US: Wal-Mart Q3 profit falls as US gains traction
Author: Petah Marian | 15 November 2011
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc today booked a 2.9% drop in third-quarter profit, but saw US same-store sales rise for the first time in ten quarters.
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