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The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Friday, Jul, 10 2026 US stock futures are pointing slightly higher this morning, with S&P 500 contracts up about 0.2%, as investors weigh stubbornly high bond yields and softer signs from consumer borrowing. The US 10 year Treasury yield is holding near 4.6%, which keeps the cost of mortgages, car loans, and business borrowing elevated and keeps talk of at least one more Federal Reserve rate hike alive. At the same time, US consumer credit in May...
Shares in the membership-based retailer fell 4.1% on Thursday after a June sales update failed to meet Wall Street’s lofty expectations.
The headline numbers looked great. So why did the stock sell off?
Costco shares fell on Thursday after the retailer’s June sales fell slightly short of Wall Street’s high expectations.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST, XETRA:CTO) shares fell about 4% to $913 on Wednesday after the warehouse retailer reported a moderation in June comparable sales growth, though Bank of America analysts maintained their ‘Buy’ rating, arguing the company's value-focused strategy and...
Costco’s stock fell 4% Thursday, on pace for its largest decline since April 2025, after it reported June sales figures that grew slightly less than the previous month. June sales rose 10.6%, the retailer said, down from 13.
Costco Wholesale has rolled out a new digital wallet feature in its mobile app. The tool lets members link any Visa card for quicker in store checkout. This launch represents a material update to Costco's digital member experience. For investors watching Costco Wholesale (NasdaqGS:COST), the digital wallet launch comes as the stock trades around $953.13 per share, with a return of 3.1% over the past week and 11.5% year to date. The company also shows very large multi year share price gains...
Food manufacturing companies continue to grow even as the jobs behind familiar grocery products shift. For shoppers, the change may not be immediately obvious, as snack bars, candy, crackers, and pet-food brands can still be on shelves at Walmart, Target, Costco, and other grocery chains. But ...
Bell Global Equities Fund, managed by Bell Asset Management, released its May investor update. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The global equity market continued its rally in May, driven by accelerating AI infrastructure spending and a stronger-than-expected earnings season. The Fund (Platform Class) returned 2.1%, underperforming the MSCI World ex-Australia Index’s 4.5% […]
Costco's June sales growth slows from prior months, but resilient demand, digital strength and value pricing keep comparable sales strong.
The warehouse retailer posted another month of double-digit sales growth.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) was among Jim Cramer’s stock calls on Mad Money, as he highlighted the AI opportunities in neoclouds. Answering a caller’s query about the stock, Cramer said: The way we have to look at Costco is very important. There are periods of what I regard as underperformance coupled with huge spurts up […]
Retail leaders TJX, Costco Wholesale and Walmart are highlighted for their scale, resilient business models and long-term growth strategies amid market volatility.
Costco has expanded its digital wallet feature, allowing members to link any Visa card to the Costco app for faster checkout at registers.
Costco reported net sales of $29.24 billion for the five weeks ended July 5, 2026, a 10.6% increase from $26.44 billion a year earlier.
Long-tenured workers like cashier Tony Barzar are reliable, experienced and able to speed shoppers through a checkout line. Costco is willing to pay to keep them around.
Costco’s June sales were a mixed bag. Among Costco ancillary businesses, gas, pharmacy, and hearing aids were top performers. Excluding impacts from gas and foreign exchange, same-store sales rose 4.9% in Canada and 5.6% in the dozen or so other countries where Costco has warehouses.
Mizuho Americas estimates that the US trading card market could be worth anywhere between $10 billion to $20 billion, as more consumers go all in on collectibles like Pokémon cards. Mizuho Americas director and senior analyst David Bellinger explains this phenomenon and some of the biggest drivers behind the trading card craze.
Costco treats credit cards differently from pretty much any other major retailer. Instead of taking any credit card and offering its own branded card with bonus perks, the chain has an exclusive credit card partner. For a long time, the warehouse club worked exclusively with American Express and ...