Wal-Mart misses comp-sales target
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November same-store sales growth was sharply below target, Wal-Mart Stores said Saturday. Free! Sign up here to receive our Before the Bell e-Newsletter!
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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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A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sent stocks mostly lower Monday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week&#39;s highs, would curb consumer spending and hurt companies&#39; third-quarter earnings.
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U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, as  a lackluster sales report from world's largest retailer  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N hurt that sector and a jump in  producer prices sparked concerns about inflation and higher  interest rates.
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Weaker-than-expected holiday shopping forced Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Saturday to cut its projected sales increase for November by more than half, an ominous announcement for retailers as their busiest time of year begins.
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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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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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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., the world&#39;s largest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing slow back-to-school sales and the effects of Hurricane Charley.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1 US retailer, on Thursday posted weak November sales and gave its lowest monthly forecast in 19 months for December as high oil prices crimp core lower-income consumers&#39; spending.
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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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Top U.S. retailers, including Wal-Mart  Stores Inc. WMT.N, reported lackluster September sales on  Thursday, as warm weather and string of hurricanes that  battered the East Coast dampened buying.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing slow back-to-school sales and the effects of Hurricane Charley...
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing Hurricane Charley's swipe across Florida and slower than expected back-to-school sales.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on  Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 0.5 percent rise in its  January sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, citing  unfavorable weather and gift card redemptions that were below  expectations.
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Wal-Mart (WMT:NYSE - news - research) warned Monday of the possibility its discount outlets open longer than a year will report no sales growth in August because of a weak back-to-school season the impact of Hurricane Charley in the Southeast.
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Sales at US retailers including Wal- Mart Stores Inc. probably slowed in November, the start of the holiday shopping season, as rising energy prices curbed consumer spending.