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The Motley Fool May 10, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Discounting Earnings Target and Wal-Mart seem to have the recipe for consistency.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Dennis No Menace to Wal-Mart The world's largest retailer credits an early storm with a strong start to July. The company is performing well and it won't be long before that is reflected in the stock.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Brother, Can You Spare a (Five and) Dime? Investors, some hubs of cheap retail are struggling, but not all of them.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2007 Michael Leibert	Dueling Fools: Wal-Mart Bear Rebuttal Wal-Mart's management will someday get out of the way of the company's share price, rewarding long-term shareholders, but that day continues to seem distant.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart's Still Stalled Out The discount giant can't seem to jump-start its U.S. sales.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart Just Can't Win U.S. sales improved, but deep discounts deteriorated profit.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	The Expectations Game The expectations for Target and Wal-Mart aren't the same, but lately the performance is. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2008 Rich Duprey	Stimulating Wal-Mart's Bottom Line After the rebate checks, careful consumers will continue to turn to the discount retailer.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Wigging Out Over Wal-Mart Are the good times over for the discount retailing giant?
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Jim Royal	Does It Matter That Wal-Mart Is Slipping? Wal-Mart is still the king of the retail jungle, but its relative dominance seems to be slipping, a survey of 30,000 shoppers from Consumer Reports suggests.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Target Whacks Wal-Mart Investors, one month of sales data doesn't make a good investment thesis, of course, but Target has outshined Wal-Mart many times over the last year and so investors probably see a pattern emerging.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Don't Tell Sam Walton He's Dead Wal-Mart is worth far more than the market deems fair at the moment. There may be some recent operating hiccups in the ointment, but sales, earnings, and comps continue to grow. Short Wal-Mart if you must. You'll be betting against history, logic, and conservative valuation metrics.
The Motley Fool January 2, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Play It Again, Sam Walton Despite a disappointing November that found comps sliding by 0.1%, the world's largest retailer bounced back during the critical holiday shopping season, posting a 1.6% uptick in same-store sales for the month of December.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart's Big Problem Isn't Fixed Investors, don't ignore the recurring problem: U.S. sales are still a drag.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2011 Shubh Datta	Wal-Mart Can't Just Duct Tape This Massive Problem Wal-Mart to test its small-store format in the U.S.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Danger for Discounters? Discount retail giants Wal-Mart and Target both reported surprising first-quarter earnings this week. Is Wal-Mart losing its advantage? And what's the macro message here?
The Motley Fool October 15, 2010 Alyce Lomax	What Happened to Wal-Mart's Low Prices? The discount retailer's prices are rolling both ways.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Wal-Mart Talks Shop Looking ahead at Wal-Marts earnings report next week, what can we expect from the savior of the penny-pinching housewife and favorite customer of every factory in China?
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Wal-Mart Walks In Wal-Mart chimes in with its first-quarter 2006 numbers tomorrow. Here's what you need to know to make sense of the news. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2012 Alyce Lomax	Keep an Eye on Target in 2012 Can the discount retailer return to its former glory?
The Motley Fool February 22, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Woe Is Wal-Mart This year, there were no holly jolly holidays for the discount giant.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2004 Phil Wohl	Wal-Mart Sees May Flowers The leading retailer confirms that May sales are fulfilling expectations.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Aiming at a Moving Target If you're a big retailer, you're going to suffer one way or another when the economy slows -- and whether you suffer incrementally less than other companies may not make much difference in the stock price.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2004 Steven Mallas	Wal-Mart's Taxing Comps Wal-Mart sees August same-store revenues up 2% to 4%. How should investors view this statistical range?
The Motley Fool July 5, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wal-Mart's Summer of Love The world's largest retailer comes through with a better-than-expected June showing.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Target's Aim Is True The discount retailer has a strong summer showing as it gears up for the back-to-school season. With steady, market-thumping results and all-weather luster, does it get any better?
The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Is Wal-Mart Warming Up? The temperature may be cooling down, but is Wal-Mart's holiday season warming up? The retailer's third-quarter earnings increased 12.7% to $2.29 billion, or $0.54 per share.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart's Roller-Coaster Summer Hurricane Charley throws some water on Wal-Mart's August sales forecast. Despite the possibility of a slow back-to-school season, it still behooves investors to watch the big picture and avoid pessimism over short-term movements.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2011 Shubh Datta	What 2012 Holds for Wal-Mart Will Wal-Mart correct itself next year?
The Motley Fool April 19, 2007 Michael Leibert	Dueling Fools: Wal-Mart Bear Is Wal-Mart losing its edge? Investors looking for a stock that will outperform the market would be well-served to keep looking.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Wal-Mart: Still a Bargain Wal-Mart's same-store sales didn't set the world on fire, but they're good enough. Investors should not underestimate this retailer.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2011 Shubh Datta	Wal-Mart Turns to Web to Prop Up Sales Wal-Mart to expand online store to boost sales.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Seth Jayson	Whither, Whether, Wal-Mart? Is good news for Wal-Mart signals bad news for the economy?
The Motley Fool January 5, 2006 W.D. Crotty	Wal-Mart Rolls On Same-store sales for December fall within expectations. The stock could still fall from its current levels; it's down more than $3 per share in recent months. But given its expected long-term earnings growth, the downside here is extremely limited.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Beyonce, Brooks, and Bargains Wal-Mart tops Target in same-store sales for the first time in years. We can't lay all the praise behind the retailer's newfound success on something as simple as a new marketing campaign, but the ads are tactfully brilliant.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Time to Love Wal-Mart Again Some pretty handsome returns can be earned by investors who pick up the retailer's shares on the days when there is bad news and hold patiently for a few years.
The Motley Fool September 27, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart Maps New Growth The discount giant's diving into Africa.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wal-Mart Saves the World Great comps at Wal-Mart put the pressure on its peers to play it straight. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Wal-Mart Opens Its Doors In advance of earnings, analysts expect the world's biggest retailer to report single-digit sales and earnings growth.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Staying on Target The No. 2 discount retailer continues to hit its growth marks. Using an earnings-based approach, the stock looks more or less fairly valued. You can buy it here and probably get a pretty decent return over the long haul.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Seth Jayson	What's the Deal With Wal-Mart? The world's biggest retailer is trading at a two-year low, or a seven-year low, depending on how you slice it.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart Marches Ahead Same-store sales are tracking ahead of expectations.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Digging Those Discounters The big three names in discount retailers, Wal-Mart, Target, and Costco, all look like a good bet in a slowing economy.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Throw This Stock Away There have been a few cracks in Wal-Mart's all-weather coating lately.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Apple Kills Another One Wal-Mart is reportedly nixing its digital-music store.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Has Wal-Mart Hit the Wall? Should investors search for greener retail-stock pastures?
The Motley Fool October 5, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wal-Mart's Too Cool for School Wal-Mart takes another step back from mattering in cyberspace. But it's not surprise. Who could've imagined that image-conscious teens wouldn't want to hang out on a restrictive, whitewashed MySpace wannabe revolving around Wal-Mart product wish lists?
The Motley Fool November 13, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Wild About Wal-Mart ... and Everybody Else Shares surge after the world's biggest retailer reports increased sales and net income in the third quarter; the "halo effect" spreads to other retailers.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2010 Cathy Applefeld Olson	Attention, Wal-Mart Shoppers (and Shareholders) Love it or hate it, there's no denying that Wal-Mart is a shining beacon of retail success, American-style. Let's peruse the aisles of America's top retailer.