en-us Reuters) - Stocks gained on Thursday as signs of improving trends in the job market and a decline in the U.S. October trade deficit reassured investors the economy was on a steady growth path.The Labor Department said weekly jobless claims rose more than expected last week,...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:59:35 -0800 AMZN CIEN KO COST NDAQ RIMM DIS TWX AMZN,CIEN,KO,COST,NDAQ,RIMM,DIS,TWX Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp COST posted a slight increase in first-quarter profit on higher revenue.The No. 1 U.S. warehouse club operator said profit in its fiscal first quarter ended November 22 was $266 million, or 60 cents per share, compared with year-ago income of $263 million, or 60 cents...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:52:12 -0800 COST COST Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:14:07 -0800 COST JPM COST,JPM Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:40:57 -0800 COST COST Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:12:20 -0800 KO COST KO,COST Reuters) - Several U.S. retailers posted weaker-than-expected sales for November, getting the key holiday season off to a sluggish start as consumers worried about the economy and double-digit unemployment.Eight of the 11 retailers that reported by early Thursday missed estimates, including Costco Wholesale Corp COST, Children's Place...]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:01:56 -0800 ARO AMZN BBY PLCE COST HOTT LTD PIR WMT WAG ARO,AMZN,BBY,PLCE,COST,HOTT,LTD,PIR,WMT,WAG Reuters) - When U.S. retail chains report November sales this week, investors will learn whether they have gone far enough to protect profits against a weak start to the holiday shopping season.Early data on weekend shopping from U.S. Thanksgiving Day on Thursday through Sunday showed a...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:30:49 -0800 ARO AMZN AEO BBY BJ PLCE COST JCP KSS LTD SKS SPLS TGT WMT ARO,AMZN,AEO,BBY,BJ,PLCE,COST,JCP,KSS,LTD,SKS,SPLS,TGT,WMT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:34:44 -0800 COST WMT COST,WMT Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:40:20 -0700 C COST C,COST Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:33:10 -0700 COST COST