AP – Tighter inventory controls helped Wal-Mart Stores Inc. earn more than Wall Street forecast in its second quarter, but the key barometer of same-stores sales fell at the world’s largest retailer ? a worrisome confirmation of broad weakness in consumer spending.

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Wal-Mart 2Q profit beats forecast but sales fall
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Wal-Mart 2Q profit beats forecast but sales fall (AP)
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