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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose slightly, beating analysts' estimates, but the nation's No. 1 retailer tightened its full-year profit forecast.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday reported a 3% increase in July sales at U.S. stores open at least one year, less than analysts expected, and indicated that gains from the government's stimulus program may have run their course.

This is a pretty craven move even for a company who routinely sold products at a loss so they could drive local competition in rural communities out of business.

From Wall Street Journal:

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November, they’ll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies — including Wal-Mart.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. trounced analyst expectations Thursday with a 5.8% jump in June sales for stores open at least one year, attributing the increase to the government's economic stimulus payments.

AP - The two biggest U.S.

AP - Apple Inc. says a new consumer study shows its iTunes online music store vaulted past Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in February to become the top overall music retailer in the U.S.

Doesn't that headline state the obvious? Doesn't the entire world know that Linux simply doesn't offer the kind of mass-market appeal Windows and Mac OS X do?

I guess not.

According to the company, Wal-Mart has pulled all Linux-equipped computers off its shelves because it "didn't attract as much customer attention as Windows machines."

"This really wasn't what our customers were looking for," said Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokeswoman Melissa O'Brien.

AP - The nation's retailers got a little reprieve in February, as consumers hesitantly returned to malls and store after retrenching in recent months.

Among the big winners was Wal-Mart Stores Inc., whose results beat expectations.