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Higher than expected Walmart profit lifts Dow, consumer stocks

The US retail giant defied the decline in holiday sales.

Nevil Gibson
Wed, 20 Feb 2019

Shares of US retail giant Walmart pulled blue chips and dozens of other consumer-staple companies in the S&P 500 higher as trading resumed on Wall Street after a long weekend.

Investors got a much-needed dose of retail optimism after Walmart reported better-than-expected sales and profit in the

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Nevil Gibson
Wed, 20 Feb 2019
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