<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060221/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_wal_mart"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060217/capt.a1066c3f00314e7a805d4a43d5ce6542.photography_ trends_nydd201.jpg?x=130&amp;y=86&amp;sig=urn9DHcY ULQ8YkQJXYEi.w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Dawn Bozik of Morgantown, W.Va., photographs the American Falls in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. She then has prints made using the online service Snapfish.com. Propelled by price wars among retailers led by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Inc., online upstarts like Snapfish.com and Shutterfly.com and customized-product specialists such as Zazzle.com, prints from digital cameras could swell to 10.9 billion this year and outnumber prints from film cameras by 2007. (AP Photo/David Duprey)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 13.4 percent after aggressive holiday advertising helped boost sales by 8.6 percent.</p><br clear=all>

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