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Weekly jobless claims jump a day before the government's August employment report is released; stocks tumble.

Boeing machinists prepare to strike. Wal-Mart's August same-store sales come in higher than expected.

Crude drops below $114, and financials push the Dow up more than 100 points. Wal-Mart gives cautious guidance as second-quarter results beat the Street.

Consumer prices rise at the fastest pace in 17 years. Home foreclosures soar.

The market drops on the weakest retail sales in 5 months and sagging financial stocks. Crude rises on a surprising decline in U.S. oil and gasoline supplies.

Wal-Mart and the Consumer Price Index report for July will move markets Thursday.

The retailer responds to a newspaper report saying company officials warned employees that a Democratic win in November could pave the way for more workers to unionize.

Consumers sought the biggest bang for their economic stimulus bucks in June, sending the sales of discount merchants such as Wal-Mart and Costco surging.

The redesign looks like an effort to advance the discount retailer's reputation as  environmentally friendly. But can it repair an image? That question is open to debate.

The mega-retailer is set to become the nation's largest buyer of locally grown produce with a promise to purchase $400 million worth of crops from local farmers.

Sam Eaton reports.

High gas prices are keeping many of us close to home this summer. Here's a look at the 'staycation' economy and the companies likely to benefit, like Wal-Mart, Amazon.com and Great Wolf Resorts.

The high cost of food and record fuel prices are limiting consumers' budgets, Wal-Mart executives said Friday at the company's annual meeting with shareholders.

The discount retailer, which clobbered toy stores and consumer-electronics chains after encroaching on their turf, is offering free classified ads online.