Small businesses hope for some Wal-Mart magic By: CNBC.com News July 08, 2014 at 18:33 PM EDT Wal-Mart Stores met with more than 500 small businesses to make good on a pledge to spend $250 billion by 2040 to bring manufacturing back to U.S. shores. Read More >> Related Stocks: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.