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Costco March same-store sales up 4%, misses Street
Issaquah, Wash. -- Costco Wholesale Corp reported a 4% rise in same-store sales, missing analysts' expectations for a 5.2% increase. The company said its results were negatively impacted by lower fuel prices and a strong dollar, which hurt the value of its sales overseas.
Net sales at Costco rose 7%to $9.67 billion for the five-week period ended April 7. -
Men who sawed arms in Home Depot in critical condition
New York -- A man who deliberately cut his arms using saws in the aisles of a Home Depot store in suburban Los Angeles on Wednesday is in critical condition, according to media reports.
The man, whose man has not been released, was in the store's tool section when he grabbed several handsaws and began cutting into his upper arms. Panicked customers called 911.
The man was in surgery hours after the incident.