ASSIGNMENT: Wal-Mart History & Financial Information
1. Choose a publicly traded company, or a non-publicly traded organization with sufficient financial information available to complete the project. (Wal-Mart)
2. Provide a brief description of the company, including history and industry (or industries) in which it operates.
3. Summarize at least two financial issues confronting your organization or the industry in which your organization operates, which you have found in the business media (e.g., Bloomberg, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist).
Guidelines for Submission: Should be approximately 1 to 2 pages long (excluding title and reference page). It should be double spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins, and should use the latest guidelines for APA formatting for references and citations.