US Gov. Shutdown Casualty? COST's Last Dip?

The global discount retail leader — $Costco Wholesale(COST.US) — reported FY2026 Q1 results for the quarter ended Nov 23 after the U.S. close on Dec 11.Overall performance was steady, with revenue and OP growth improving and slightly beating estimates.However, key operating metrics — comps/traffic growth and member additions/renewal rates — remained soft.Specifically:1) Same-store growth looks better, but traffic is still weakening.Overall comps rose 6.4% this quarter, an acceleration of 70bps vs. last quarter...