From AP via Yahoo:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted third-quarter earnings Tuesday of $2.86 billion, an 8 percent rise that beat Wall Street expectations as the world's largest retailer heads into the holiday shopping season.
The company earned 70 cents per share, up from 62 cents per share in the same period a year ago. The 70 cents includes an after-tax gain equal to 1 cent per share. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial had forecast earnings of 67 cents per share on revenue of $91.67 billion
Third-quarter sales at stores open at least a year, not counting fuel, were up 1.5 percent in the company's U.S. stores, same as a year ago. The company expects same-store sales for the fourth quarter to rise no more than 2 percent.
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