For much of its history, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) was the quintessential defensive stock, the kind of company investors turned to when economic clouds gathered and consumer spending contracted. That characterisation has been complicated significantly over the past two years by a share price that surged 72% in 2024 and a further 23% in 2025, gains […] The post Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Blurs the Line Between Growth and Defensive Stock as Amazon Rivalry Inte…