Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
1. Lukewarm
2. Trump at NYSE
President-elect Donald Trump walks onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with his wife Melania, after being named TIME’s “Person of the Year” for the second time on December 12, 2024 in New York City.
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3. Costco e-commerce
Customers push shopping carts through a Costco store on December 11, 2024 in Novato, California.
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Wholesaler Costco is scoring big online. The company said Thursday e-commerce sales during its most recent quarter were up 13% from the same period a year earlier. The company beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines for its fiscal first quarter of 2025. Revenue and net income were both up year over year, boosted in part by higher membership fees.
4. Early departure
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker testifies before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation at the Rayburn House Office Building on September 24, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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5. Mall mentality
Lindsey Hyams, 23, of Marlboro, NJ, likes to shop online, but she often ends up going to the mall to make purchases. She said she likes to skip the wait for online purchases to arrive and the hassle of packing up returns.
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– CNBC’s Sean Conlon, Hakyung Kim, Kevin Breuninger, Melissa Repko, Leslie Josephs and Michael Sheetz contributed to this report.
