Stocks wane on weak Wal-Mart forecast
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A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart sent stocks mostly lower yesterday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week&#39;s highs, would curb
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  lackluster December sales forecast on Thursday cast doubt on its fourth-quarter prospects, while its nearest rival, Target Corp. , continued to shine.
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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.
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected data on the U.S. services sector added to concerns about the state of the economy and pushed the Dow back from Tuesday's record high.
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NEW YORK : Shares in Wal-Mart Stores -- the world&#39;s number-one retailer -- slumped after it reported a weaker-than-predicted launch to the holiday shopping season.
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US stocks were set to fall sharply on Thursday after Cisco's downbeat outlook added to concerns about the outlook for corporate tech spending and Wal-Mart's January sales proved a big disappointment. Jobless claims meanwhile declined less than expected.
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U.S. retailers are expected to post  modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart  Stores Inc. WMT.N already cutting its holiday outlook on high  oil prices and warmer weather.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s   lackluster December sales forecast on Thursday cast doubt on  its fourth-quarter prospects, while its nearest rival, Target  Corp. , continued to shine.
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday,   dragged down by drug store shares after Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   WMT.N announced it was slashing prices of generic drugs in   Florida.
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US blue chips hovered near the unchanged mark on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world&#39;s biggest retailer, offset the effect of easing oil prices.
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U.S. stocks were little changed, overcoming earlier losses, on Thursday as higher energy shares offset a disappointing outlook by Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s and a surprise drop in Midwest business activity.
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U.S. stocks fell sharply on Monday, with the Nasdaq off more than 1 percent, after a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and worries that shares of Web search company Google Inc.  may be overvalued.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower market open on Wednesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  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.  on Wednesday said September sales growth was smaller than the company estimated just four days earlier, sending its shares 2 percent lower and holding back the broader market.
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a weaker-than-expected consumer sentiment reading raised worries about the outlook for spending.
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U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday  as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  WMT.N cast a pall over sentiment, overshadowing a two-session  pullback in oil prices.
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U.S. stocks ended down on Tuesday, pressured by disappointing results from consumer electronics chain Best Buy Inc.  and a weak forecast from steel maker Nucor Inc.