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Wal-Mart faces US investigation
● US politicians said yesterday they were launching an investigation into allegations of bribery at Wal-Mart’s Mexican affiliate. Two Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Wal-Mart chief executive Mike Duke to request a face-to-face meeting with company officials over claims the company halted an internal probe into bribery in Mexico. Wal-Mart shares fell 4.7 per cent yesterday.