On Thursday, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)’s shares dwindled -2.10%, and closed at $148.81, as Costco Wholesale Corporation, stated net sales of $10.40 billion for the month of March, the five weeks ended April 5, 2015, which versus $10.43 billion during the similar period last year. This year’s total reflects one less sales day than last year, due to the timing of Easter. This calendar shift negatively influenced this year’s net and comparable sales by an estimated one to one and one-half percent.
For the thirty-one weeks ended April 5, 2015, the Corporation stated net sales of $67.58 billion, a raise of five percent from $64.65 billion during the similar period last year.
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, operates membership warehouses. The corporation offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX), declined -2.20%, and closed at $0.901, during the last trading session on Thursday, as Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, declared that Lexicon administration will present at Needham & Corporation’s 14th Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 8:40 a.m. EST in New York. Lexicon administration will provide an overview of Lexicon’s clinical development programs and milestones.
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical corporation, focuses on the discovery and development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of human diseases. Its drug development programs comprise telotristat etiprate, an orally-delivered small molecule drug candidate, which is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of carcinoid syndrome.
At the end of Thursday’s trade, Knight Transportation (NYSE:KNX), dipped -2.08%, and closed at $30.13, as Knight Transportation, anticipates to release its 2015 first quarter earnings on Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, shortly prior to market open. Knight will be holding a live symposium call with analysts and investors to talk about the earnings release, the results of operations, and other matters after its earnings press release on Wednesday, April 22nd 2015, at 4:30 pm EDT.
Knight Transportation, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates as a short-to-medium haul truckload carrier of general commodities primarily in the United States. It operates through two segments, trucking and Logistics.
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), ended its Thursday’s trading session with -2.03% loss, and closed at $28.48, as CONSOL Energy, declared certification of its operational practices by the Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD). The certification, independently validated by Bureau Veritas, confirms CONSOL’s compliance with all 15 CSSD performance standards related to environmental stewardship of air and water. These performance standards have been designed to exceed the regulatory minimums established by state and federal regulatory bodies.
The corporation also released its fourth annual Corporate Responsibility Report, which details execution against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and outlines activities and new initiatives undertaken during the past year toward the corporation’s comprehensive corporate responsibility aims.
CONSOL Energy Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates as an integrated energy corporation in the United States and internationally. The corporation operates through two divisions, Exploration and Production (E&P), and Coal.
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