Trading Profile: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company’s Walmart U.S. segment offers meat, produce, deli, bakery, dairy, frozen foods, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and floral and dry grocery; health and beauty aids, baby products, household chemicals, paper goods, and pet supplies; electronics, toys, cameras and supplies, photo processing services, cellular phones, cellular service plan contracts and prepaid service, and seasonal merchandise; fabrics and crafts, stationery and books, automotive accessories, hardware and paint, and sporting goods; pharmacy and optical services; shoes, jewelry, and accessories, as well as apparel for women, girls, men, boys, and infants; and home furnishings, housewares and small appliances, bedding, home décor, outdoor living, and horticulture products through discount stores, supercenters, and neighborhood markets, as well as through walmart.com. This segment also provides financial services and products comprising money orders, wire transfers, check cashing, and bill payment. Its Walmart International segment includes various formats of retail stores, discount stores, supermarkets, supercenters, hypermarkets, restaurants, apparel stores, Sam’s Clubs, and online retail operations. This segment also operates banks that focus on consumer lending, as well as consumer credit products. The company’s Sam’s Club segment offers merchandise comprising hardgoods, softgoods, and selected private-label items under the Member’s Mark, Bakers & Chefs, and Sam’s Club brands through warehouse membership clubs in the United States, as well as through samsclub.com. It operates stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, the United Kingdom, China, and India. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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Walmart, GM, Nvidia, Robinhood: All had an award-winning 2024 »
Yahoo Finance shook things up this year, not just naming a Company of the Year but also Surprise of the Year, Product of the Year, and Comeback of the Year. Walmart (WMT) was named Yahoo Finance's 2024 Comeback of the Year on the strength of its stock and earnings performance. Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi spoke with CEO Doug McMillon about how the retailer's big investments have been paying off, while CFO John David Rainey explained that the company's recent success didn't happen by accident. Yahoo Finance's Surprise of the Year was General Motors (GM). CEO Mary Barra credits the automaker's diverse portfolio for its big success. Bank of America auto analyst John Murphy also weighed in to give his take on what could be next for the stock. Nvidia's (NVDA) AI-focused Blackwell platform was named Product of the Year. Comeback of the Year went to Robinhood (HOOD). Its stock has surged and it made big headway in diversifying its product offerings. CEO Vlad Tenev discusses what's next for the company while Mizuho senior analyst Dan Dolev argues Robinhood is a stock to own under the incoming Trump administration. Watch more Yahoo Finance Awards coverage here: Why Walmart is clobbering its rivals Walmart rolled back DEI efforts & others may too. Here's why. The 'exciting' part of Robinhood's growth is still ahead: Analyst
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If You Bought 1 Share of Walmart at Its IPO, Here's How Many Shares You Would Own Now »
It's hard to fathom a world without Walmart (NYSE: WMT). If you were lucky and astute enough to buy just one share during its early days as a public company, you'd have many more due to subsequent stock splits. Exactly how many shares would you own?
Best Stock to Buy Right Now: Amazon vs. Walmart »
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are the two largest U.S. companies by sales, in that order. You might think it's obvious that Amazon, with all of its artificial intelligence (AI), is the better buy today. Amazon is the largest e-commerce company in the country, and it's also the largest cloud computing company in the world.
Fed decision, Nvidia, Walmart: ICYMI »
The week of December 16th was a wild one for investors. Here's a quick recap of what you may have missed In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points. What was not expected though, was that the central bank expects to cut rates only twice next year. That sent markets tumbling, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shedding more than 1,000 points. Hear expert takes from: Piper Sandler chief investment strategist Michael Kantrowitz Wilmington Trust chief economist and former Philadelphia Fed economic adviser Luke Tilley Former Cleveland Federal Reserve president and CEO Loretta Mester Nvidia (NVDA) shares fell into correction territory, with the stock dropping more than 10% from its recent high. For context, the stock is still up 172% this year. Learn more about Nvidia from: Freedom Capital Markets chief global strategist Jay Woods Main Street Research chief investment officer James Demmert Yahoo Finance honored a number of companies this week. Walmart (WMT) was named Company of the Year. General Motors (GM) was the Surprise of the Year. Nvidia's Blackwell platform was dubbed Product of the Year. And Robinhood (HOOD) was selected as the Comeback of the Year. Walmart CEO explains how big investments are now paying off Why Walmart's success 'didn't happen by accident' For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here.
Older Archived News Wal-Mart Stores Inc
- Analysts Discuss Stocks That Could Benefit From a Stronger Dollar on CNBC.
- Top 5 Corporate Donors in Retail (WMT, GOOG).
- Walmart (WMT) Stock Is the 'Chart of the Day'.
- Time for Wal-Mart to Cut the Cord on Asda Grocery Chain: Chart.
- Japanese Stocks Fall as Deflation Worsens; Futures Tread Water before Yellen.
- How the Sam's Credit Card Works: Benefits and Rewards (WMT).
- As Welspun Awaits Wal-Mart Review, Investors Brace for Worst.
- Wal-Mart’s South Africa Unit Profit Rises as Food Sales Grow.
- Walton Trust Sells $256 Million of Wal-Mart Shares After Rebound.
- Welspun Shares Slide a Third Day as Bed Sheets Probe Widens.Load More News...
