Record profit at Wal-Mart

The world's largest retailer, said second-quarter profit rose 17% to USD 3.45 billion, the sales was 10% higher as a year before.

Second-quarter net income
climbed to $US3.45 billion, revenue advanced 10% to $US102.7 billion
from $US93 billion, the biggest gain since the fourth quarter of
2006.
The double digit growth was drived by international sales
increase of Wal-Mart.