Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to buy back $15 billion more of its shares and expects to add over 500,000 employees in the next five years as it increases its global presence.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc will add more than 500,000 employees in the next five years as it increases its global presence, even as it works to improve sluggish U.S. sales, CEO Mike Duke said on Friday.
Thousands of Wal-Mart Stores Inc employees gathered in a basketball arena in Arkansas on Friday, looking for big-name entertainment and pep-rally motivation, while shareholders were looking for more cash.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc announced a new $15 billion share repurchase plan at its annual meeting on Friday, as shareholders look for greater returns from the world's largest retailer.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is still learning about the Russian market, a country it sees as underserved by retailers, a top Walmart International officer said on Thursday.
Wal-Mart Stores Co international employees have been given their marching orders from the company's chief executive: Grow, grow, grow!
As Wal-Mart Stores Inc employees chant the corporate cheer at the company's annual meeting this year, Wall Street is less enthusiastic about the retailer's U.S. sales trailing a fitful economic recovery.
Stocks sank on Tuesday, driven lower as the strengthening of financial regulation from Wall Street to Frankfurt crushed bank stocks, adding to worries about the sustainability of the global economic recovery.
Top electronics chain Best Buy will launch this month its planned online service CinemaNow that allows consumers to buy, rent and download movies and television shows.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc's quarterly results beat Wall Street expectations, as a curb on costs helped the world's largest retailer overcome weaker U.S. same-store sales, sending shares up 3 percent.
Stocks were set to open higher on Tuesday as euro-zone finance ministers worked to refine a 750 billion euro ($925 billion) bailout plan and Wal-Mart and Home Depot posted solid earnings.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted quarterly results that beat Wall Street expectations, but said second-quarter earnings could fall short of Wall Street estimates as its shoppers remain under pressure.
Stocks rose on Tuesday on hopes euro-zone officials were making progress on a package of measures to resolve a debt crisis as well as solid earnings from a host of retailers, including Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, as strong growth in international markets helped offset a greater-than-expected drop in comparable sales at its U.S. discount stores.
U.S. stocks staged a comeback in late trading on Monday as bargain hunters snapped up beaten-down shares, setting aside concerns that efforts to tackle the euro-zone debt crisis could stifle the global economy.
Sears Holdings Corp , which expanded its layaway program to help cash-strapped consumers pay for purchases during the recession, is now helping its customers exchange their jewelry for cash as gold prices soar.
U.S. stocks could face more volatility this week as growing doubts about whether Europe can solve its deepening debt crisis are likely to take center stage again.
Stocks could face more volatility next week as growing doubts about whether Europe can solve its deepening debt crisis are likely to take center stage again.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is expected to show it is losing shoppers to other retailers in an improving economy when it reports first-quarter earnings next week.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc agreed to pay as much as $86 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of failing to pay vacation, overtime and other wages to thousands of former workers in California.
Most top retail chains reported weaker-than-expected April same-store sales on Thursday, suggesting that Wall Street's hopes for a consumer rebound have gotten ahead of the actual pace of recovery.
Most top U.S. retail chains reported weaker-than-expected April same-store sales on Thursday, suggesting that Wall Street's hopes for a consumer rebound have gotten ahead of the actual pace of recovery.
