Economy
The Walmart effect
Walmart closure creating food insecurity in rural Alabama, while also hitting the local economy with loss of 300 jobs
Walmart closure creating food insecurity in rural Alabama, while also hitting the local economy with loss of 300 jobs
The shutdown by the retail and food giant is leaving seniors and others in communities with a lack of places to buy food
Walmart had to make the move because of lower earnings and increased competition from online retailers like Amazon
Retailer ordered to reinstate 16 workers; labor group Making Change at Walmart calls NLRB decision ‘a huge victory’
The retail giant's closures, which begin at the end of the month, will affect 16,000 workers, 10,000 of them in the US
Halloween costumes depicting an Israeli soldier and 'Fagin' nose deemed 'highly offensive' by Arab, Muslim groups
Company says decision was based solely on demand and was not related to recent high-profile incidents involving rifles
Suit alleges discrimination against employee whose spouse suffered from cancer, resulting in debt over medical bills
Walmart and Sears said they would stop selling products bearing the Confederate flag
