WMT Wal-Mart Stores Recent Headline News
US stocks edge higher, cable companies slump
By STEVE ROTHWELL - AP - 36 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — US stocks edged higher on Monday, led by gains in health care stocks, keeping the market at record levels. Home builders got a lift after Toll Brothers said that its revenue rose 29 percent in the most recent quarter.
NFLX: 386.65 (+2.49), WMT: 79.78 (+1.01), JWN: 72.54 (-0.89), M: 59.54 (-0.34), CMCSK: 52.66 (-2.33), CMCSA: 52.77 (-2.38)
Dow Jones (DJIA) Today: Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) Higher
at The Street - 51 mins ago
The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), which is sporting a 99-cent gain (+1.3%) bringing the stock to $79.76.
WMT: 79.78 (+1.01)
Early Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - 2 hrs 23 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
WMT: 79.78 (+1.01), COST: 137.27 (-0.44)
Q4 Guiding Steeply Lower - Ahead of Wall Street
Sheraz Mian - ZACKS - 2 hrs 54 mins ago
With the beleaguered retail sector getting the limelight in the coming days, the trend over lowered Q4 guidance is likely to further accelerate going forward.
M: 59.55 (-0.33), WMT: 79.79 (+1.02)
The Factors Helping Whole Foods Market Grow
Eshna Basu, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Nov 10, 8:10AM CST
Whole Foods Market touts itself as "America's healthiest grocery store" with its offerings of organic and minimally processed natural groceries. Despite being a pioneer in organic retail, the chain is facing tough competition as smaller players...
WFM: 47.52 (+0.71), KR: 58.26 (+0.46), WMT: 79.79 (+1.02), COST: 137.27 (-0.44), SFM: 31.65 (-0.05)
Sam's Club/Gallup Survey Finds Nearly One in Five U.S. Microbusiness Owners Are Veterans
Business Wire - Mon Nov 10, 8:01AM CST
--Vetrepreneurs feel less confident about the economy than non-veteran microbusiness owners
WMT: 79.79 (+1.02)
Upcoming Conferences, Appointments, New Payment Alternatives, New Stores, and Monthly Sales Numbers - Research Reports on Union Pacific, Walmart, McDonald's, Whole Foods and Walgreen
PR Newswire - Mon Nov 10, 8:00AM CST
Today, Analysts Review released its research reports regarding Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT), McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD), Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) and Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/7830-100free.
WFM: 47.52 (+0.71), MCD: 95.16 (+0.06), WMT: 79.79 (+1.02), WAG: 67.91 (+0.99), UNP: 120.95 (+2.20)
MLPs: 3 Reasons Dividend Investors Should Love Them
Adam Galas, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 09, 2:09PM CST
The power of dividend growth investing to generate long-term wealth and help people meet their financial dreams, such as a prosperous and sustainable retirement, has been well documented . Many investors are aware of dividend aristocrats;...
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Where Will Wal-Mart Be in 5 Years?
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 09, 8:00AM CST
Sales growth has been harder and harder to come by for Wal-Mart Stores since the Great Recession. Whether due to high gas prices, stagnant wages, or cutbacks in the SNAP food stamp program, comparable-store sales have stayed stubbornly near the...
AMZN: 303.39 (+3.53), WMT: 79.78 (+1.01)
Sheryl Sandberg Proves You Don't Have to Be a Visionary to Become a Tech Billionaire
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 09, 7:29AM CST
Unlike many tech billionaires, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg did not make her money by coming up with an ingenious idea and riding it to an acquisition or an IPO. The road to riches for Sandberg was to pave the way for others -- to turn their big...
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Investing in Socially Responsible Companies: Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 08, 12:35PM CST
Euronet Worldwide facilitates the transfer of money. Photo: Wonderlane , Flickr Being a socially responsible company is not a zero-sum game, where the more socially responsible you are, the worse your financial performance is, and vice versa....
WMT: 79.78 (+1.01), EEFT: 55.25 (+1.03)
Believe It or Not, This Retailer Has the Worst Reputation (Hint: It's Not Wal-Mart)
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Nov 08, 11:26AM CST
Few companies generate as much passion as the King of Retail, Wal-Mart. Photo: Flickr via Amelia Whelan When it comes to retailers people love to hate, Wal-Mart is arguably the retailer with the worst reputation. It's castigated for its...
WHR: 174.10 (-1.71), WMT: 79.78 (+1.01), SHLD: 40.38 (-2.43)
Walmart Foundation Announces $10 Million in Grants for Women In Factories Program
PR Newswire - Fri Nov 07, 8:00PM CST
Today in Beijing, the Walmart Foundation announced grants for the Women in Factories program, bringing the total investment by the Walmart Foundation to more than $10 million over five years. The program, launched in 2011, is on track to meet its goal of reaching 60,000 women working in 150 factories in India, Bangladesh, China, El Salvador, and Honduras by the end of 2016. To date, more than 40,000 female factory line workers have been trained by the program and received the skills needed to be successful in the workplace, at home and in their communities.
WMT: 79.78 (+1.01)
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Here's Next Week's Game Plan
at The Street - Fri Nov 07, 7:19PM CST
Next week Cramer will be watching earnings from WhiteWave Foods, DR Horton and Wal-Mart, among many others.
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ATM Czar Euronet Adds U.S. To A Global Growth Engine
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Nov 07, 5:16PM CST
The fall of Russia's communist era in the early 1990s opened business opportunities for a number of entrepreneurial capitalists. One of them was Missouri native Michael Brown. In 1994, Brown co-founded an ATM business in Budapest, Hungary, to bring...
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Final Glance: Big-box Retail companies
AP - Fri Nov 07, 5:08PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top big-box retail companies were up at the close of trading:
TGT: 65.33 (+1.16), WMT: 79.78 (+1.01), COST: 137.24 (-0.47)
Sears explores sale-leaseback deal of buildings
AP - Fri Nov 07, 3:56PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Sears Holdings' stock soared Friday after the struggling retailer said it's considering selling about 200 to 300 of its buildings to boost its liquidity.
WMT: 79.78 (+1.01), SHLD: 40.38 (-2.43)
After Yesterday's Rally of 1.23% Shares Could Potentially Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Nov 07, 3:37PM CST
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $77.61 to a high of $79.08. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $78.23 on volume of 9.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
WMT: 79.78 (+1.01)
Wal-Mart Stores Rises 1.23% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Nov 07, 3:36PM CST
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $77.61 to a high of $79.08. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $78.23 on volume of 9.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
WMT: 79.79 (+1.02)