What to know this week

Stocks limped into the weekend as a string of economic data sparked concerns about slower-than-expected economic growth and sticky inflation. After closing at an all-time high on Wednesday, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) finished down about 1.7% on the week as a disappointing outlook from Walmart (WMT) and concerns about inflation took center stage. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell about 2% as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) led the losses, falling nearly 3%. Nvidia’s (NVDA) earnings release after the bell on Wednesday is expected to headline the week ahead, with reports from Home Depot (HD), Lowe’s (LOW), and Salesforce…