Wal-Mart annual earnings flat on sluggish US
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Global retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has recorded flat growth in its annual earnings, with overseas acquisitions offsetting a sluggish US performance.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Tuesday  reported a 26 percent drop in quarterly profit -- its first  earnings decline in more than 10 years -- because of a charge  for selling its German stores to a rival, but it maintained its  full-year profit forecast.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, estimated November sales at US stores open at least a year rose about 0.7 percent, less than its forecast, as the company scaled back
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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas Wal-Mart Stores, the world&#39;s largest retailer, on Tuesday reported a 12.7 percent rise in its earnings in the third quarter, meeting Wall Street expectations, but its stock fell on worries over its sales outlook.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Thursday after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N posted  disappointing quarterly revenues and investors mulled  government data that presented a mixed picture of the economy.
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Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. (WHR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said quarterly profit was about flat as it was pressured by higher raw material and oil costs.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Tuesday its renewed focus on low prices paid off with a 4 percent rise in profit for its fourth quarter as holiday shoppers bought discounted groceries and home electronics as well as health and wellness products.
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U.S. retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  already cutting its holiday outlook on high oil prices and warmer weather.
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-- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit growth of 8.8 percent to beat analyst estimates, and issued a bullish forecast for the year ahead.
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US retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. already cutting its holiday outlook on high oil prices and warmer weather.
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U.S. stocks opened flat on Wednesday,  as Wall Street mulls a mixed batch of earnings reports and  government data showing a smaller-than-expected rise in durable  goods orders.
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The latest quarter's earnings are flat, and prospects for the next five quarters are lackluster.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Thursday affirmed its profit forecast for the current quarter despite lackluster September sales growth.
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General Electric posted relatively flat third-quarter earnings Friday on improved revenue, as the diversified conglomerate met Wall Street profit expectations and edged future guidance higher.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's biggest retailer, posted a 13 percent rise in quarterly  profit on Tuesday and raised its outlook and expectations for  holiday sales, saying the economy was improving.
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U.S. blue chips were near the  unchanged mark on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from  retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N dampened sentiment,  offsetting the benefit of easing oil prices.
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Wal-Mart&#39;s (WMT:NYSE - news - research) third-quarter earnings rose 13% from a year ago, boosted by double-digit revenue gains in its international segment and tight cost controls.