Goldman Cuts Wal-Mart Rating
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's biggest retailer, suffered another blow to its star  status on Wednesday when a leading U.S. investment bank  downgraded the company's stock.
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Analysts upgraded their ratings on  Wal-Mart Stores Inc.&#39;s  stock, citing the world&#39;s  largest retailer&#39;s plans to curb its U.S. store growth and a  $15 billion share buyback announcement.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker market open on Wednesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, cut its September same-store sales figure and a national employment index came in well below economists' forecasts.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the largest seller of food in the United States, slashed prices on hundreds of grocery items on Tuesday, putting more pressure on traditional grocers just two days before Thanksgiving.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  slashed  prices on hundreds of food items on Tuesday, putting more  pressure on mainstream grocers just two days before  Thanksgiving.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Goldman Sachs downgraded Tribune Co. Friday, saying the media company&#39;s circulation woes will soon translate into lower advertising revenue.
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US blue chips ended lower on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) cast a pall over sentiment, overshadowing a two-session pullback in oil prices.
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Goldman Sachs on Wednesday said it expects the U.S. economy to drop into recession this year, prompting the Federal Reserve to slash benchmark lending rates to 2.5 percent by the third quarter.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, cut its September same-store sales figure and a national employment index came in well below economists' forecasts.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Monday it will drop prices this week on more than 16,000 products across its stores as the world's largest retailer tries to reinvigorate sales for the back-to-school shopping season.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s credit rating was cut by Fitch Ratings on Monday to BBB-, one notch above junk status, a few days after the retailer trimmed its 2004 earnings outlook.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on  Monday it will drop prices this week on more than 16,000  products across its stores as the world&#39;s largest retailer  tries to reinvigorate sales for the back-to-school shopping  season.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N, the   No. 3 U.S. investment bank, on Tuesday said its third-quarter   earnings fell as trading revenues dropped.
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Weaker-than-expected holiday shopping forced Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Saturday to cut its projected sales increase for November by more than half, an ominous announcement for retailers as their busiest time of year begins.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on Thursday that it is cutting prices on 15,000 more items this week as the world's largest retailer continues its push to boost sales headed into the holiday season.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc cut its capital expenditure forecast on Tuesday and scaled back on planned supercenters as the world's largest retailer grapples with slowing sales in a saturated U.S. market.
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Wal-Mart, the world&#39;s largest retailer, has lowered its November growth forecast amid concerns that fuel costs may slow down Christmas retail sales.