Oct 22 - By Anne D'Innocenzio, AP Retail Writer
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s CEO and President Mike Duke promised investors Thursday that the retailer's aggressive price-cutting will not hurt its stock price, even as the company issued a modest forecast for U.S. expansion this year and next.

Nov 21 - By Mae Anderson, AP Retail Writer
With a solid retail background and experience wrangling costs in Wal-Mart's international division, analysts say Mike Duke has the chops to take on the top post at the world's largest retailer as it increasingly focuses on emerging markets.

Nov 21 - By Anne D'Innocenzio, AP Retail Writer
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday that its chief executive will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division.