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Wal-Mart's online sales, customer visits rise; shares hit 52-week high

Nandita Bose, Reuters

May 18, 2017

Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Thursday reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales at established U.S. stores, as a huge investment to bring more customers into the discount retailer paid off and a bigger push into e-commerce boosted online purchases, sending its shares to a 52-week high.

To Apple Pay, or ...

Nandita Bose, Reuters

June 5, 2015

In a January earnings call with investors, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook made a confident prediction: "2015 will be the year of Apple Pay," he said. Since then, the company has aggressively courted retailers -- and claimed significant success.