Wal-Mart Digs in at Mexico Ruins Despite Dispute
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TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico  - U.S. retail powerhouse  Wal-Mart refused on Wednesday to halt construction of a  discount store in the shadow of ancient Mexican pyramids,  despite local opposition that has sparked a hunger strike.
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Wal-Mart failed to get approval for a bank. But the giant discount chain is effectively building one anyway.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  can no longer remain sheltered in its Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters while potentially costly lawsuits pile up, Chief Executive Officer Lee Scott said on Wednesday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, gave ground to Chinese pressure Tuesday and said it would allow its workers to set up a trade union.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Friday said it   was not trying to dissuade movie studios from working with   other forms of distribution, such as Apple Computer Inc.'s   download service.
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Residents of a Los Angeles suburb  are suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and their city government in a  bid to stop the world's largest retailer from opening a store  in their area.
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Tension at the Hacienda Luisita ebbed Thursday as the remains of three plantation workers who died at the picket line were allowed to be placed at gate one of the plantation, the scene of Tuesdayâs bloody dispersal.
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The Mexican cement maker looks to be an attractively priced opportunity, despite housing market concerns.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's biggest retailer, launched a national advertising  campaign on Thursday to repair an image tarnished by  allegations that it discriminates in hiring and promotions and  drives smaller rivals out of business.
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A report prepared last year by  Wal-Mart Stores Inc.&#39;s  former advertising agency said  some of the world&#39;s largest retailer&#39;s key strengths such as  low prices and one-stop shopping were working against it in  areas it wanted to grow in, a copy of the report in the New  York Times said.
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Wal-Mart's big expansion plans look for non-domestic dough.
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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2 -- Teams of investigators and archaeological specialists searched the site of a former military base in western Mexico on Saturday for remains of victims of Mexico's "dirty war."
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Wal-Mart Stores said it expected to offer banking services in Mexico by the second half of 2007. Eduardo Solorzano, the president of Wal-Mart de Mexico, or Walmex, said the company would initially finance its banking business with its own capital. Last week, Mexico approved the opening of five new banks, including one by Walmex. Mr. Solorzano said he hoped the companyÂs banking division would bring it closer to its customers. The bank is expected to offer basic deposits and loans, including savings accounts linked to debit cards and checkbooks.
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As U.S. President George W. Bush works his way through Latin America on a seven-day, five-nation tour, he is being met by all sorts of protests -- but perhaps none as striking as one set for Monday. A group of Mayan leaders has vowed to "spiritually cleanse" an ancient Mayan site after the president stops by.
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In the shadow of colossal pyramids left by a great Mexican civilization, a Wal-Mart rises, and some locals have gone to court to overturn its approval.
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The first Wal-Mart inside Chicago's city limits opened to shoppers Wednesday after lengthy political debate over the mega-retailer's wages, zoning and jobs.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. isn&#39;t just working to woo Japanese shoppers -- it&#39;s doing a little shopping of its own in the No. 2 economy.