Wal-Mart has worked to improve its public image by becoming a more "green" company.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

Wal-Mart is touting the fact that 500 new green jobs will be created.

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Corporate governance scandals are still commonplace, Green Mountain Coffee, Chesapeake Energy, Wal-Mart, and Groupon being among the latest examples.

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Green Dot shares lost nearly 20% this morning after Wal-Mart and American Express said it would roll out a competing product.

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