Home Improvement

Real Estate Weekly: What to check when a contractor comes knocking

MarketWatch Jun 26

One more byproduct of a bad economy and housing market: “Traveling handymen,” or people who bid for home improvement jobs by knocking on doors and offering their services. But even when you think you can trust the person doing repairs in your...

How to Play It: Housing

BusinessWeek Jun 18

Home Retail: Argos, Homebase sales exceeded target

MarketWatch Jun 11

Catalog chain and home improvement retailer Home Retail said Thursday that first-quarter sales at its Argos and Homebase divisions were better-than-expected. In the 13 weeks to May 30, Argos sales rose 0.9% to 937 million pounds, while Homebase...

Kingfisher quarterly sales up 10%, profit up 40%

MarketWatch Jun 2

British home improvement retailer Kingfisher said Tuesday that total retail sales rose 9.6% to 2.6 billion pounds in the the 13 weeks to May 2. Outdoor seasonal product sales were boosted by more favourable weather in the U.K. and France and a...

How to haggle with a contractor

CNNMoney.com May 29

In this extreme buyer's market, you can talk down the price of everything from flat-screen televisions to summer rentals. When it comes to home improvement, though, haggling is as risky as ever. Even if contractors are more willing to lower their...

[$] US stocks sell off ahead of long weekend

Financial Times May 22

US stocks ended a week of modest gains after optimism from home improvement retailer Lowe's on Monday triggered a rally that fears over the US credit rating failed to extinguish

Home Improvement Faces Long, Hard Slog

TheStreet.com May 21

The home improvement sector is expected to drop this year after declining for the second straight year in 2008, according to a report released on Thursday by Fitch Ratings.

[$] Wall Street slips in choppy trade

Financial Times May 19

US stocks recovered early losses on Tuesday but finished a choppy session slightly lower as Wall Street digested data from the commerce department showing that builders had started to build fewer homes in April than any month since 1959

Home Depot Profit Rises on Cost Cuts

New York Times May 19

The home-improvement retailer posted quarterly profit of $514 million as it reined in expenses.

Stock Search: Home Improvement Leads

TheStreet.com May 19

Market Rallies On Sales Of "Outdoor Equipment"

Samurai Trader May 18

The market is rallying this morning, and the media is giving the credit to Lowe's (the home improvement store), who, despite a crappy earnings report, beat analysts' estimates, particularly on sales of plants ("green shoots") and, get this,...

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