Costco (NASDAQ: COST) gains ahead of Q3 earnings

Costco

shares gained 1% to $144.70. The company is projected to report fiscal third-quarter earnings of $1.15 a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. The warehouse retailer posted earnings of $1.07 a share in the same quarter last year. Share volume was 601,000, compared to an all-day average of two million