Wal-Mart, Target start holiday price war (AP)

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart and rival Target are brewing up a price war for toys, electronics and other things consumers may want for Christmas that could spell savings for shoppers, but profit woes for retailers in the critical holiday quarter. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, on Tuesday promised "its most aggressive pricing strategy ever" to fuel year-end business, but warned the move could also make it miss Wall Street's expectations for fourth-quarter earnings. That announcement ...