Wal-Mart sales stoke recovery fears
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Worries about the sustainability of the US economic recovery were stoked om Sunday after the stores group Wal-Mart, seen as a bellwether for the country&#39;s
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NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s warning of disappointing sales sent stocks lower Monday, as investors' concerns about a slowing economy offset their relief over a drop in oil prices.    October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at $46.58, down 14 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N 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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Wednesday said September sales growth was smaller than it estimated just four days earlier, sending its shares lower and dragging down stock futures.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and other  top U.S. retailers posted disappointing June sales on Thursday  as soaring energy prices and uncooperative weather curbed  consumer spending.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N on Monday  maintained its September sales forecast and said back-to-school  demand picked up for key categories including electronics and  clothing after a sluggish start.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1  retailer, on Monday said September sales at U.S. stores open at  least a year were tracking in line with its forecast for a 2  percent to 4 percent increase, though it expects Hurricane  Frances will briefly hurt sales in areas hit by the storm.
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NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s disappointing sales forecast sent stocks fluctuating Monday as investors' concerns about a slowing economy eclipsed their relief over a drop in oil prices.    October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at $46.53, down 19 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on  Wednesday said September sales growth was even smaller than it  originally estimated, sending its shares lower and dragging  down stock futures.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday said third quarter profits and sales climbed, though it called its key division&#39;s performance &quot;poor.
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Retailers, including industry leader Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , reported June sales that topped Wall Street's lowered expectations on Thursday, raising hope for the back-to-school shopping season.
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NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s warning of disappointing sales sent stocks fluctuating Monday as investors' concerns about a slowing economy offset their relief over a drop in oil prices.    October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at $46.48, down 24 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
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Blaming a computer error, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday lowered its September sales estimate again. The news sent shares lower in early trading and prompted analysts to speculate about what happened at the world's largest retailer when other merchants are expected to report higher sales amid cooling temperatures and easing gasoline prices.
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Amid reports yesterday of sluggish back-to-school sales from the nation&#39;s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., analysts maintained forecasts for a decent retail season.
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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 forecast, as higher gasoline prices and
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The nation's retailers delivered more evidence of a stumbling economy Thursday, as merchants including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported weak January results, extending a malaise that has deepened since the holiday shopping season.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected 2.4 percent rise in sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year in June.