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Walmart is not a privately owned company; it is a publicly traded corporation listed on the stock exchange. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and has grown to become one of the world's largest retailers. Being publicly traded means that Walmart has shareholders who own parts of the company through the purchase of its stocks. These stocks are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol WMT.

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你好，我是企业结构和公司治理方面的专家。让我们来探讨一下关于沃尔玛的问题。

沃尔玛不是私人拥有的公司；它是一家在证券交易所上市的上市公司。该公司由山姆·沃尔顿在1962年创立，并且已经成长为世界上最大的零售商之一。作为一家上市公司意味着沃尔玛有股东，他们通过购买公司的股票来拥有公司的一部分。这些股票在纽约证券交易所（NYSE）上以股票代码WMT进行交易。

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Walmart incorporated in 1969 and became a publicly traded company a year later. So, Wal-Mart is not family owned, but rather owned by its stockholders; on the other hand, according to Bloomberg and other news reports, the Walton family members still have control of the company, owning about half of the shares.read more >>