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Wal-Mart Q2 earns top, but rev misses forecasts (WMT) By Tomi Kilgore
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Wal-Mart (WMT) reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $2.7 billion, or 62 cents a share, up from 52 cents a share in the year-earlier period, and above the average analyst estimate compiled by Thomson First Call of 61 cents a share. Sales rose 11 percent to $69.7 billion, shy of the $70.8 billion forecasted by analysts, with Wal-Mart store and Sam's Club sales increasing 10 percent each and international sales growing 16 percent. Same-store sales rose 4.1 percent, amid 3.2 percent growth at Wal-Mart stores and an 8.8 percent increase at Sam's Club. The retailing giant's stock, a component of the Dow industrials, closed Wednesday down 48 cents at $51.63.<<

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[WMT] WAL-MART Q2 FIRST CALL SALES EST $70.9B
[WMT] WAL-MART Q2 SALES $69.7B, UP 11.3%

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