Home
RSS
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 released better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday.
Related Stories
Most Recent
Most Popular
Most Commented
3
Star It 
(0)
AP, Bethlehem
A Pennsylvania man has been accused of burglarizing at least three apartments and vandalizing them with spray paint and chocolate pudding _ after police say he was...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Philadelphia
The head of a Philadelphia museum says its sample of Abraham Lincoln’s blood may get DNA testing, but some questions must be answered first.
made popular May 5 2009
AP, New York
Rihanna is back _ on the red carpet, at least.
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will provide Congress with a fresh assessment of the country’s fragile economic health that probably will note some recent...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, New York
Online retailers are shifting their marketing from traditional advertising to less expensive tools like Facebook.com and Twitter and e-mail as they seek market share or...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, New York
One of the nation’s largest July Fourth fireworks shows will be held on the Hudson River this year to celebrate the 400th anniversary of English explorer Henry...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Revere
City councilors just outside Boston say police should be better prepared for large crowds descending on a local beach after thousands of students skipped school and...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, San Diego
A deputy assistant secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton has been sentenced in San Diego to more than three years in federal prison for possessing child...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Missoula
The owner of the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club says she opposed a $375 million loan blamed for the resort’s financial collapse, but never tried to stop the...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, New York
Dan Barber, a pioneer of the so-called farm-to-table restaurant movement, was named the nation’s top chef Monday by the James Beard Foundation.
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Los Angeles
A woman is under house arrest for falsely reporting that a man she was stalking was going to hijack a plane in Los Angeles _ a lie authorities say nearly prevented him...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Pittsburgh
The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital.
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
Israel’s prime minister on Monday outlined a “triple track” approach to peace with the Palestinians, a strategy that emphasizes political, economic...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Chicago
In a tearful interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Monday, the parents of a British girl who disappeared two years ago from a Portuguese resort asked their...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Pomona
Two teenagers have denied in court they planned to bring guns to their California high school and randomly shoot fellow students.
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Chicago
Federal officials say a civilian project engineer has been charged with squeezing an Army Corps of Engineers contractor for a bribe in connection with a $2.5 million...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Detroit
Voters head to the polls Tuesday to select their mayor for the next 7 1/2 months in a runoff election seen as key to restoring stability to Detroit amid a bleak fiscal...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
The Supreme Court says Shell Oil Co. cannot be held responsible for cleanup of a contaminated Superfund site owned by a defunct company simply because it delivered...
made popular May 5 2009
AP, New York
Union workers at The New York Times will accept a 5 percent pay cut through the end of the year to help the newspaper avert more layoffs.
made popular May 5 2009
AP, Washington
A massive contract to support U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan received a withering review Monday, as a special panel investigating waste and fraud in wartime...
made popular May 5 2009
All Stories
Most Recent
Most Popular
Most Commented
AP, New York
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...
made popular Apr 20 2009
AP, Bentonville
David Glass, the former president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is stepping down from the company’s board of directors.
made popular Apr 20 2009
AP, New York
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...
made popular Apr 19 2009
AP, Bentonville
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.
made popular Mar 20 2009
AP, New York
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says that Brian C. Cornell will be the new president and CEO of Sam’s Club, its warehouse club division.
made popular Mar 9 2009
AP, Bentonville
Wal-Mart Stores is increasing its annual dividend 15 percent to $1.09.
made popular Mar 5 2009
AP, Bentonville
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says February same-store sales rose 5.1 percent, far above analyst expectations.
made popular Mar 5 2009
AP, Little Rock
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...
made popular Feb 17 2009
AP, New York
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...
made popular Feb 17 2009
AP, New York
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says its fourth-quarter profit has fallen 7 percent.
made popular Feb 17 2009
AP, Bentonville
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has promoted Jeff Gearhart to general counsel and named former counsel Tom Mars as chief administrative officer.
made popular Feb 13 2009
AP, Bentonville
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it is cutting 700 to 800 jobs at its northwestern Arkansas headquarters.
made popular Feb 10 2009
AP, New York
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...
made popular Feb 5 2009
AP, New York
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.
made popular Feb 5 2009
AP, New York
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...
made popular Jan 8 2009
AP, New York
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...
made popular Jan 8 2009
AP, New York
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...
made popular Jan 8 2009
AP, New York
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...
made popular Jan 8 2009
AP, New York
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...
made popular Jan 8 2009
Related Tags
analysts bentonville Business CEO club earns glance Little Rock mart New York North America retail sales Stores street U.S. United States wal wall Wall Street
