Why you can count on the Dow making changes in February

Investors can count on the Dow Jones Industrial Average changing its members next month, for the first time in nearly four years, for several reasons. The question is, who’s out and who’s in? How and when the keepers of the Dow DJIA choose the stocks they add and those they…

Walmart cutting about 200 corporate jobs in restructuring as profits sag

Walmart Inc. is cutting hundreds of corporate roles in a restructuring effort, according to people familiar with the matter, a week after the retail giant warned of falling profits. The retailer began notifying employees in its Bentonville, Ark., headquarters and other corporate offices of the restructuring, which affects various departments including merchandising, global…