Costco 4Q profit falls 6 percent but beats views
PORTLAND, Ore. — Costco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that a stronger dollar and higher employee health care costs helped drive its fiscal fourth-quarter profit down 6 percent, but the results beat analysts’ expectations.
Mexico on agents’ top 10 travel despite swine flu
MINNEAPOLIS — Mexico took four of the top 10 spots on a list of international destinations booked by agents, managers and agency owners from the Travel Leaders company (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates).
Health workers under pressure to get flu shots
ALBANY, N.Y. — Tens of thousands of health care workers who typically avoid flu shots are under more pressure than ever to get vaccinated as hospitals and clinics prepare for a spike in swine flu cases this fall and winter.
Ex-head of surgery clinic pleads guilty to fraud
NEW YORK — The former administrator of a Manhattan cosmetic surgery clinic where a man died while undergoing liposuction has pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
Goat wanders into nursing home in the Bronx
NEW YORK — It’s another case of the wandering goat. Officials say an emaciated-looking Nubian goat wandered onto the property of a nursing home in the Bronx, where two other goats were discovered in July.
