Walmart Inc
NYSE: WMT
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Closing Price on October 18, 2024
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Since almost no one in the US or Europe is buying cars, auto companies have been looking to China for salvation. That does not put them in a different class from other large companies including...
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The Association of National Advertisers has already indicated to the Justice Department that it is bitter about the planned link-up which would allow Google (GOOG) to sell part of Yahoo!’s (YHOO)...
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Today was a strange day in the markets because of the Uncle Sam bailouts, but there are many stocks which showed activity on their charts exhibiting breakout or reversal patterns. Whether they...
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The Association of National Advertisers, which includes big marketers like GM (GM), Procter & Gamble (PG), and Wal-Mart (WMT), argues that Google (GOOG) should not be allowed to sell advertising...
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The new mantra creating a deflating speculative bubble is taking a new twist. Even before Ospraie blew out its fund (and now after) there have been more rumors about commodity-related funds or...
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Wal-Mart’s (WMT) US same store sales rose 3% in August. Analysts expected about half that growth rate. The Wal-Mart news is almost certainly a sign the the middle class is joining those below the...
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The most bizarre thing about the economic slowdown is the continued strength of Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN). Not only is the Philadelphia-based retailer continuing to post impressive results but its...
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These are the last of Warren Buffett’s and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) holdings as of June 30, 2008: Torchmark Corp. (NYSE: TMK) more than 3.51 million shares in multiple lots US Bancorp...
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Wal-Mart refuses to play ball with the recession. Its July same-store sales were not tremendous, its most recent quarter was, under the circumstances, spectacular. The figures were for the period...
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According to Reuters, Greenspan says the housing market should bottom in 2009. Reuters writes that US auto makers are scrambling to make more fuel-efficient cars. Reuters reports that the SEC is...
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After Wal-Mart (WMT) announced its outstanding June numbers, Wall St. said the company was actually “recession proof”. Consumers, beat down by high gas and commodities prices, could turn to...
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Ambac Financial (ABK) Cut To Underweight at JPMorgan. Ann Talor (AMM) Cut to Market Perform at FBR Bank of America (BAC) Cut to Neutral at UBS FEMSA (FMX) Cut to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley Want...
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Based on GDP figures and June numbers out of retailers including Wal-Mart (WMT), the tax rebate program helped the economy for about 30 days. July retail numbers seem to show that the effect did not...
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According to Reuters, RBS (RBS) had $1.35 billion loss due to write-downs. Reuters reports that Google (GOOG) says its investment in AOL may be impaired. Reuters writes that Citigroup (C) and Merrill...
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The big theory after Wal-Mart (WMT) announced its June same-store sales was that the company was recession-proof. People were going from higher-priced retailers to Wal-Mart to save money because the...
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