Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) announced Tuesday that fiscal second quarter earnings rose 5.7 percent as strong sales overseas offset domestic weakness.....

Retailers are attempting to attract leery investors by placing a new emphasis on dividend payouts. The sector historically hasn't featured high...

0 . British Prime Minister David Cameron urged other governments to follow his country's efforts to reduce debts and boost confidence in the world ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama had lunch with the chief executives of four major companies on Friday, the White House said in a statement.The business chiefs included Ivan Seidenberg of Verizon, Mike Duke of Wal-Mart, Dan DiMicco of Nucor ...

Wal-Mart's top executive hopes company's eco-ratings effort can lead to standards for allWal-Mart's top executive says the world's largest retailer hopes efforts to develop eco-ratings for products the company sells can result in international environmental standards that all ...

Wal-Mart's newly installed CEO Michael T. Duke and his wife allegedly signed an anti-gay petition in Arkansas Wal-Mart's newly installed CEO Michael T. Duke and his wife allegedly signed an anti-gay petition in Arkansas. The Massachusetts gay rights group Know ...

Wal-Mart Stores names Mike Duke to succeed Lee Scott as CEO, starting in FebruaryWal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday that its chief executive will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division ...

Incoming Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke's focus lies in cost cutting, international strategyWith a solid retail background and experience wrangling costs in Wal-Mart's international division, analysts say Mike Duke has the chops to take on the top post at the world ...

Wal-Mart Stores, the world's biggest retailer, announced Friday the appointment of Mike Duke, a company vice chairman, as the new chief executive effective February 1.Duke, 58, will succeed Lee Scott as president and chief executive officer. "This management change occurs ...