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U.S. Banker September 2010 John Engen	Wal-Mart, Undeterred Recent actions suggest that Wal-Mart is angling for another run at a U.S. banking charter. And next time around, its ambitions could go well beyond processing payments.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2010 Selena Maranjian	Wal-Mart Banks on Big Ambitions Wal-Mart's president of financial services has said that the company has no plans to enter the banking business in the U.S. However, it's already rolled out banking services in other countries.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2006 Rich Smith	Can You Bank on Wal-Mart? There's a word for what both Wal-Mart and its foes in the banking industry have to say about the fight over a banking license: disingenuous.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Emil Lee	Wal-Mart Ditches Its Banking Bid The furor and delays over Wal-Mart's attempt to form an industrial loan corporation (ILC) have pretty much forced the retailer's hand to drop its bid.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 Rich Smith	Wal-Mart Opens a Foreign Bank Account Wal-Mart files an application with Canada's Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, seeking permission to open a pocket bank for its Canadian subsidiary.
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Zellner & Berner	Wal-Mart Eases Its Grip The retailer isn't squeezing suppliers as hard -- or slashing its own prices as much as it used to.
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005	Serving the Unbanked "Plays to Our DNA" While Wal-Mart has been blocked by federal and state regulators from exercising true bank-like powers, the retail giant hasn't given up its ambitions of being a player in financial services. Here is an interview with the retailer's financial-services president, Jane J. Thompson.
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 Geri Smith	In Mexico, Banco Wal-Mart Wal-Mart may soon get a bank license in Mexico, and that could have a huge impact on financial services.
Fast Company December 2003 Charles Fishman	The Wal-Mart You Don't Know The giant retailer's low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart's relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line?
U.S. Banker July 2011	People What s next for Heidi Miller; Amalgamated hires PE vet Edward Grebow; Jane Thompson retires from Wal-Mart; time to regroup at UBS.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2006 Rich Smith	Wal-Mart Savings & Loan & HMO Is there anything the retailer cannot do?
BusinessWeek December 13, 2007 Smith & Epstein	Wal-Mart Banks on the 'Unbanked' Banco Wal-Mart, the chain's new lending operation in its Mexican stores, hopes to capture some of the 2.5 million customers who walk through their doors daily.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2009 Rich Duprey	How Wal-Mart Is Saving America This Week The retailing giant becomes a financial powerhouse by rolling back the costs of banking.
Bank Systems & Technology August 30, 2005 Katherine Burger	Shop Till You Drop? Not only will Wal-Mart eventually seek banking powers, its customers will want that to occur. And if it's not Wal-Mart, it will be Starbucks, Amazon, Whole Foods or some other entity that knows how to combine tech-savvy with customer insight and creativity.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart Ventures Beyond Regular Retail The discount giant's making moves into surprising places.
BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 Bianco & Zellner	Is Wal-Mart Too Powerful? Low prices are great. But Wal-Mart's dominance creates problems -- for suppliers, workers, communities, and even American culture
The Motley Fool April 27, 2011 Shubh Datta	Wal-Mart Turns to the Web ... Again Wal-Mart tests online grocery delivery system.
Knowledge@Wharton April 9, 2003	The Wal-Mart Empire: A Simple Formula and Unstoppable Growth The company has a simple formula of low prices and rocket-science logistics to back up its operations. There's no secret to its success.
BusinessWeek May 27, 2010 Burritt et al.	Why Wal-Mart Wants to Take the Driver's Seat The retail giant wants to grab control of deliveries from manufacturers. Suppliers' shipping costs "more than likely will be passed on to other retailers"
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 August 20, 2010 Jim Royal	Today's Buy Opportunity: Wal-Mart The Bentonville Behemoth is the best play for any environment.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Wal-Mart Is No Wallflower In each of the past two quarters, Wal-Mart grew its total sales by 10%. Not too shabby for a growth company, and pretty darn impressive for a mature one. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart Can Fail Too Wal-Mart has thus far failed in one of its promising growth initiatives -- its in-store clinics.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2004 Mike Cianciolo	Wide World of Wal-Mart The retail giant looks to take over the world.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Another Poke at Wal-Mart's Pay Lower margins to pay higher wages? It only sounds good. If you don't think this will have an effect on the owners of the company and their returns, you're sadly mistaken.
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 April 19, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Wal-Mart Bull To be a Wal-Mart bull you have to be convinced that the company has plenty of opportunity to expand its store base.
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HBS Working Knowledge August 23, 2006 Ghemawat & Mark	The Real Wal-Mart Effect Critics are lining up to take shots at Wal-Mart's treatment of workers and a host of other alleged knocks against society. But the critics miss one big point: Wal-Mart's overall impact benefits the economy and lower-income consumers.
Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 Ivan Schneider	Talk to the Wal Excerpts from letters outlining opinions on Wal-Mart's attempt to enter the banking industry.
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 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 June 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Does Wal-Mart Deserve to Be Hated? Should investors worry that this retail colossus seems to be a magnet for animosity and activism?
The Motley Fool February 19, 2004 W.D. Crotty	The Wal-Mart Monster Wal-Mart is frighteningly strong and getting stronger by the day.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Under Wal-Mart's Hood Sometimes you have to get dirty to come up clean. Until Wal-Mart wins that huge gray-area camp of supporters in the middle, it will have to deal with a country that consists mostly of indifferent spectators watching two thin opposing camps duke it out.
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 Berner & Grow	Out-Discounting The Discounter Why dollar stores that sell at cut-rate prices are giving Wal-Mart pause.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart's Price Blitz Regardless of whether Wal-Mart's continued price-slashing is a sign of weakness or strength, it's enough to make its investors, and those of its rivals, a little bit nervous.
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.
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BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 Robert McNatt	Who Says Wal-Mart Is Bad For Cities? Underserved neighborhoods welcome its jobs, low prices, and tax revenue.
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 March 31, 2011 Alyce Lomax	How Wal-Mart's Losing Competitive Advantage As if Wal-Mart didn't have enough problems these days, the big-box behemoth may now be losing its ability to command the rock-bottom prices on which it's built its reputation.
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