Stocks dip at open on Wal-Mart, ADP report
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, cut its September same-store sales figure and a national employment index came in well below economists' forecasts.
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NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s disappointing sales forecast sent stocks fluctuating Monday as investors' concerns about a slowing economy eclipsed their relief over a drop in oil prices.    October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at $46.25, down 47 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
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NEW YORK : Shares in Wal-Mart Stores -- the world&#39;s number-one retailer -- slumped after it reported a weaker-than-predicted launch to the holiday shopping season.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower market open on Wednesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  cut its September same-store sales figure and a national employment index came in well below economists' forecasts.
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U.S. stocks were seen opening  lower  on Thursday as rising oil prices and lackluster September sales  reports from retailers weighed on the market.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores helped send stocks mostly lower on Monday as investors still worried that oil prices, which dropped some from last week&#39;s highs, would
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Monday after Wal-Mart Stores , the world's largest retailer, said September same-store sales came in at the low end of a forecast.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  shares fell in pre-market trading on Monday after the world's biggest retailer cut its November sales forecast, casting a shadow over hopes for a bumper holiday shopping season.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday as giant  retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N declined on disappointing  quarterly sales while news of a sharp rise in October producer  prices fanned inflation fears.
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NEW YORK - A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sent stocks mostly lower Monday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week's highs, would curb consumer spending and hurt companies' third-quarter earnings...
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NEW YORK : US stocks ended mainly lower Monday as a lower sales outlook from retail giant Wal-Mart dented the impact of a drop in crude oil futures.
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Shares in a range of area retailers dipped Monday on disappointing Thanksgiving sales data from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. In addition, ShopperTrak, which tallies sales results from 30,000 stores nationwide, said
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, weighed  down by retailers after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N reported  lackluster sales, while a jump in producer prices renewed  concerns about inflation and the prospect of more aggressive  rate increases from the Fed.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday  as Coca-Cola Co. KO.N upset sentiment by warning earnings for  the rest of the year would lag expectations, while concerns  about Hurricane Ivan and its effect on crude prices continued  to weigh on investors.
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NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s warning of disappointing sales sent stocks lower Monday, as investors' concerns about a slowing economy offset their relief over a drop in oil prices.    October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at $46.58, down 14 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday  with oil prices rebounding on fresh supply disruptions and  investors cautious before Friday's jobs figures amid concerns  of possible attacks and disruptions to the Republican party's  convention in New York.
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A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart sent stocks mostly lower yesterday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week&#39;s highs, would curb