{"id":72046,"date":"2026-09-21T09:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/earningsretail-and-consumer-staples-lead-late-september-earnings\/72046\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T09:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:12:16","slug":"earningsretail-and-consumer-staples-lead-late-september-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/earningsretail-and-consumer-staples-lead-late-september-earnings\/72046\/","title":{"rendered":"[Earnings]Retail and Consumer Staples Lead Late September Earnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/stock\/COST\">Costco Wholesale Corp<\/a> headlines <strong>Thursday<\/strong> after close, serving as the primary market mover for the <em>consumer staples<\/em> and <em>retail<\/em> sectors. 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