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BusinessWeek May 9, 2005 Robert Barker	Why Wal-Mart Is Still A Smart Buy Wal-Mart's stock lingers at a two-year low, while knocks on the company rise abundantly. But its balance-sheet strength and earnings power are still worthy of attention.
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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 September 30, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Is Wal-Mart's Patience Golden? The U.S. giant takes a majority stake in Japanese retailer Seiyu. What does it mean for investors?
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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.
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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.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Will Women Wear Wal-Mart? The author takes some time to ponder Wal-Mart's new fashion line, Metro 7.
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