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Costco on Thursday beat Wall Street’s quarterly earnings and sales estimates, as e-commerce sales jumped and shoppers bought jewelry, luggage and furniture. On the membership-based warehouse club’s earnings call, Chief Financial Officer Gary Millerchip said customers have remained selective with purchases. But, he added, they have shown they’re willing to spend, especially as inflation comes
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Timon Schneider | SOPA Images | AP Company: Markel Group (MKL) Business: Markel Group is a holding company comprised of different businesses and investments. Its segments include Specialty Insurance, Investing and Markel Ventures. The Specialty Insurance segment includes the company’s insurance and reinsurance capacities within its underwriting operations, as well as insurance-linked securities and all
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Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, speaks during an interview on CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 27, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Innovation investor Cathie Wood’s struggling funds enjoyed a much-needed boost from Donald Trump’s reelection, but that hasn’t translated into investor inflows. Wood’s flagship Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK)
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Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Mike Whitaker listens to a question during a news conference on the FAA’s work to hold Boeing accountable for safety and production quality issues, at the Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters on May 30, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Whitaker,
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File photo of Todd McKinnon, chief executive officer of Okta Inc. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Okta popped more than 18% in extended trading Tuesday after the identity management company released third-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates and offered rosy guidance. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: 67 cents adjusted
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A Macy’s store decorated for the holidays in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Macy’s on Wednesday said it has wrapped up an investigation into an employee who intentionally hid about $151 million of delivery expenses on its accounting books for nearly three years
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Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Technology stocks powered to new highs on Wednesday as the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rallied 1% and investors poured into key software and megacap players. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) advanced 1.8%, rallying for its fourth straight day since mid-October and knocking out its previous high touched
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Oracle Chair and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison speaks at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2019. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oracle shares slid 7% in extended trading on Monday after the database software company reported fiscal second-quarter results that fell short of analysts’ estimates and
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