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Wal-Mart hikes wages, profit tops estimates in the fourth quarter

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Wal-Mart announced plans to boost wages for half a million of its U.S. workers this year. Profits topped estimates in the fourth-quarter, though its guidance came in weaker-than-expected. Leah Duncan reports.

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