Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s net income dropped to $3.8 billion in the fourth quarter from $4.6 billion a year earlier.
Officials cited discontinued real estate projects and severance payments.
Still, sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose 1.8 percent, excluding fuel. Analysts had expected a 1.3 percent increase.
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