Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Wal-Mart Stores said today it will keep its stores open 24 hours and take new crowd-control measures Thanksgiving weekend after a temporary employee was trampled to death in a Black Friday rush last ...

When it comes to sustainability, it’s hard to be the world’s largest public corporation. It oftentimes means tripling or quadrupling the green efforts of other large corporations just to get the same ...

While lawsuit settlements and currency fluctuations caused a profit decline for the quarter, Wal-Mart Stores turned in better-than-expected results for the full fiscal year, with sales climbing 7.2% ...

Last week, Wal-Mart announced that it will be creating a new sustainability index. The discount retailer wants its products to get sustainability scores, so that consumers can have greater information ...

Ubiquitous discount paradise Walmart is now selling caskets in addition to digital pianos, tee shirts, paperback bodice-rippers and hunting bows. Bloggers are having a tough time covering this with a ...

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NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it will temporarily cut prices up to 60 percent on popular toys and video games on Saturday, almost a week ahead of the traditional sales blitz the day after ...

Betsy began her career in international finance and it has since grown into a comprehensive approach to journalism as she's been able to tap into that experience along with her time spent in academia ...