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Costco Wholesale Corp

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Retail

March Retail Sales Weaker on Weather and Late Easter

ThinkstockRetailers are announcing March U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.5% year-over-year. Retail sales gained just 1.4% in March of 2013, excluding drug store…

Paul Ausick
6:25am ET
Apps & Software

LinkedIn Chief Is Highest Rated CEO

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner received the top grade in Glassdoor's new "Highest Rated CEOs 2014." The rating is based on employee answers to the question, "Do you approve of the way your…

Douglas A. McIntyre
7:35am ET
Retail

Does Safeway Deal Rescue Supermarkets?

Thursday night's announcement that Cerberus Capital Management will acquire Safeway for $40 a share in cash and stock may offer be the last gasp for supermarket chains. Going big may be the…

Paul Ausick
8:35am ET
Retail

February Retail Sales Better Than Feared

ThinkstockRetailers are announcing February U.S. same-store sales figures Thursday. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.7% year-over-year. Retail sales gained just 2% in February of 2013, excluding drug store…

Paul Ausick
7:10am ET
Retail

Costco Earnings Dive on Weak Holiday Buying

Costco Wholesale reported disappointing second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The company did not offer any guidance and shares were down in premarket trading.

Paul Ausick
2:13pm ET
Retail

Weather May Have Wrecked January Retail Sales

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…

Paul Ausick
11:45am ET
Services

Amazon Could Keep Prime Low to Hammer Apple

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…

Paul Ausick
9:12am ET
Retail

Retail Wrecks: Amazon to J.C. Penney

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…

Douglas A. McIntyre
8:58am ET
Retail

Retail Stocks to Buy (or Not) in 2014

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…

Paul Ausick
6:32am ET
Retail

Target Shares Slide on Walmart and Amazon Worries

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 Stores…

Douglas A. McIntyre