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The Motley Fool October 11, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Wal-Mart's Tempting Southern Subsidiary Wal-Mart shares are attractively valued, but Walmex might be the better deal. Already the largest retailer in Mexico, Walmex is expanding quickly throughout the country. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2011 Katie Spence	Wal-Mart Takes Its Game on the Road The potential to expand in Africa and elsewhere around the globe makes for what looks like a very promising future.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart Just Can't Win U.S. sales improved, but deep discounts deteriorated profit.
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.
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 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 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 November 27, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Wal-Mart Expands Online and Overseas Wal-Mart's performance continues to be mediocre at best, but it also continues to have a very strong business with a dominant position. It's also a business that is priced for things to go wrong. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2004 Phil Wohl	Hitting the Wal-Mart There were very few surprises when retailers reported their April sales figures this morning and leading the list of mild underperformers was Wal-Mart, the country's largest retailer.
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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 July 11, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Costco's Intriguing Sales Trends Like Wal-Mart, Costco makes more money from fewer customer visits. Investors, take note.
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 February 5, 2009 Dave Mock	3 Reasons to Buy Wal-Mart Today There are plenty, but here are three biggies.
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 June 13, 2011 Shubh Datta	Watch Out for Big Gains From This Big Retailer Wal-Mart plans to buyback nearly $15 billion worth of shares.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2005 W.D. Crotty	A Tale of Two Wal-Marts The shopping behemoth's quarterly results have a split personality. The stock may surrender a few more dollars, but the company is reaching levels that should tempt value investors.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2005 Jeff Hwang	Wal-Mart: $10 Billion Saved The retailer posts solid fourth-quarter earnings and breaks $10 billion in annual earnings for the first time.
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 March 21, 2006 Mike Cianciolo	Big Boxes Stack Up Comps Big-box retailers reported strong same-store sales for February. Do these companies deserve an extra look from investors?
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.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Retailers' Jumpy January Savvy investors can find retail bargains, but not everything's on sale.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Wal-Mart Numbers a Hard Sell The June sales boost doesn't necessarily mean consumers are spending more. Investors should keep an eye on War-Mart.
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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 April 12, 2007 Mike Cianciolo	The Easter Bunny Boosts Wal-Mart The retailer posted a surprise gain in same-store sales for March. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	The Best Blue Chip for 2007: Wal-Mart It's hard to think of a blue-chip business where the stock price has so badly lagged the performance of the company over the last few years.
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.
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The Motley Fool November 26, 2008 Tim Hanson	You Call This a Housing Bust? Why one country may avoid a homebuilding apocalypse.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2009 Alyce Lomax	All's Well for Wal-Mart It wasn't an exciting fourth quarter, but Wal-Mart's still holding its own.
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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 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 November 9, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Aha: Wal-Mart's Not Better Than Target Whereas many retailers had a pretty miserable October, Target showed notable strength, with same-store sales increasing by 4.1%.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel	No Siesta for This ETF This Mexico-centric exchange-traded fund is heating up. But invest in iShares MSCI Mexico Index with caution -- despite its fine performance, the fund has a few glaring weaknesses.
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The Motley Fool October 11, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart's Better Than Target?!? Target's same-store sales in September rose a mere 1.2%, compared to an impressive 6.7% comps increase this time last year.
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BusinessWeek March 13, 2006 Geri Smith	Piggybanks Full Of Pesos Mexico's middle class is exploding, and that's good for U.S. business.
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 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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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.
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