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Ontario snowstorm forces stranded holiday shoppers, travellers to spend the night in Walmart store
Customers stranded at a Walmart in Chatham, Ont., inflate air mattresses in the check out area of the store. Nearly 100 customers and staff hunkered down at the store after police shut roads in town due to a snowstorm.
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Virginia Walmart mass shooting survivor files $50-million lawsuit
FILE PHOTO: Police walk through the parking lot after a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. November 23, 2022. REUTERS/Jay Paul/File Photo
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Six victims of Walmart shooting included teenager, parents, longtime employees
Balloon and a Teddy bear adorn a memorial for teenager Fernando Chavez-Barron, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 , one of six killed in a Chesapeake, Va., Walmart mass shooting earlier in the week. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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Walmart shooter left ‘death note,’ bought gun day of killing
Shyleana Sausedo-Day, from Portsmouth, Va., places flowers near the scene of a mass shooting at a Walmart, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, in Chesapeake, Va. A Walmart manager opened fire on fellow employees in the break room of the Virginia store, killing several people in the country’s second high-profile mass shooting in four days, police and witnesses said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
u.s. business
Inflation weighs on U.S. shoppers as they look for deals on Black Friday
People shop for Black Friday deals in Pico Rivera, California, on November 25, 2022. - Inflation hovers over US shopppers this year as many will hit the stores for the traditional day after Thanksgiving shopping sales. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Virginia Walmart shooter seemed to target certain people, witness says
Law enforcement continues to investigate the scene of a mass shooting that killed six people at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va. on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. A Walmart employee opened fire in the break room of the store on Tuesday night, killing six people and wounding at least four others during a hectic holiday week. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
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Walmart shooting raises need for violence prevention at work
CHESAPEAKE, VA - NOVEMBER 24: Members of the FBI investigate Tuesdays fatal shooting at the Chesapeake Walmart Supercenter on November 24, 2022 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Six people, including the suspected gunman, are dead following the Tuesday night shooting. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
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Virginia Walmart manager shoots co-workers in break room, killing six
In this image from video police respond to the scene of a fatal shooting at a Walmart on Tuesday night, Nov. 22, 2022, in Chesapeake, Va. (WAVY-TV 10 via AP)
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Goldman says the bear market isn’t over yet. Plus, insider buying at Algonquin Power
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Markets worldwide are back to tumbling on Thursday as worries about a fragile economy roar back to the fore. The S&P 500 was 3.9% lower in afternoon trading, more than reversing its blip of a 1.5% rally from a day before. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Walmart shares jumped this week. Are investors ignoring concerns about consumer spending?
FILE Ñ A Walmart location in Mililani, Hawaii on Aug. 15, 2020. Walmart reported a rise in sales in the third quarter of 2022, signaling that consumers continued to spend despite high inflation and that the retail behemoth had moved past the missteps that plagued it earlier in 2022. (Marie Eriel Hobro/The New York Times)
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
A Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive backs into position at the company's Toronto Yard in March of 2022.
u.s. business
Walmart offers to pay $3.1-billion to settle U.S. opioid lawsuits
FILE - Shown is a Walmart location in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Walmart is teaming up with a fertility startup to offer benefits under its insurance plan that will help its workers expand their families. The nation’s largest retailer and private employer said Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, it’s partnering with New York-based Kindbody to offer benefits such as in vitro fertilization as well as fertility testing regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
international business
Walmart lifts its annual forecast, announces US$20-billion share buyback
A sign for Walmart is displayed outside its store in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2022. - CVS Health said they had agreed to pay approximately $5 billion over 10 years to "resolve all opioid lawsuits and claims" against them by states and cities. Walgreens and Walmart have also agreed to settlements of at least $4 billion and $3 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
u.s. business
Walmart and Target results likely to show how gloomy holidays could get for retailers
FILE PHOTO: A boy and his father walk through the toy section of Walmart on Black Friday, a day that kicks off the holiday shopping season, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on November 29, 2019. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger./File Photo
u.s. business
CVS, Walmart and Walgreens agree to pay $13.8-billion to settle U.S. opioid claims
FILE PHOTO: The combination photo shows a logo of CVS in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 1, 2016, re-usable Walmart bags in a newly opened Walmart Neighborhood Market in Chicago September 21, 2011 and a Walgreens sign in the Chicago suburb of Niles, Illinois, February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Jim Young
international business
Amazon’s Prime Day-like event kick-starts holiday discount frenzy amid high inflation
