Wal-Mart's Latest Sale?

The following video is from Thursday's Investor Beat, in which host Chris Hill, and analysts Charly Travers and Matt Argersinger dissect the hardest-hitting investing stories of the day.

Shares of Wal-Mart fell on Thursday after the retailer reported a decline in same-store sales. Wal-Mart also lowered guidance for the current quarter. Shares of Wal-Mart have beaten the market over the last one, two, and five years. In this installment of Investor Beat, Motley Fool analysts Matt Argersinger and Charly Travers discuss the future of Wal-Mart.

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The relevant video segment can be found between 0:15 and 2:02.

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