With earnings up 12.7%, Wal-Mart shares drop
394236
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, reported a 12.7 percent increase in its third-quarter earnings.
180945
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  shares  slumped to a nine-month low on Thursday after Merrill Lynch  lowered its rating on the stock, citing concerns over slowing  sales and a tough economic outlook.
174771
Shares of eBay fell nearly 12 percent in after-hours trading because its quarterly earnings missed Wall Street's expectations by a penny a share.
384672
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell 3 percent early Monday after the world&#39;s biggest retailer cut its November sales forecast, casting a shadow over hopes for a bumper holiday shopping season.
193669
U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday  after a disappointing sales forecast from the world's biggest  retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, overshadowed a two-day  pullback in oil prices.
491206
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.
296067
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.
539646
Blue-chip stocks fell slightly on  Monday after No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N  reported lower-than-expected Thanksgiving sales, while  technology shares were lifted by a rally in Apple Computer Inc.  AAPL.O.
531049
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.
233283
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said third-quarter sales were weaker than it had planned but earnings will be at the high end of its estimated range because of improved margins and a better tax rate.
661429
NEW YORK Stocks rose Monday as investors cheered a drop in oil prices but a disappointing sales forecast by Wal-Mart Stores stoked concerns about a slowing economy.
624112
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N shares  fell 3 percent early Monday after the world's biggest retailer  cut its November sales forecast, casting a shadow over hopes  for a bumper holiday shopping season.
475593
NEW YORK - A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. kept stocks mixed Monday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week's highs, would harm third-quarter earnings...
732762
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.
617820
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.
83950
Wal-Mart de Mexico SA, the country's largest retailer, reported a 7 percent increase in second-quarter net profit after inflation, even as same-store sales grew less than 1 percent due in part to a slowdown in consumption.
402775
The company said fourth-quarter earnings fell from year-ago results that included a one-time gain. But adjusted profit exceeded expectations on Wall Street, driven by higher sales.