The world's largest retailer got even bigger during the second quarter, as the company's revenue and earnings topped Wall Street forecasts, and it reported its biggest same-store sales gain in four years.
Wal-Mart raised its full-year outlook in wake of the strong results, even as it expects to take a 5 cent per share hit from its pending acquisition of Jet.com.
Wal-Mart shares were up nearly 2 percent in early trading, at about $74, after briefly touching a 52-week high of $75.19.
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