Wall Street ends lower as retailers stoke inflation fears
- Wall Street benchmarks ended Wednesday lower on inflation fears and supply chain concerns stemming from retailers' earnings, with investors betting the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates sooner than expected to tame rising prices.$Target Corp$ was the latest big-name retailer to report positive results, upping its annual forecasts and beating profit expectations, citing an early start to holiday shopping.But shares of the firm fell 4.7%, tracking declines in those of peer $Walmart$ on