NEW YORK (AP) — Target Corp.’s third-quarter net income rose 22.6 percent, helped by strong improvements in its credit card business and expansion into food. The cheap-chic retailer on Wednesday also projected a strong holiday, saying it expects an important ...

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Third-quarter earnings reports from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Saks Fifth Avenue show the far different streets their customers are living on. Wal-Mart’s third-quarter sales in the U.S. got squeezed as its financially strapped customers dealt with dire economic straits. Saks’ ...

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NEW YORK — From free shipping from Wal-Mart to Sears stores open on Thanksgiving for the first time, the battle for holiday shoppers’ dollars has begun in earnest. The early competition to break through shoppers’ caution about spending promises savings ...

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NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to double its sales of locally sourced produce in the U.S. by the end of 2015. The move by the world’s biggest retailer is part of a new sustainable agriculture strategy that looks ...

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is planning an aggressive push into urban markets with a new small format that’s a fraction of the size of its supercenters. The expansion, expected to be spelled out next month at the retailer’s meeting with analysts ...

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WASHINGTON — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has asked the Supreme Court to throw out a massive class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination over pay for female workers. Wal-Mart is the world’s largest private employer and could face billions of dollars in ...

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NEW YORK — Stocks have ended a seesaw day with a modest advance after investors found some pluses in the day’s retail earnings reports. There was little to motivate investors a day after a stream of improving economic numbers restored ...

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