Silobreaker: Walmart Defends Sick Policy Despite H1N1 Fears

US retail giant Wal-Mart on Thursday posted third quarter profits of 3.23 billion dollars, up 3.2 percent from a year ago, beating market expectations.The firm, which is the world's largest retailer, overcame battered consumer confidence in its principal ... [France24 - Business - 11/12/2009]

Entities: Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Consumer Confidence, Wall Street

First Reported 11/12/2009 - Updated 11/13/2009 - 33 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC: Worst flu season since 1997

WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? H1N1 swine flu killed an estimated 3,900 Americans from April to October, including more than 500 children, U.S. health officials said Thursday. HOW TO: Get through flu season unscathed Q&A: SWINE FLU CENTRAL: News, video, interactive ... [USA Today - 11/13/2009]

Entities: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Pandemic

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 6 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

Walmart sale: Xbox Arcade $99 11/7 only

Black Friday is coming early at Walmart. My co-workers are buzzing with excitement about being in line at the crack of dawn on Saturday.You can get an Xbox Arcade for $199 with a $100 eGift card, a 42" 1080 Sharp LCD television for $498, an HP laptop ... [South Florida Sun-Sentinel - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Xbox, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Hewlett-Packard Company

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 24 Documents (in Health)

World Health Organization

Animals need to be closely watched for flu

GENEVA (Reuters) - Some pigs, turkeys and household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet appear to be spreading quickly among animals, the World Health Organization said on Friday. ... [Reuters: Science News - 11/06/2009]

Entities: World Health Organization, Geneva, Pandemic

First Reported 11/11/2009 - Updated 11/11/2009 - 15 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Sprint Nextel Corporation

Walmart to give $100 gift card with BlackBerry purchase

If you are in the market for a new BlackBerry it seems that Walmart wants your business. Reuters is reporting that the retailer has announced that it will offer a special promotion that will offer a $100 gift card with the purchase of the smartphone. ... [Geek.com - 11/11/2009]

Entities: Wal-Mart Stores Inc, BlackBerry, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Verizon Wireless Inc, T-Mobile International AG & Co

First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 17 Documents (in Health)

China battles surge in swine flu

By Michael Bristow BBC News, Beijing Stringent border controls did not prevent H1N1 spreading into China China is fighting a rapid rise in the number of swine flu cases after initially appearing to have the outbreak under control.The ministry of health ... [BBC - 11/03/2009]

Entities: China, Swine Flu, Virus

First Reported 11/12/2009 - Updated 11/13/2009 - 14 Documents (in Health)

CDC Tips on Recovering from the Swine Flu

US Federal Agency's Recommendations on Recovery from the H1N1 Virus© Ronald G FalconberryThe Centers for Disease Control has issued recommendations on how to recover from the novel H1N1 influenza virus and how to protect others from contracting the Swine ... [Suite101.com - 11/13/2009]

Entities: Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Swine Flu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Virus

First Reported 11/12/2009 - Updated 11/12/2009 - 9 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Wal-Mart nets up $3.2bn on cost curbs

SAN FRANCISCO: WAL-MART Stores reported a higher quarterly profit as the world’s biggest retailer clamped down on inventory and controlled expenses, but forecast earnings over the key holiday quarter that could miss Wall Street estimates.Profit for the ... [Economictimes - 11/12/2009]

Entities: Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Mike Duke, Sanford Bernstein

First Reported 11/12/2009 - Updated 11/12/2009 - 12 Documents (in Market News)

S&P Drops 1 Percent Weighed by Energy, Banks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as an earnings forecast from retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc sowed doubt about consumer spending for the rest of 2009, threatening to end a six-session rally for the Dow.Wal-Mart shares dipped ... [ABC News - 11/12/2009]

Entities: Standard & Poor's, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, 3Com Corporation

First Reported 11/12/2009 - Updated 11/13/2009 - 17 Documents (in Health)

W.H.O. Rushes Drugs to Nations Hit by Swine Flu

Emergency supplies of antiviral drugs are being sent to Ukraine, Afghanistan and other countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where hospitals report that they are being overwhelmed by patients with swine flu, the World Health Organization said ... [New York Times - 11/13/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Ukraine, Antiviral

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/07/2009 - 17 Documents (in Health)

A/H1N1 vaccination program extends to all Beijingers

BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's capital Beijing is leading the country in planning an extended A/H1N1 vaccination program which will cover all people with registered permanent Beijing residency.The roll-out will begin on Nov. 16 and during the program ... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/07/2009]

Entities: Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Beijing, Zhao Tao

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/07/2009 - 21 Documents (in Health)

H1N1 on rise in China and Japan, says WHO

GENEVA H1N1 flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.According to the UN agency’s latest official ... [Oman Tribune - 11/07/2009]

Entities: Influenza A H1N1 Virus, World Health Organization, Pandemic, Japan, China

Blogs

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Wal-Mart unveils tech deals for November 7 [CNET News.com - 11/04/2009] Wal-Mart deals are heating up for Saturday.(Credit: Wal-Mart)Not content to wait until Black Friday, Wal-Mart announced Wednesday that it will deliver some great ...
Matching Wal-Mart, Amazon Offers $100 Gift Card... [All Things Digital - 11/13/2009] By Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron’s, Tech Trader DailyMatching a recent move by Wal-Mart (WMT), Amazon.com (AMZN) has unveiled a new promotion on Research ...
Wal-Mart shares are dead money - so where is it... [BloggingStocks - 11/02/2009] Filed under: Competitive strategy, Wal-Mart (WMT)Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) wants to sell you everything it possibly can. Need funeral arrangements? The world's ...
Wal-Mart posts 3 percent rise in profit for thi... [Business - cleveland.com - 11/12/2009] Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 3.2 percent increase in third-quarter profit, helped by inventory controls and other cost-cutting measures. But a key sales ...
Will Wal-Mart Growth Plans Move the Stock? [Retail Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking ... - 11/03/2009] Walmart (WMT) announced plans to accelerate growth with investments in emerging markets. Will they deliver shareholder value in the process?Walmart already has a ...

Audio/Video

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H1N1 kills nearly 4,000 in US [Reuters Video: Top News - 11/12/2009]
H1N1 kills nearly 4,000 in US [Reuters - YouTube - 11/13/2009]
Military questioned about H1N1 [CNN.com - Video - 11/05/2009]
H1N1's Potentially Deadly Combination [CBS - YouTube - 11/07/2009]
H1N1's Potentially Deadly Combination [CBS News Online - YouTube - 11/07/2009]

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