so analysts expect wal-mart earnings to edge up around 1.5% or so. that would bring its earnings per share to around $1.32 there or a 5% increase, more than 5% increase when it comes to revenue at around 148.8 billion u.s. dollars. same store sales also set to climb more than 5%, so still some positivity in that as well. the spending is set to still continue when it comes to wal-mart. overall it does look like that retail space is still a lot stronger than initially anticipated. so ubs expects a $17 billion financial hit from its emergency takeover of credit suisse. give us what s going on there. that $17 billion does come from the fact they had to rush that. that rescue deal is going to cost them around that $17 billion mark.
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the price of crude oil today, 91.32 is where it finished. there s an ftc investigation in to price gouging and pushing for more spending to lower costs. it s unclear how that will affect gas prices. i asked jen psaki if the administration is considering reconsidering the policies meant to discourage investment on oil drilling. listen. what about encourage investment in drilling in other places in the u.s.? the president s view, it s a huge advantage for us to be a leader in the clean energy transition. over the course of years around decades, we ve been a clean energy super power because that s not just where the jobs are but the strategic advantage will lie in 20 to 30 years. so the answer is no on
3.2%. shanghai composite using 1 1/3. i should add concerns about more tech sector constrictions are weighing on the markets across china. today from asia we re also keeping a close eye on u.s. futures. of course monday was a holiday in the united states for presidents day. but when they open soon, this could be what they will be seeing. dow futures at the moment down 1.32%. nasdaq down 3.5%. the s&p 500 losing 2.3%. according to the white house issued a statement on monday. they said u.s. president joe biden is planning to impose sanctions on those breakaway provinces in eastern ukraine, and that news sent the price of crude oil soaring. all this is adding up to so much volatility, so much uncertainty out there about the fate of the future of ukraine and elsewhere. and bottom line, this is not painting a good picture for the markets at the moment. i have two statements i want to share with you with analysts