Lee Scott, who retired as the president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. effective Jan. 31, 2009, received compensation valued at $7.93 million in 2008, down 73 percent...

David Glass, the former president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is stepping down from the company’s board of directors.

Exxon Mobil has unseated Wal-Mart Stores to top the 2009 Fortune 500 list after a year the magazine called the worst ever for the country’s 500 largest publicly...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has announced it has paid $2 billion this year to its U.S. employees in bonuses, merchandise discounts and retirement contributions.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says that Brian C. Cornell will be the new president and CEO of Sam’s Club, its warehouse club division.

Wal-Mart Stores is increasing its annual dividend 15 percent to $1.09.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says February same-store sales rose 5.1 percent, far above analyst expectations.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it’s still pulling shoppers away from its main rivals and enjoying a rise in customer traffic as the world’s largest retailer...

Federal regulators have instructed dozens of companies to count their exit signs that use a low-level radioactive compound and report any that are missing, a directive...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 7.4 percent as it was hurt by the strong dollar and a charge...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says its fourth-quarter profit has fallen 7 percent.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has promoted Jeff Gearhart to general counsel and named former counsel Tom Mars as chief administrative officer.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it is cutting 700 to 800 jobs at its northwestern Arkansas headquarters.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said Thursday that same-store sales rose 2.1 percent in January as consumers continued to hunt for bargains...

Wal-Mart Stores says same-store sales rose 2.1 percent in January as consumers continued to hunt for bargains and bought necessities like groceries.

Gold prices pulled off a moderate advance Thursday, but other commodities slumped for a second straight day as a profit warning from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. amplified...

Wall Street’s worries about weak consumer spending revived Thursday, sending stocks lower as bad news from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. signaled that even the stronger...

Wall Street’s worries about weak consumer spending revived Thursday, sending stocks lower as bad news from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. signaled that even the stronger...

Wall Street headed for a sharply lower open Thursday, as bad news from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. signaled that even the stronger U.S. retailers struggled during the holiday...

Wall Street headed for a sharply lower open Thursday as investors absorbed bad news from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which signaled that even the stronger U.S. retailers are...