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Wal-Mart reported fiscal third-quarter earnings Tuesday. The world's largest retailer said net income totaled $3.34 billion, or $0.96 per share, compared to $3.44 billion, or $0.95 per share, when there were more shares outstanding. Earnings from continuing operations totaled $0.97 per share, just short of analyst estimates. Net sales rose 8.2%, to $109.5 billion, just ahead of analyst estimates. Same-store sales rose 1.3% at the company's U.S. Wal-Mart
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