Monday, June 4, 2007

Wal-Mart Upgraded By At Least Three Brokers as Buyback May Boost Earnings

(Bloomberg) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was upgraded by
at least three U.S. brokerages following the retailer's
announcement that it plans to buy back as much as $15 billion of
shares and reduce the number of new stores.

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, was upgraded to
``overweight'' from ``neutral'' at JPMorgan, which said the stock
buyback and plans to cut capital expenditures, announced June 1,
may increase earnings.


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