by Arkansas Business Staff 12/24/2012 12:00 am
From John L. Smith's pep talk to reporters to U.S. District Judge Bill Wilson's withering remarks to out-of-line prosecutors, they said it all in 2012.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/24/2012 12:00 am
Stanley Kroenke, husband of Ann Walton Kroenke, has added another little parcel to his collection of luxury vacation properties. According to Forbes, Stanley Kroenke bought a 124,000-acre ranch in Montana earlier this month. The purchase price wasn't disclosed, but the asking price was $132.5 million.
by Mark Friedman 12/20/2012 11:29 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville says Karen Roberts has been promoted to executive vice president and general counsel for the company effective Feb. 1.
by Lance Turner 12/19/2012 04:30 pm
Bloomberg takes a look at gun sales in the wake of the Sandy Hook killings, and notes that Wal-Mart is out of stock of many of its semi-automatic rifles.
by Mark Friedman 12/18/2012 11:27 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said it is hiring about 90 workers for its Searcy Walmart Neighborhood Market that will open early next year.
by Lance Turner 12/18/2012 08:42 am
The New York Times, which broke allegations of bribery by Wal-Mart in Mexico, takes another look at the world's largest retailer's operations south of border.
by Lance Turner 12/17/2012 11:25 am
The Wall Street Journal goes inside Wal-Mart's Black Friday experiment on Facebook, which is key to the social media giant's advertising future.
by Lance Turner 12/15/2012 10:47 am
With the help of our news partners at THV 11 News, here's quick recap of some of the business stories we covered in the week of Dec. 10-14.
by Lance Turner 12/13/2012 02:18 pm
Bloomberg reports that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville and Kroger Co. are among the bidders for assets being sold by bankrupt Hostess Brands.
by Lance Turner 12/13/2012 11:03 am
Bloomberg Businessweek magazine takes a look at OUR Wal-Mart, a group of employees that staged Black Friday demonstrations against the world's largest retailer and its labor practices.
by Lance Turner 12/12/2012 10:27 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Mike Duke speaks at a Council of Foreign Relations event in New York City and says his customers are wieghed down by the fast-approaching "fiscal cliff."
by Lance Turner 12/11/2012 11:39 am
Government officials in India say they might investigate how Wal-Mart lobbied to set up operations there.
by Mark Carter 12/11/2012 10:50 am
Wal-Mart gave $57.8 million to Arkansas charitable organizations last year and $958.9 million worldwide.
by Lance Turner 12/7/2012 11:31 am
The Wall Street Journal takes a look at how unauthorized garment factories circumvented Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s rules about subcontractors in foreign counties.
by Lance Turner 12/6/2012 09:22 am
Reuters takes a look at how Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville got a foothold in India's fast-growing retail market and whether the world's largest retailer broke the country's foreign direct investment rules.
by Lance Turner 12/4/2012 09:01 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville says its through commenting on stories by the Huffington Post, citing what the retailer calls "inaccuracies" and "one-sided rhetoric."
by Lance Turner 11/28/2012 11:22 am
A $1.5 billion bond sale by Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado will help fund a $2.50 per share dividend the oil company plans to issue next week.
by Lance Turner 11/27/2012 03:29 pm
Amid a slowdown in its Chinese operations, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville wouldn't respond to questions about whether it might close 100 underperforming stores in that country.
by Mark Friedman 11/27/2012 10:22 am
Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock says shareholders will receive a special, one-time cash dividend of $5 per share before the end of the year, giving investors time to sidestep higher taxes.
by Lance Turner 11/26/2012 11:04 am
Tech writer Farhad Manjoo takes a look at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s growing e-commerce arm and how the world's largest retailer plans to improve online sales by leveraging social media, mobile and other tools.
