First it was books. Now it's DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started another price war Thursday, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following its price cut on books last month. And, once again, competitors Amazon.com and Target scrambled to match the prices. ...more

November 7, 2009

I find myself actually agreeing wholeheartedly with a letter by Gabriel Read. Read wrote to encourage your readers to fill in the void taken up by our snowbirds. His emphasis was volunteerism; something of a shock because I would have expected his answer to be more government involved. ...more

April 4, 2009

Liberty Investing In Satellite Radio Sirius XM Radio staved off a possible bankruptcy filing Tuesday when Liberty Media agreed to invest $530 million in the ailing satellite radio company. ...more

February 18, 2009

A 42-year-old man bitten by a snake in a Pembroke Pines Wal-Mart garden center is suing the company for negligence. ...more

February 15, 2009

She sat patiently in her wheelchair, as scurrying volunteers gathered ham, a turkey, canned goods, bread, and bags of potatoes, apples and pungent onions in a storeroom with sporadic drafts of frigid air from outside. ...more

December 26, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday when "out-of-control" shoppers desperate for bargains broke down the doors at a 5 a.m. sale. Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers shouted angrily and kept shopping when store officials said they were closing because of the death, police and witnesses said. ...more

November 30, 2008

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday that its chief executive will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division. ...more

November 22, 2008

Consumer Prices Surge, Job Market Remains Strained WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation is running at the fastest pace in 17 years, the job market is under further strain and foreclosure filings are surging. ...more

August 17, 2008

After Avon Park is welcomed to Wal-Mart next week, expect more cars and traffic to congest U.S. 27 North near the new Supercenter. ...more

August 8, 2008

Wal-Mart Stores is reducing its capital spending forecast for fiscal 2009 as it slows construction of supercenters amid a weakening U.S economic environment. ...more

June 18, 2008