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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The Fed remains in the spotlight today as Bernanke testifies before Congress.

When tragedy strikes, Wal-Mart is often one of the first on the scene to help as the retailer mans its own storm watch and disaster teams from its central command center at the Bentonville home office.

There are better ways to respond to help the victims of natural disasters than just showing up to help or immediately sending loads of supplies, according to officials who study and deal with victim response.

Signs are up on Walmart Neighborhood Markets, which are opening soon, including this one in Arlington at 8011 Merrill Road in the Merrill Station shopping center.

By crunching data about a customer's buying habits, the store thinks it can pop up the things they'll need to buy Gibu Thomas, global head of mobile at Wal-Mart Stores, gave a keynote address on Wednesday at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas.

Wal-Mart plans to use big data about a customer's usual shopping to automatically create shopping lists for them on its mobile app.

Police are warning residents to be aware of a scam posing as an email from Wal-Mart that is seeking credit card and other information.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is naming Dan Bartlett, who had been president and CEO of the U.S. arm of global public relations firm Hill & Knowlton, as its new executive vice president of corporate affairs.

South Africa's Massmart Holdings said on Wednesday it expects lacklustre sales growth this year, as the unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc battles with weak consumer demand in Africa's top economy.

Target Corp. reported a 26 percent drop in first-quarter profit as cool temperatures and financial pressures limited customers' appetite for spending.

Target Corp. reported a 26 percent drop in first-quarter profit as cool temperatures and financial pressures limited customers' appetite for spending.

A group of 19 large retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , Costco Wholesale Corp.

Best Buy Co Inc reported lackluster sales in the first quarter and warned that efforts to entice shoppers could squeeze profits in the near term.

SPA Inc., a distribution, warehouse, logistics and packaging company based in Loveland, is expanding and moving its U.S. headquarters to Milford.

Hong Kong stocks rose for a third day Monday, with the city's benchmark index closing at a three-month high, as Chinese developers gained on higher home prices and U.S. consumer sentiment topped estimates.

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A few weeks ago I presented my investment thesis for Wal-Mart : Bullish On Wal-Mart As Record Highs Demand A New Approach To The Stock .

The Walmart Express small format continues to generate strong results, and in the second quarter, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

This article was written by Claire Gordon and originally appeared on AOL Jobs . Wal-Mart tried to put a positive spin on its disappointing earnings report Thursday, which showed declining US sales.

Last week probably wasn't the greatest of weeks for Netflix . On Thursday, we found out that Amazon had secured another content deal, reaching a milestone for Prime Instant Video .