en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:07:28 -0800 Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp COST is hoping that consumers are becoming more comfortable making purchases as the No. 1 U.S. warehouse club operator heads into the year-end holiday shopping season."We still are cautious but are keeping our fingers crossed that people...]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:15:19 -0800 COST COST Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp COST is hoping that consumers are becoming more comfortable making purchases as the No. 1 U.S. warehouse club operator heads into the year-end holiday shopping season."We still are cautious but are keeping our fingers crossed that people are buying a little bit," said...]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:15:25 -0800 COST COST Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp COST reported a 5 percent increase in October same-store sales, helped by a weak U.S. dollar that helped push up international sales.Analysts on average were expecting a rise of 4.7 percent in same-store sales, including the impact of fuel prices and foreign exchange, according to...]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:45:13 -0800 COST COST Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:50:16 -0700 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:40:20 -0700 C COST C,COST Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:34:27 -0700 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:58:52 -0700 WMT WMT