Wal Mart Stores News

BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. is scheduled to report earnings for its third quarter Wednesday before the market opens.

Officially, the day of uber-shopping known as Black Friday is just nine days away.

Don't be surprised while shopping this season to find that some stores no longer accept checks.

Walmart's Black Friday 2009 flier was leaked, introducing door-busting prices. With Black Friday on the horizon and the economy still in shambles, many Americans are tightening their budgets and taking advantage of such Black Friday deals as Wal-Mart's 100 toys under $10, among other weekly price slashing sales.

The Zhu Zhu Pets are zero-maintenance artificial hamsters. The hottest toy this holiday season is not a ticklish red monster.

Despite the worst U.S. recession in decades, sales of organic and sustainable products have continued to grow, experts say, with shoppers willing to spend a few more dollars in a bid to become more green.

Habitat for Humanity is putting homes in the hands of 2 Detroit-area families, with help from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Billionaire Warren Buffett's company has purchased a nearly $60 million stake in Exxon Mobil Corp., trimmed holdings in oil rival ConocoPhillips and nearly doubled its stake in Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

This much isn't in dispute: Heather Ellis cut in line at a Wal-Mart nearly three years ago.

Nov. 19 -- Raul Vazquez, chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s online business, talk with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton about the pricing strategy at Walmart.com. Vazquez also discusses the Web site's competition with other online retailers and outlook for the holiday shopping season.

Canadian retailers are getting ready for the holiday season with rock-bottom prices and major promotional campaigns in hopes that shoppers will open their wallets and seize the opportunity to save.

Walmart.com will pull no punches in its quest to win market share this holiday season, introducing 97-cent shipping on electronics and offering daily discounts the week after Thanksgiving, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and other retailers are being told by the government to take greater precautions with their Black Friday shopping events to avoid a repeat of last year, when a worker was trampled by customers.

The cost of living in the U.S. rose more than forecast in October as Americans paid more for fuel, while so-called core prices held at a pace that supports the Federal Reservea s forecast for tame inflation.

Sears Holdings Corp. reports its results for the third quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

The leader of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Latin American division, Vicente Trius, is leaving the company after having served less than five months in the position.

It seems like consumer-related stocks can't get any love from investors these days.

Tom Gayner is the Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Of Markel Corp and President of Markel Gayner Asset Management, Inc.

Is Wal-Mart Stores losing its recessionary edge? Or did its third-quarter results simply reflect an economic situation so gloomy that it may spell doom for weak retailers? Third-quarter profit at Wal-Mart increased 3.2% to $3.24 billion, or $0.84 per share.

Berkshire held about 1.28 million Exxon shares and 3.4 million American depositary receipts of Nestle at the end of the third quarter, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said in a regulatory filing yesterday.