Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) missed Q3 earnings, but same store sales rose 1.3%. Full year EPS is expected to rise at $4.45-$4.51, against $4.07 last year.

Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) raises its outlook for full year EPS. As well, it announces an annual dividend of $0.50/share for 2011. Prior EPS guidance was $1.94-$1.96 and now up to $2.01-$2.03.

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Urban Outfitters (NYSE:URBN) profits are down. Dropping down 6.3% the company misses its Q3 revenue forecasts. Drop in same-store sales of 7% and CC comments about a Q/Q gross margin decline for Q4 are not helping. Lowering its PT to $31, Piper continues to believe in growth opportunities for the Urban Outfitters.

American Eagle’s (NYSE:AMR) punishment for holding passengers on board planes for hours on the tarmac, may lead to the cancellation of more flights by other airlines. Being slapped with a $900,000 may deter future incidents, but it has a domino effect on business. Michael Boyd, airline analyst says, “if there’s 20% of this happening, an airline will cancel” because there is a potential for massive fines.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) sees sales hitting 14M. After October’s sales of 13.3M, which was the best since Augusts’ Cash-for-Clunkers program helped spike sales, finally there will be a return to the market of brand loyalists who’ve been extending leases instead of purchasing new cars.

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