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Investors shift focus to growth stocks

The ratio for consumer staples companies, such as Proctor & Gamble and Wal-Mart Stores, rose as high as 18.

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Mike Duke, Wal-Mart Stores, $20.7 million, up 14 percent27.

News Summary: Late fade takes Dow down

Wal-Mart Stores sank after warning of weaker earnings ahead.

How the Dow Jones industrial average fared

Wal-Mart Stores sank after warning of weaker earnings ahead.

A late fade on Wall Street; Wal-Mart, Disney slump

Wal-Mart Stores sank after warning of weaker earnings ahead.

Stocks open mixed after pickup in retail sales

Wal-Mart Stores was the biggest gainer in the Dow average.

US stocks keep sliding on weak data, Fed qualms

After a strong start to the holiday season, Wal-Mart said, the first three weeks of December were weak, and business has been volatile since then.

U.S. pawnshops go upscale as stigma fades

As retailers like Tiffany & Co., Saks, Best Buy and Wal-Mart Stores vie for last-minute holiday sales, customers are being drawn away by a growing crop of competitors: pawnshops.

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Walmart shareholder vote shows opposition

The tallies, released Monday from Friday's annual meeting, will not force any change at Walmart.

Dan Walters: Jerry Brown's allegiance to 'subsidiarity' will be tested

Last year, for instance, he used it to veto legislation, backed by unions and aimed at stunting...

Wal-Mart plans $15B more in stock buybacks

Wal-Mart also recently rolled out a three-part plan the company says can help jumpstart the...

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GE Appliances to Collaborate With U of Kentucky and 2 Dow Movers to Watch

A Reuters survey of 52 stores of Wal-Mart stores in May, including one in every state,...

$1/1 Colgate toothpaste coupon = possible free at Walmart

$1/1 Colgate toothpaste coupon = possible free at Walmart

Visa (V) is suing Wal-Mart (WMT) to stop the...

Visa (V) is suing Wal-Mart (WMT) to stop the retail giant from seeking more damages, rather than...

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Wal-Mart's everyday hiring strategy: Add more temps

(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has in recent months been only hiring temporary workers at many...

Wal-Mart annual meeting: glitz, songs, stock buyback, protests

(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's (WMT.

Wal-Mart board approves another $15 billion in stock buybacks

Wal-Mart board approves another $15 billion in stock buybacks