US: Wal-Mart Q1 profit grows on strong domestic sales

By Petah Marian | 17 May 2012

The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, today (17 March) reported an increase in first-quarter net profit helped by better-than-expected sales in its US business.

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