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Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Is Wal-Mart good for America?

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One of the most anticipated profit reports of the season came out today. Wal-Mart profits: a 13 percent gain. That's a jump of $2.3 billion in a single quarter. Whenever talking about Wal-Mart, superlatives and pejoratives abound. Today, Marketplace presents a special report: "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" In an investigation for the PBS program Frontline, Hedrick Smith reports that Wal-Mart has turned business history on its head. (Photo: Ochen Kaylan)

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