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Dec 12, 2017

12/12/2017: The great Amazon-Walmart rivalry

(Markets Edition) Lawmakers are meeting tomorrow in the hopes of reconciling the House and Senate versions of the tax bill. We’ll recap some of their key differences, which include controversy over state and local tax deductions. Afterwards, we’ll discuss why stores still see a need for glossy catalogs, and then look at where both Amazon and Walmart stand in the retail war.

 Customers shop at a Walmart store on January 17, 2017 in Skokie, Illinois.
 Customers shop at a Walmart store on January 17, 2017 in Skokie, Illinois.
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(Markets Edition) Lawmakers are meeting tomorrow in the hopes of reconciling the House and Senate versions of the tax bill. We’ll recap some of their key differences, which include controversy over state and local tax deductions. Afterwards, we’ll discuss why stores still see a need for glossy catalogs, and then look at where both Amazon and Walmart stand in the retail war.