* Bellwether Wal-Mart posts flat qtrly profit * Weekly jobless claims, producer price index data on tap * Futures off: Dow by 43 pts, S&P 3.3 pts, Nasdaq 1.75 pts NEW YORK, May 14 -...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retail chain, has launched three convenience stores in Shenzhen in southern China, sources reported.The Hui Xuan convenience stores, located in residential areas in the city, offer 24-hour services every day, selling consumer products at cheaper prices compared with other...
BEIJING, April 24 - Wal-Mart Inc has agreed to revise a plan on a payroll cut involving 2,000 mid-level managers across its outlets in China after a trade union stepped in to mediate, state media...
NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Wednesday that it is expanding its solar power program in California, with plans to put solar panels on 10 to 20 additional facilities within the next 18 months ...
BEIJING, April 21 - Wal-Mart Inc's plan to eliminate jobs at its China unit has met with resistance from the up to 1,400 workers involved, the U.S. retailer said on Tuesday. The company, which has...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retail chain, has reportedly dropped the restructuring plan for its China stores after it was blocked by the local trade union in Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, sources reported.Yang Fengzhi, director of the legal department of the Federation of Trade Unions in...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) beat discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) to regain the top of Fortune magazine's list of the 500 biggest publicly traded companies, based on revenue ...
NEW YORK, April 19 - Energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp <XOM.N> beat discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> to regain the top of Fortune magazine's list of the 500 biggest publicly traded companies, based on...
The China unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, Tuesday kicked off what its public relations manager is calling an 鈥渋nterior personnel reshuffle,鈥� an efficiency move that will eliminate one layer of store management, the China Daily reported.The retailing giant is eliminating middle-...
NEW YORK, April 15 - U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday after the Chief Executive of Wal-Mart Stores Inc said he sees no quick end to the recession, while Intel said uncertainty ruled out a...