Aisha Williams CBP has postponed CAPE Phase 3, the tranche covering roughly $11.4 billion of IEEPA tariff refunds on finally liquidated entries, with no new launch date. About 64% of the $166 billion pool has been certified, leaving $59.4 billion outstanding and a legal split between importers who sued and those who did not.
Signals point to US merchants being offered fewer stablecoin options, not more, by mid-2027, as Treasury’s 18 August perimeter rule turns token choice into a compliance decision. The likely shape is a short US permitted list plus a separate non-US corridor menu.
Dollar Tree reports second quarter results before the open on August 27, with consensus at $4.85bn in sales and $1.11 adjusted EPS. The flat 34.4% gross margin line, not the 44% EPS growth headline, is where the tariff math shows.
Abercrombie & Fitch reports second quarter fiscal 2026 results on August 26 before the bell, with consensus at about $1.24bn in sales and $1.90 in earnings per share. Guidance already carries roughly $20m of tariff cost, while a $100m refund claim sits outside the outlook.
Walmart begins accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay at select US stores and Sam’s Club locations on August 24, 2026, with every store and club due to follow by year-end. The switch ends a holdout that began when Walmart backed the failed CurrentC wallet against Apple in 2014.
Temu must file a remediation action plan with the European Commission by August 28, 2026, following the EUR 200 million Digital Services Act fine over its systemic risk assessment. An inadequate plan opens the door to daily penalty payments.
Kroger created a chief e-commerce officer seat on August 11 and filled it with a Jet.com co-founder, two months after its first profitable digital quarter. Signals point to third-party marketplace becoming a named growth pillar by the fiscal 2026 results in early March 2027.
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