Target earnings, Canada tariffs, American Airlines' seatback screens and more in Morning Squawk

Tariff refunds are continuing to lift companies' bottom lines. Target said this morning that the refunds gave its net earnings a $752 million boost in the second quarter which, combined with strong sales, led the retailer to hike its outlook for the full year.

Lowe's also credited tariff refunds for an 11 cent increase in its earnings per share, but the company gave a tepid outlook for the year amid "pressure" in DIY spending. The home improvement retailer also missed analysts' revenue expectations for the second quarter, sending the stock down more than 3% in premarket trading.

For those keeping score: Home Depot shares finished yesterday's session slightly lower despite beating Wall Street's expectations. Up next is Walmart, the nation's largest grocer and private employer, which reports earnings tomorrow.

President Donald Trump said late last night that he would pause his plan for 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods, which was set to kick in at midnight. He said that the duties would be postponed for three days since the countries had reached a deal "subject to the finalization of documents."

Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke on Tuesday as the deadline approached. Had the new tariffs been imposed, the U.S. would have slapped a 50% levy on Canadian imports including hockey sticks and wine.

Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, told CNBC that 50% tariffs would have made products "uneconomic to sell." Many of his organization's members said the import taxes would have brought their U.S. sales "to a halt," he said.

As new vehicle sales show signs of softening, car dealerships are putting more focus on their parts and services businesses.

Kerrigan Advisors found that gross profit from the average dealership's parts and services arms rose to $5 million in 2025 from $3.3 million in 2020. As CNBC's Robert Ferris reports, dealers look to their parts and services units in periods when consumers are less prone to purchase vehicles. That makes this corner of the auto industry relatively well-hedged compared to traditional automakers.

Still, there's risks brewing for dealers. Chain repair shops have been winning market share as consumers view them as cheaper alternatives to dealerships.

Coming soon to an American Airlines plane near you: a seatback screen. The air carrier is planning to add the displays to most of its narrow-body fleet starting in 2028.

As CNBC's Leslie Josephs reports, American debated whether to bring back the screens for months. Yesterday's announcement marked a reversal from the airline's previous position that the screens were not worth the cost or added weight.

But Heather Garboden, American's chief customer officer, told CNBC that the technology "has advanced so much from when we made this decision more than a decade ago." She declined to say how much it would cost American.

— CNBC's Chloe Taylor, Jessica Dicker, Sarah Agostino, Jeff Cox, Matt Peterson, Joseph Wilkins, Sean Conlon, Laya Neelakandan, Ashlee Trujillo, Kevin Breuninger, Lim Hui Jie, Robert Ferris, Leslie Josephs and Renée Onque contributed to this report.

Josephine Rozzelle edited this edition.

Correction: Total U.S. government debt stands at nearly $40 trillion. A previous version of this story misstated that figure.