Vulcan beats profit estimates as price hikes offset bad weather impact

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Islanders flock to Charlottetown Flea Market for affordable finds amid rising costs | SaltWire - Construction supplies maker Vulcan Materials reported first-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as price hikes helped offset the impact of bad weather on demand for aggregates such as gravel, sand and crushed stone.

However, unfavorable weather hit its aggregates business, its biggest segment by revenue, though the unit's gross profit per ton rose.

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