FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc stressed its strong financial performance this year, and Chairman Rob Walton promised at its annual shareholder meeting to make sure the company acted with integrity.
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Regulators take more time over money market reform
LONDON (Reuters) - Global regulators will take more time over tightening rules for money market mutual funds after one of the world's top industry players said their proposals needed refining.
Nasdaq off 2 percent as Wall Street falls further
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street tumbled on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite down 2 percent and the Dow Industrials turning negative for the year after jobs growth showed an anemic addition to the workforce, the latest blow in a string of data that triggered fears of a further slowdown in the global economy.
Job growth stumbles, raising pressure on Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Job growth braked sharply in May and the unemployment rate rose for the first time in 11 months, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to ease monetary policy further to shore up the sputtering recovery.
