By Nicole Maestri 4 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) reported a 17 percent rise in profit and raised its full-year forecast as shoppers seek low prices, but cautioned that a difficult global economy was heaping pressure on consumers.Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, also forecast on Thursday profit for the current quarter that could miss Wall Street targets and said it continued to see sales volatility from week to week.
Its shares rose 0.6 percent in premarket trading.
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