Wal-Mart hiking stock buyback.(Wal-Mart Stores)(Brief Article)

NEW YORK (FNS) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it will boost its stock-buyback program by $50 million to bring the total amount of stock available for repurchase to $200 million.

Under the program, the Bentonville, Ark.-based discount giant has acquired about $130 million in stock since the program began in January 1995. The shares to be repurchased account for less than 1 percent ...

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