Why Wal-Mart's Earnings Announcement Was Great News For America

San Francisco : CA : USA | Feb 21, 2013 at 4:58 AM PST

Source: BusinessInsider

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Today, however three weeks into February the company has a better perspective on this month's sales figures. In today's release, Wal-Mart says the slow February start was actually largely due to delayed tax refunds , which got mailed out late this year due to the fiscal cliff. FULL ARTICLE AT BusinessInsider

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