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09/27/10 3:02 PM

#337181 RE: Tuff-Stuff #337180

Wal-Mart's plan to buy its way into the South African market with a $4B acquisition is a risky and expensive move that demonstrates how much it needs growth outside the sluggish U.S. market, analysts say. Such a price tag for a deal in "very difficult and challenging markets" means returns would "lag for years," says one.