Walmart Inc

NYSE: WMT
$80.94
+$0.51 (+0.6%)
Closing Price on October 4, 2024

WMT Articles

American companies have been criticized for years for outsourcing work, particularly to China and India. Much manufacturing work actually went to other nations, such as Vietnam and Mexico, but China...
Warren Buffett’s new annual letter to shareholders is out.  This is a far different read than a year ago.  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) said its annual shareholder value rose by...
Many alternative energy stocks themselves may sometimes represent little more than highly leveraged bets on the price of oil.  But there is still big business in the world of clean tech and green...
Reuters:   Akio Toyoda met with Transportation Secretary LaHood. Reuters:   Lloyds posted huge loss driven by bad debts. Reuters:   A job creation effort is hung up in Congress again....
Short selling is seen for many reasons, but universally traders tend to track short selling to track the biggest changes in the short interest twice each month.  Whether these are hedges, forward...
There is one headline about management that almost always brings up concerns from the financial community…..  CFO Resignations.  GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) is paying a price this morning because...
Reuters:   The $15 billion jobs bill advanced in the Senate. Reuters:   Toyota (NYSE:TM) faces a US criminal probe. Reuters:   KKR and TPC are close to a deal to buy Morgan Stanley’s...
The New York Times reports that Walmart (WMT) has bought video on demand hardware and software company Vudu. The firm’s service is built into set-top boxes and Blu-ray devices. The paper reports...
Deciding who wins and who loses in movie rentals has proven to be a difficult task other than stating the obvious…. Online distribution and delivery distribution have major benefits over being a...
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s...
The the Office for National Statistics said that retail sales in the UK fell 1.2% in December, more than the consensus forecast of .5%. The recession was partly to blame according to some analysts....
Reuters:   The Fed will try to calm the markets after it raised the discount rate to .75%. Reuters:   The head of Toyota (TM) will go to Congress to testify. Reuters:   The Fed’s action...
We already gave a full run-down position by position in the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) holdings as of December 31, 2009.  What is interesting is that this round of 13F holdings had...
Some analysts thought that Walmart’s (WMT) earnings and outlook were a bit disappointing. They were actually excellent given the harsh retail environment in which the company operates. The fact...
Reuters:   US regulators are looking at steering problems on the Toyota (TM) Corolla. Reuters:   Greece says it is not seeking EU taxpayers’ money. Reuters:   Gold fell on an IMF sale....