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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ethan Alexander. It has been edited for length and clarity. Each year, I get a $500 gift from an investment account that my great-grandfather set up for all of his great-grandkids. My gramps — Jack Davis — owned his own company and left a legacy of entrepreneurship in our family. I get the money on his birthday, May 9th. In 2025, my sophomore year of high school, I came across a video on Instagram about making a profit by reselling items online shortly after I received Gramp's gift. I had stopped playing lacrosse, my typical spring sport, and I was looking for something to fill my time. I used the $500 to pay someone to teach me how to resell. I didn't do much research, just thought "what's the worst that can happen? " The business took off immediately, and I generated just under $10,000 in revenue that first month. In August, I did more than $25,000 in revenue. I resold lots of goods at a relatively small profitSuccess reselling on Amazon comes from volume. I would find a product where I could make a relatively small profit margin — about $2 to $4 — and sell lots of it.

With Thanksgiving weekend behind us, Costco Canada shoppers are being advised to check whether they’ve purchased a product included in the latest recall. On Tuesday, Costco Canada shared a notice from California-based company Kevin’s Natural Foods, stating that it’s recalling its turkey gravy across several provinces due to undeclared mustard.

You drive by Costco and see the parking lot teeming with cars. The left-hand turn lane to enter is backed up 50 yards. The gas station is packed with people planning to head inside after they fill up. It's the busiest intersection in town. But then you pull up a stock chart. Shares are down 16% since a peak in May. You're confused. Didn't you just read that earnings were strong this past quarter? The stock underperformance isn't just a Costco issue. Walmart — another retailer that shoppers have historically traded down to when trying to spend less — has an eerily similar recent stock chart despite continuing to add customers. What gives? Aren't these supposed to be all-weather winners of a consumer pullback? In an ironic way, the reputation of Costco and Walmart as defensive plays may have worked against them. As worries about the consumer grew, investors built a premium into their stocks. That, in turn, gave them less room for error, and made them more sensitive to further signs of weaker spending. The chart below shows just how badly both stocks have underperformed the market — and the broader consumer staples sector — since they closed at record highs on May 19.

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