Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Wal-Mart to pace sector's 1st gain in 10 quarters - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 5 hours 24 minutes ago
The improved bottom-line results, after two months of sales increases, would stand in stark contrast to recent quarters, when profits, which are heavily dependent on consumer spending habits, were battered by the global recession. A profit increase will also set retailers apart from most other sectors of the Standard & Poor's 500, which reported profit declines for the three-month period.

Retail stocks rise as Wal-Mart, Kohl's top views - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 13 hours 42 minutes ago
The S&P Retail Index /quotes/comstock/10u!rlx.x (RLX 406.28, +2.42, +0.60%) increased 0.3% to 404.95.

Wal-Mart gears up for holiday battle MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 13 hours 42 minutes ago
With the economy struggling and consumers obsessed with ferreting out bargains, a discounter would be perfectly positioned to benefit among the ranks of retailers. But it's not as easy as that.

Wal-Mart profit exceeds estimates - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 16 hours 49 minutes ago
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Berkshire lifted Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo stakes - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 7 hours 10 minutes ago
Stocks surge as S&P 500 ends above 1,100

U.S. stocks off at the start; Wal-Mart sales weigh - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 14 hours 15 minutes ago
Germany set to regain lead of euro zone

Earnings Preview: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Boston Globe, The | 13 days 5 hours 48 minutes ago
NEW YORKWal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, reports its third-quarter earnings on Thursday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

What Wall Street would like to hear from Wal-Mart - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 35 days 13 hours 6 minutes ago
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Wal-Mart profit tops view; outlook may fall short - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 16 hours 24 minutes ago
Analysts, on average, estimated profit of 81 cents a share on sales of $99.2 billion, according to FactSet. The company had forecast profit of 78 cents to 82 cents a share.

Wal-Mart offers vendors a way to faster payment
Yahoo! | 8 days 5 hours 47 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO – Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, is offering its clothing vendors a faster way to get paid that could change how struggling retailers and vendors do business together.

U.S. stocks sink as Wal-Mart Inc. shares drop - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 9 hours 29 minutes ago
US to order exec pay cuts at bailed-out firms: NYT

Wal-Mart confirms some Black Friday deals
Yahoo! | 5 days 16 hours 38 minutes ago
NEW YORK – The official kickoff for the holiday shopping season is more than a week away. But the nation's retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are already starting to let shoppers know about their fat discounts in hopes of attracting big crowds.

Wal-Mart, Hewlett-Packard, GE in focus - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 15 hours 22 minutes ago
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Wal-Mart confirms some Black Friday deals, adding to hype surrounding holiday shopping kickoff
Hartford Courant (Conn.), The | 5 days 18 hours 10 minutes ago
The official kickoff for the holiday shopping season is more than a week away. But the nation's retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are already starting to let shoppers know about their fat discounts in hopes of attracting big crowds.

Earnings Preview: Wal-Mart remains bright spot in retailing, expects strong 3rd qtr
Sun (Baltimore), The | 12 days 20 hours 46 minutes ago
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, reports its third-quarter earnings on Thursday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.