FILE - An Amazon Prime logo appears on the side of a delivery van as it departs an Amazon Warehouse location in Dedham, Mass., Oct. 1, 2020. Amazon said Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, that it will invest 1 billion euros ($972.1 million) to add thousands of more eclectic vans, long-haul trucks and cargo bikes to its delivery network in Europe. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
u.s. business
Major U.S. retailers staff up to prepare for return of in-store holiday shopping
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WALMART - Customers check out at Walmart's Black Friday store event, on Thursday Nov. 28, in Bentonville, Ark. (Gunnar Rathbun/AP Images for Walmart)
international business
Walmart plans cautious holiday hiring amid slowing U.S. economy
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 15, 2022, shopping carts with the Walmart logo are seen outside a Walmart store in Burbank, California. - Walmart announced on September 21, 2022, it will hire 40,000 workers for the upcoming holiday season, far fewer than last year, as inflation weighs on US households and curtails consumption. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Crash threat over Mississippi skies ends with pilot’s arrest
A small airplane circles over Tupelo, Miss., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. Police say the pilot of the small airplane is threatening to crash the aircraft into a Walmart store. The Tupelo Police Department said that the Walmart and a nearby convenience store had been evacuated. (Rachel McWilliams via AP)
inside the market
The gap between miserable macro data and a happy stock market
FILE - A woman wheels a cart with her purchases out of a Walmart, on Nov. 18, 2020, in Derry, N.H. Walmart Inc. on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $5.15 billion. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said it had profit of $1.88 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.77 per share. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
u.s. business
Walmart sees smaller annual profit drop as discounts draw inflation-hit shoppers
FILE PHOTO: Shopping trolley is seen in front of Walmart logo in this illustration, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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More pain or rebound? Investors brace for retail earnings
Shoppers look at merchandise at a Walmart store in Secaucus, New Jersey, November 11, 2015.
u.s. business
Walmart’s long-lasting challenge: luring budget shoppers back to its stores
FILE PHOTO: A girl walks along the checkouts at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Springdale, Arkansas June 4, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo
sports
NFL finance group supports $4.65-billion sale of the Denver Broncos to Walmart heir
Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson runs along the rope line to greet fans during the opening session of the NFL football team's training camp Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Walmart profit warning hammers retail stocks
Women's health products are seen in a Walmart Supercenter on July 8, 2022 in Houston.
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Walmart to test 30-minute grocery delivery service
TORONTO, ONTARIO (September 12, 2018) - Instacart employee Stephanie Gossage demonstrates Instacart's purchasing process at the grocery section at the Walmart Stockyards location for a portrait in Toronto, Ontario on September 12, 2018. Walmart Canada and Instacart are teaming up to offer same day home delivery of groceries to select GTA and Winnipeg locations. (Photo by Marta Iwanek/ The Globe and Mail)
u.s. business
Walmart raises wages of pharmacy workers amid tight labour market
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo of a Walmart Superstore is seen in Rosemead, California, U.S., June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo/File Photo
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Battered U.S. retailers’ shares draw bottom-pickers in option market
A shopping cart is seen in a Target store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., November 14, 2017.
u.s. business
Big Tech ramps up efforts to quash milestone antitrust bill
FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is seen outside its JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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How retail stocks went from ‘recessionary playbook’ to market casualty
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers exit a Target store during Black Friday sales in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Retail sell-off: discounters, auto stores lead losses
A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 20.
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Investors jolted as U.S. retailers show inflation hitting consumers
In this file photo taken on Nov. 22, 2021, people shop at a Walmart in Rosemead, California.
u.s. business
Target warns of margin hit as rising costs dent profit, shares slump 26%
FILE - The bullseye logo on a sign outside a Target store is seen on Feb. 28, 2022. Target's first-quarter profit took a big hit from higher costs, despite strong sales growth. Target's results Wednesday, May 18, reflect the pressure on retailers' profits coming from surging inflation and persistent clogs in the supply chain. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
inside the market
Why Walmart’s earnings disappointment is an indicator of pain to come
FILE - A Walmart employee helps a customer outside the Walmart store in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Walmart reported stronger sales for the fiscal first quarter, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, but its profits took a beating as the nation’s largest retailer grappled with surging inflation on food and fuel and higher costs from a still snarled global supply chain. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
u.s. business
Walmart profit falls, cuts outlook as fuel, labour costs spike
FILE PHOTO: Walmart shopping carts are seen on the parking lot ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo