Walmart Inc.’s stock WMT rose 2% in premarket trade Thursday, after the retail giant posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings. Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart had net income of $7.891 billion, or $2.92 a share, for the quarter, up from $5.149 billion, or $1.88 a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted per-share earnings came to $1.84, well ahead of the $1.71 FactSet consensus. Revenue rose to $161.632 billion from $152.859 billion a year ago, also ahead of the $160.224 billion FactSet consensus. Читать дальше...