Other headlines for [WMT]

• WMT Today 01:29am
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc "Heard on the Street" is cautiously optimistic on the company; Comments on the contango with oil prices and impact on tanker rates - WSJ- Wal-Mart: Despite the company's recent disappointing results, more...
  
• WMT Yesterday 07:46pm
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc BofA/Merrill Lynch making positive comments; maintains buy rating, price target $70- Firm believes inventory levels will remain well controlled and, in contrast to TGT, WMT’s gross margins are more...
  
• WMT Yesterday 08:37am
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc Spokesperson: Small businesses have spent cautiously, customers feeling economic pressures - conf call
  
• WMT Yesterday 07:29am
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc Reports Dec SSS 1.7% v 2.7%e; Cuts Q4 EPS guidance to $0.91-0.94 v $1.06e ($1.03-1.07 prior)- Guides Jan SSS flat to +2.0% - CEO: Due to the difficult economy and severe winter weather in some more...
  
• COST Yesterday 03:01am
  Costco Wholesale Corp Reports Dec SSS -4.0% v -4.1%e; Ex-gas +2.0%- Dec SSS (ex Gas and ex FX) +4% y/y - US SSS -2% y/y, +2% (ex gas) - International SSS -11% y/y, +9% (ex FX) - Dec Net Sales $7.40B v $7.55B y/y
  

Consumer staples sector headlines

• TSN Today 03:32pm
  Tyson Foods Inc Interim CEO: No major layoffs planned, poultry units wil be restructured- The company intends to select a new, permanent CEO as soon as possible and hopes the new leader can be identified from the more...
  
• CPWM Today 02:31pm
  Cost Plus Inc. Reports Dec SSS -4.3%; announces plans to close 26 stores- Expects pre tax impairment of $4M - will reduce home office and distribution center staff by 18% and will implement a number of additional more...
  
• CVS Today 12:39pm
  CVS Corp Hearing removed from Goldman Sachs conviction buy list (timing uncertain)
  
• DMND Today 09:08am
  Diamond Foods, Inc. Long Bow Research Raised DMND to Buy from Neutral, price target: $27
  
• CVS Today 08:49am
  CVS Corp CFO: Guides FY09 Rev growth of 10.5-12.5% - conf call- Guides Q1 Rev +8-10% - Puts 2009 CAPEX at $1-1.2B with free cash flow of approx $3.5B