Costco Wholesale Corp
NASDAQ: COST
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Closing Price on September 20, 2024
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Retailers announced January same-store sales figures Thursday. Costco sales rose more than expected, but sales declined more than expected at The Buckle, Zumiez and others.
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ThinkstockIt’s a good thing that the month of January typically accounts for just 20% of most retailers’ fourth quarter sales. This January has been a particularly harsh one, at least as far as...
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On the company's earnings call last week, Amazon.com said that it may raise the price on its subscription shipping service, Amazon Prime, from its current level of $79 a year to as much as $119 in...
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ThinkstockNow that the holiday season is over, one thing is crystal clear. Fourth-quarter results are just in and revenue fell for most of the retailers. It was the rare company that did well in this...
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ThinkstockBuying a retail stock is often a pretty risky venture and it won’t get any less risky in 2014. The stocks can bounce around a lot, especially for those stores that report monthly...
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ThinkstockInvestors and traders alike have been positioning their portfolios and assets going into year-end, at the same time that stocks keep challenging all-time higher highs almost each week. 24/7...
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ThinkstockRetailers are announcing November same-store sales Thursday and, once again, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP), which reported a strong gain of 10.1% on Monday, is getting lashed. We’ve...
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courtesy of TargetMany retail stocks are higher over the past month. Investors have either received hard news, or have seen forecasts, that the largest companies in the sector, which include Wal-Mart...
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ThinkstockRetailers are well into their Black Friday shopping day by now and we thought we’d take a look at how the stocks at ten leading retailers are reacting to early news of shopper enthusiasm....
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ThinkstockIn the Thanksgiving holiday edition of its Weekend Warrior newsletter, Sterne Agee offers a couple of stock picks, one outstanding holiday pricing ad, and a weather forecast. That should...
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ThinkstockWith more stores than ever before choosing to open for at least part of Thanksgiving day, there has been a lot of public response to those merchants who will be doing business on the most...
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White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s full stock holdings as of September 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC...
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courtesy of General Motors Co.The latest promotion being offered by Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) and General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) has been a rousing success according to an Tuesday...
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Jon OggEarnings season may be winding down and the stock market may be close to all-time highs, but now traders and investors alike have to be considering how to position their portfolios and...
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Adrian Pingstone, via Wikimedia CommonsU.S. crude production has grown beyond expectations in 2013, accelerating in the second half of this year at most key plays around the country, particularly...
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