Even Wal-Mart gets the blues

While other retail chains stumbled as the current recession dug in, Wal-Mart continued to report strong sales numbers. Its performance made sense -- when times get tight, price does make a difference, and love Wal-Mart or hate it, you can't deny that the company features low prices.

But no longer: The lead story on both the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times' Web sites on Thursday morning… » Full Story on Salon.com