Wal-Mart

• Opponents of Online Sales Tax Face Tough Battle

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  April 23, 2013

  Tax could provide states with about $23 billion a year in additional revenue.

• Wal-Mart Bonds Fly Off Shelf

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  April 5, 2013

  Three-year tranche of $5 bln offering came at the narrowest spread this year.

• Retailers Push Against Sales Tax Exemption

  By Richard Rubin  |  March 20, 2013

  Nonbinding Senate measure in support of Internet sales tax could pave the way for future legislation.

• Wal-Mart Joins Push to Pay Dividends Early (NYT)

  November 20, 2012

  Retailing giant plans to distribute dividend in late December.

• Wal-Mart Shoppers Seen Overrunning Black Friday Protests

  By Renee Dudley, Bloomberg  |  November 19, 2012

  Wal-Mart files complaint with NLRB as groups vow to mount 1,000 protests.

• Wal-Mart's Bribery Probes Extend to Other Countries (Forbes)

  November 15, 2012

  Retailer says its investigations include, but are not limited to, Brazil, India, and China.

• Court OKs Costco Gender-Bias Suit

  By Karen Gullo, Bloomberg  |  September 27, 2012

  Workers are allowed to proceed with their case against the retailer as a group.

• Jobless Claims Hit Two-Month Low

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  September 27, 2012

  New filings decline 26,000 to 359,000, a bigger decrease than expected.

• Wal-Mart Faces California Bias Case

  By Karen Gullo and Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg  |  September 24, 2012

  Court rejects Wal-Mart’s bid to dismiss 11-year-old gender discrimination case.

• Bondholders Skeptical of Best Buy Offer

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  August 29, 2012

  Trading in securities with poison put suggests investors don’t put much stock in Schulze purchase.