ANKARA—Sweden should not expect a green light from Ankara on its NATO membership bid at the Western alliance’s summit next month unless it prevents anti-Turkey protests in Stockholm, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Turkey cannot approach Sweden’s NATO bid positively while “terrorists” were protesting in Stockholm, and Turkey’s position would…

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Costco plans to increase membership fees, possibly as early as next year, following the lead of its competitor Sam’s Club. Since March, the company’s CFO Richard Galanti has mentioned the possibility of a fee increase to membership subscriptions in monthly earnings calls. In the latest call with investors Dec. 8, he said it was “a…

While Sweden and Finland both officially applied for NATO membership this week, longstanding alliance member Turkey still appears dead-set against the move, saying the two Nordic countries provide a “haven” to terrorist groups that threaten Turkey’s security. “We have told our allies that Turkey will say ‘no’ to Sweden and Finland joining NATO and we…