WMT

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) may have a new financial problem.  Its customers may be maxed out and do not have more money to spend at its chain. 

Investors are trying to find a way 'Googling' everything imaginable to get on board the Bloom Energy Train, can they be apart of the upcoming "Bloom Box" revolution.  We are all hoping to get a piece of the Bloom Energy pie, an IPO that is speculated to be worth $1.45 billion and being coined the next Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG).

One path for a company to grow is by increasing its share of the market.  And if you like a big company that has increased market share and pays a dividend, then Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) should be on your radar screen. 

247WallSt.com brings us the Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America.  Topping the list this week are heavy weights Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) and McDonald's Corp. (NYSE:MCD).

Reports are that even after a dismal 2009, online shopping for 2009 has outdone 2008.  Investors could expect this to help propel shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) when their next earnings calls come out.

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) has got the fever for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and the only cure was buying more shares.  Berkshire Hathaway's regulatory filing shows it nearly doubled its stake in Wal-Mart to 37.8 million shares valued at $1.86 billion.

Wal-Mart Inc Stores (NYSE:WMT) shares are down 7% in 2009 while its seems like every other stock on the NYSE is positive for the year or at least since March.  Wal-Mart finally reports earnings this week (Nov 12th) and everyone wants to know will the numbers be good?

In just a few trading days America’s behemoth of a retailer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is expected to deliver earnings. On Thursday next week (Nov. 12), our favorite Wally-Mart will announce fiscal Q3 earnings before the market open. 

Simply put, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is the world’s largest retailer by revenue with over two million employees and north of $400 billion in revenues. The firm is the poster child for bricks and mortar and its shares are down YTD. WMT is the grizzly bear in the room and cannot be ignored. Without many acquisitions, it has grown organically in an exponential fashion.