Walmart pushing for more Ark. product makers
With labor and energy costs on the rise in Asia, Walmart highlighted an effort to promote domestic goods on Monday, including products made by more than 40 Arkansas suppliers. Full story
Wal-Mart told to provide more info in bribe case
A judge in Delaware ordered attorneys for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to turn over more information to shareholders seeking records on how the company responded to allegations of bribery involving its operations in Mexico. Full story
Exclusive: Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
GAZIPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel maker, U.S.-based VF Corp. Full story
Analyst not surprised by Wal-Mart's weak 1Q
An analyst said Friday that he's not surprised that Wal-Mart's first-quarter performance was weak, given conditions such as an increased payroll tax and unseasonably cool weather. Full story
How globalization impacts worker safety
Scott Nova from the Worker Rights Consortium joins Alex Wagner and the NOW panelists to discuss globalization and the cost of worker safety around the world.
Lower income shoppers still feeling pinched, U.S. retailers say
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cooler than usual weather and belt-tightening by shoppers still struggling with higher payroll taxes and stubborn unemployment dampened sales last quarter at chains from Macy's Inc <M.N> to Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N>. Full story
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JPMorgan Strategist on Financials
Andres Garcia Amaya, JPMorgan Funds, discusses how to play the Fed's next move and financials now; and Citi removed Wal-Mart from its "top picks" list, with the FMHR traders.
theGrio and CNBC Market Update: 5/13/13
This week investors expect earnings reports from DOW components, Cisco and Walmart as well as retailer Kohl's. It's also a huge week for economic data, with reports on small business, housing and inflation.
For the seventh time in a decade, Wal-Mart tops Fortune 500 list
Fortune's Leigh Gallagher joins Morning Joe to reveal the Fortune 500 largest U.S. corporations, and Wal-Mart takes the top spot for the seventh time in the past decade.
Man crashes into Wal-Mart, attacks shoppers
A California man is in custody after officials say he intentionally plowed his car into the San Joe store, then began assaulting shoppers with a blunt object. Four people were injured, one of them seriously.
Connecting the dots in the welfare to Wal-Mart loop
The Melissa Harris-Perry panel talks about how our federal social safety net programs continue to catch more and more Americans, and whether Wal-Mart has gone too far in its use of low wage labor.
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