Shares of Costco Wholesale Corp. COST, -1.55% rose nearly 2% in the extended session Thursday after the retailer reported quarterly profit above Wall Street expectations and said its sales benefited from “an uptick in consumer demand” late in the reporting …
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One of Kentucky’s premier public companies is starting to exhibit symptoms of the novel coronavirus. On Wednesday, spiritsmaker Brown-Forman said it was revising its earnings forecast for the year, citing an “increasingly uncertain global economic and …
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Vice President Mike Pence is meeting with airline CEOs and an airline industry trade group on Wednesday (March 5) over Coronavirus concerns and data collection, according to a report by CNBC. The virus has adversely affected the airline industry, with its …
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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s latest nationwide survey of business conditions has found that the coronavirus outbreak has begun to impact tourism and disrupt manufacturing chains in parts of the United States. The survey compiled by the Fed’s 12 …
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(CNN) In a major challenge to electric car leader Tesla, General Motors announced it has created a new electric vehicle battery that offers up to 400 miles of range and will be cheaper to produce than today’s batteries. The new battery cells will hold enough …
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