Shares of Walmart Inc. dropped in early trading Thursday, after the discount-retail behemoth missed fiscal second-quarter profit expectations, but raised its full-year outlook and saw strength in sales at both its retail and Sam’s Club warehouse stores.

Walmart Inc. reported increases in second-quarter profits and sales Thursday as it continues to pull in price-sensitive shoppers for everyday essentials like groceries despite a challenging tariff env

Sales at Walmart’s US stores rose nearly 5 percent in its most recent quarter, a better-than-expected result that suggests shoppers squeezed by inflation and wary of economic uncertainty continue to flock to the retailer for staples and other goods,