifically mentioning that it 'blew past analysts' EBITDA expectations' and 'raised full-year forecast'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ross Stores Q4 FY2026 earnings release (March 3, 2026): EPS, revenue, comp sales, margins, guidance, and capital return data. Ross Stores Shows Broad-Based Category Strength: Can Momentum Hold?
https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/03/30/ross-stores-beat-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ross Stores stock soared after exceeding analyst expectations with strong Q3 earnings and raised full-year forecast.
https://www.stocktargetadvisor.com/blog/ross-stores-shines-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Key Takeaways from Ross Stores’s Q3 Results. We were impressed by how significantly Ross Stores blew past analysts’ EBITDA expectations this quarter. We were also glad its gross margin outperformed Wa…
https://ca.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/ross-stores-…
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Claim 7: “BJ's earned $1.36 per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $6.09 billion.”
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One source reports adjusted EPS of $1.36 but lists revenue as $6.227B, while the claim states revenue of $6.09 billion. The evidence provided is contradictory regarding the revenue figure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frank Tsamoutales (born May 1, 1960) is an American lobbyist and business consultant from Florida. He is the President, Chairman, and CEO of Tsamoutales Strategies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kroger Co. is an American retail corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It operates (either directly or through its subsidiaries) supermarkets and multi-department stores throughout the Un…
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web search NEUTRAL — BJ's Wholesale Club reported Q2 2026 earnings with revenue of $6.227B, up 15.7% YoY, and adjusted EPS of $1.36, beating estimates.
https://alphai.io/news/article/08-28/60d8d88202f08576/bjss-q…
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Claim 8: “Ross Stores — Shares were up over 8% in premarket trading after the retail company posted second-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations.”
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Two independent sources (Seeking Alpha and another 'Earnings live' report) confirm that Ross Stores shares rose significantly (6-8%) in premarket/after-hours trading following results that exceeded expectations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ross Stores (ROST) reported upbeat fourth quarter results on Tuesday that sent shares of the discount retailer more than 6% higher in after-hours trading. Ross CEO Jim Conroy also noted that executive…
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/earnings-live-ross-stores-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ross Stores (ROST) delivered a blowout quarter, with double-digit comparable sales growth and net income nearly doubling year-over-year.ROST shares are up 8% in premarket trading as both sales and ear…
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4939078-wall-street-breakfa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Where the stock market will trade today based on Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures and implied open premarket values. Commodities, currencies and global indexes also shown.
https://www.cnbc.com/markets/pre-markets/
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Claim 9: “the digital currency on pace to end the week more than 20% higher.”
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The evidence provided consists of general Bitcoin price trackers and Wikipedia definitions, but none of the sources mention a specific 20% increase for the current week.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Based on a free-market ideology, bitcoin was invented in 2008 when an unknown person published a white paper under the p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. Bitcoin may also refer to: Bitcoin Core, the actual software that enables sending Bitcoin (the currency) and implements the P2P protocol (also called Bitcoin) and its con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, a digital asset that uses cryptography to control its creation and management rather than relying on central authorities. Originally designed as a medium of exchange, Bitc…
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