Wal-Mart profit misses forecast; outlook weak

cnn.netscape ^ | May 12, 2005 | Reuters

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Tell me again, how much does Wal-Mart make in a year? $280 some-billion?

This is like losing a dollar bill out of a wallet filled with $100s.

[wideawake]

Wow, you're stupid.

[devnull]

Time to rule back benefits.

[kellynla]

More folks buying American made goods...

[Koblenz]

Geez, according to some other threads here, Walmart is the only company hiring, and that's why our employment numbers were up 274,000 last month. It looks like they hired a few too many workers -- probably should have hired only 250,000 new employees last month or so, so they'd make their unjust billions by selling Chinese goods to the sheeple while putting mom and pop shops out of business and not giving their own employees adequate healthcare.

[jtminton]

What's wrong with Walmart?

[explodingspleen]

More folks buying American made goods...

No, if you read the article, it's more American dollars going to the Saudis.

[Brilliant]

Walmart is too big. Not much room to grow.

[TXBSAFH]

I only shop at sam and walmart once a month. I make a big grocery run for packaged items. Their meat and produce sucks. And you are right about there being a lot of chicom crap in the store. But one interesting point, jeans. Levis and now most wrangles are made south of the border, paricularly their shorts. But walmart faded glory denim shorts are madin the USA. Good quality too. I have one pair. When I do buy wally world I buy American.

[agere_contra]

Good for Walmart. Helping to build a strong Chinese middle class and simultaneously providing Americans with good-quality goods at very reasonable prices.

[cynicom]

Wal Marts stock has been flat for some time. It may well be that they have reached a plateau. Opening new stores can carry you only so far.

[Graybeard58]

Walmart is too big. Not much room to grow.

Yet, they are building 265 new super centers in the U.S. in the coming year.

[bfree]

Thanks for bringing up the usually Walmart bashing before the normal weekend thread. Unions have driven out the manufacturing jobs with their wonderful demands. How's your union helping you out lately?

[Graybeard58]

they are contributing to the continuing oppression of the Chineese people.

Straight out of the D.U. drill book.