Wal-Mart Among Big Stock Movers
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NEW YORK - Stocks that were moving substantially or trading heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:  NYSE  Dow Jones & Co., up $7.74 at $61.05; News Corp., up 63 cents at $24.26.
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, said sales at US stores open at least a year are rising within its forecast, with strongest sales coming from bedding and women&#39;s clothing.
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WAL-MART Stores, the worldâs largest retailer and owner of Asda supermarkets, has reported a 12.7 per cent rise in its third-quarter earnings.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  Chief Financial Officer said on Friday that the company will moderate the growth of its supercenter stores "a little bit," sending shares of the world's largest retailer up about 4 percent.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. investors will be focused on the retailer's forecast for its new fiscal year and indications as to when sales at its U.S. store base may finally strengthen when the world's largest retailer reports fourth-quarter results on Tuesday.
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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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NEW YORK -- A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher yesterday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as retail  shares like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N got a lift from  better-than-expected January retail sales data and news of a  $3.25 billion takeover offer for Circuit City Stores Inc.  CC.N.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Friday that it will slow growth of its supercenters as it tries to improve sales at its U.S. stores and will also buy back $15 billion of stock, sending the world's largest retailer's shares up 4 percent.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, is accelerating plans for new so-called supercenter stores next year as the markets, which average about 186,000 square-feet, draw
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's biggest retailer, posted a 13 percent rise in quarterly  profit on Tuesday and brightened its full-year outlook, raising  retailers' hopes for a merry Christmas.
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Christmas came early for some retailers: While Wal-Mart Stores (nyse: WMT - news - people ) and Limited Brands (nyse: LTD - news - people ) were having a slow start to the holidays, Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co.
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U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday as  retail shares, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, got a  boost from a rise in January retail sales, while an increase in  M&A activity brightened sentiment.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged up on Monday after an unexpectedly strong sales estimate from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , while tech stocks fell on doubts that Microsoft Corp.'s new Vista operating system could reinvigorate the share price.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in September U.S. sales at stores open at least a year, despite the effect of Hurricane Ivan in some locations.
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Wall Street was narrowly mixed in early trading Monday as lingering concerns about the economy offset better-than-expected sales from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a flurry of acquisition activity.