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NEW YORK _ Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 10 percent increase in third-quarter profit Thursday but trimmed its profit outlook because of the troubled global economy and the renewed strength of the dollar.
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A redesigned Wal-Mart sign with a more subtle color scheme hangs on store #1 on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in Rogers, Ark.
