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BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (AP) - Wal-Mart's board of directors should open an independent investigation of claims the retailer spied on shareholders, suppliers and others, a large state investor said Friday.
Wal-Mart and Apple Battle for Turf. The retail behemoth isn't happy about the iPod maker's plans to offer movie downloads through iTunes. Has Wal-Mart met its match?
Wal-Mart will start selling build-your-own-computer components in more than one-third of its U.S. discount stores this month trying to get shoppers to buy more than just low-margin food.
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SANTA FE (2005-08-16) -- The fate of Wal-Mart Supercenter planned for Santa Fe has gotten a 30-day reprieve as planners go back to the drawing boards to resolve questions by City Council over traffic flow in and out of the development.
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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 6 percent, beating Wall Street's earnings expectations but falling short of revenue forecasts as its customers continue to struggle with higher gasoline prices.
The Santa Fe City Council passed an affordable-housing overhaul late Monday and created a new affordable-housing office. However, the much-anticipated discussion on the Entrada Contenta development and the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter went past midnight.
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Backers and foes of three controversial issues on the Santa Fe City Council’s agenda — including the development of a Wal-Mart Supercenter — are expected to square off again tonight.
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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration announced Thursday that it will try to reach a comprehensive agreement with China to stem a surge of clothing and textile imports flooding into the United States.
If you go...
What: Public hearing on new affordable-housing requirements followed by hearing a new development including a Wal-Mart Supercenter.
Where: Council Chambers at City Hall, Marcy Street at Lincoln Avenue
When: 7 p.m.
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s warnings of lagging second-quarter profits reverberated across Wall Street Thursday, sending stocks lower despite a sharp drop in oil prices and otherwise strong retail sales.
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A plan to build a new Wal-Mart "super center" on the city's southwest side has raised concerns with the Santa Fe Business Alliance, which supports locally owned businesses, and others, who also see "big-box" stores as a threat to the community's economic vitality .
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NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. retained the top spot in Fortune magazine's 2005 ranking of the 500 largest publicly traded U.S. companies, but soaring commodity prices led to big gains in revenues and profits for oil and metal producers.
WASHINGTON - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to settle federal allegations it used illegal immigrants to clean its stores, attorneys in the case said Friday.
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WASHINGTON - Labor Department investigators will review a $135,540 settlement the agency reached with Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, over accusations that it violated child labor laws.
PANAMA CITY, Florida - An appeals court has refused to reinstate class-action status for a lawsuit that sought to represent 230,000 Wal-Mart employees across Florida over allegations the company forced many of them to work without pay during breaks and after hours.
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A Bernalillo County woman has sued Wal-Mart Stores for emotional distress, defamation, fraud and other reasons because she says she was unjustly fired by the company, even though store officials knew the reason for the dismissal was false. The lawsuit was filed in First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe by Albuquerque attorneys Shane Youtz and Gabrielle Valdez.
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Wal-Mart board urged to probe spy claims 
