Stocks open lower on Wal-Mart and retailers
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20090108/2009_01_08t053627_450x367_us_markets_stocks.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=rpeQ2MUdRfNZOMn4WgdJZg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 5, 2009. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090108/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks)Reuters - Stocks opened lower on Thursday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted disappointing December sales and cut its fourth-quarter profit outlook, compounding investors' concerns about the worsening recession.</p><br clear="all"/>
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