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Walmart Heiress Is Again World's Wealthiest Woman

An Heiress Is Again the
World's Wealthiest Woman

An Heiress Is Again the World's Wealthiest Woman

Walmart scion Alice Walton reclaims her throne

(Newser) - Planet Earth has a new wealthiest woman, and well, she's a former wealthiest woman on the globe. For basically none of you keeping track at home, Walmart heiress Alice Walton has reclaimed her throne from another heiress, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of L'Oreal riches, reports ABC13 . It goes a...

Walton Family Sells Off $1.5B in Walmart Stock

Walton Family Sells
$1.5B in Walmart Stock

Feb 27, 2024 1:30 AM CST

Walton Family Sells $1.5B in Walmart Stock

Move was made with Walmart shares near record high

(Newser) - Walmart stock has jumped 13% this year, and as it sat near a record high last week, the Walton family sold off about $1.5 billion worth of shares. Filings from the US Securities and Exchange Commission made on behalf of Rob, Jim, and Alice Walton—the three surviving children...

CNN 2.0:
Reality TV,
Late-Night
Talk Shows

Aug 13, 2012 12:35 PM CDT

CNN 2.0: Reality TV, Late-Night Talk Shows

Network seeks stars in Anthony Bourdain mold

(Newser) - With CNN boss Jim Walton preparing to exit , the news network is going to look very different in a matter of months. As CNN preps a serious facelift, on the table are five reality shows on Saturday and Sunday nights, as well as a new show with celeb chef Anthony...

CNN Chief Walton Quits

Jul 27, 2012 1:12 PM CDT

CNN Chief Walton Quits

Move comes amid sinking ratings

(Newser) - CNN chief Jim Walton is resigning, saying the company needs new leadership at a time its flagship US network is suffering through some of its poorest ratings ever. Walton built the company into a profitable international news organization in his 10 years as president of CNN Worldwide and said it...

CNN, in Comeback, Tops Fox, Boosts Profits

Mar 5, 2008 5:28 PM CST

CNN, in Comeback, Tops Fox, Boosts Profits

Exec Walton has overseen ratings comeback, doubled profits at cable icon

(Newser) - Five years after CNN’s fortunes were so low that Time Warner considered selling it, the cable news icon topped Fox News among 25- to 54-year-old viewers for the first month since 2001. The upstarts had CNN running scared for several years, but a new president has streamlined management, increased...