Mike Duke

Mike Duke

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  Wal-Mart plans $15B more in stock buybacks

  Wal-Mart's biggest news at its annual meeting on Friday was that the world's largest retailer will repurchase up to $15 billion of its shares at a ... 

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  Wal-Mart's 1Q profit, sales disappoint

  The first few months of the year were tough for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The world's largest retailer reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit ... 

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  Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as budget chief

  President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Wal-Mart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget chief, thrusting her into the center of Washington's ... 

• Obama to tap Walmart's Burwell for budget chief

  President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Walmart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget director, a senior administration official said. 

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  Lawmakers release documents on Wal-Mart bribery

  Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s CEO Mike Duke found out in 2005 that the retailer's Mexico unit was handing out bribes to local officials, according to emails ... 

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  Starbucks cups to come with a political message

  Starbucks is using its coffee cups to jump into the political fray in Washington. The world's biggest coffee chain is asking employees at cafes in the ... 

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  Discounts abound as stores try to salvage season

  When it comes to fat holiday discounts, better late than never. This holiday shopping season, many stores haven't been offering the same blockbuster ...