Wal-Mart lobbies above retail value
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Wal-Mart's message to America is "Save money. Live better." Its motto in Washington might best be summed up another way: Spend more. Lobby harder.
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Not many companies report record sales and earnings and then watch their share prices fall. But that is what happened to Wal-Mart Stores yesterday.
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A decision by Toys ``R&#39;&#39; Us Inc., the second-largest US toy retailer, to match the low prices of Wal- Mart Stores Inc. this holiday season may help it attract a buyer.
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Bruised by aggressive promotional pricing by competitors over the Thanksgiving weekend, Wal-Mart on Thursday announced a counterattack.
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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, amid higher gasoline prices that curbed consumer spending.
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Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  rose nearly 3 percent on Monday after analysts upgraded their ratings on the world's largest retailer's stock, citing its plans to curb U.S. store growth and a $15 billion share buyback announcement.
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Dillard's Inc.  shares soared almost 12 percent on Thursday after an activist hedge fund unhappy with the department store operator's performance demanded talks with management, saying the stock is undervalued.
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NEW YORK -- The relationship between Wal-Mart's chief executive and entrepreneur Irwin Jacobs, a vendor to the world's largest retailer, is taking some heat.
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The economy appears to be improving but high fuel costs for automobiles and home heating remain a concern for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the head of the world's largest retailing company said Tuesday.
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Shoppers wait their turn in frigid wind-chill temperatures to enter Wal-Mart in Hamburg, NY, Friday, Nov. 26, 2004. Bargain shoppers woke up before dawn to head for the nation&#39;s malls and stores Friday, the
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The activist investor looks to squeeze some more value out of the retailer's shares.
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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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An advertising agency fighting to keep Wal-Mart's business last year told the world's largest retailer that while it was a "positive force" because low prices helped shoppers lead better lives, the company suffered a lack of respect that could drive away shoppers.
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This isn't South Korea or Germany. Wal-Mart goes all in, facing new challenges.
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After years of dogging Wal-Mart Stores Inc., organized labour has begun to make some surprising inroads at the planet&#39;s largest retailer.
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HONG KONG/NEW YORK  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, will pay about $1 billion to take over a Chinese chain, challenging Carrefour as the largest operator of super-centers in booming China.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, estimated its U.S. sales were up between 1 and 3 percent for the week ending Sunday.