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Billionaire financier and Home Depot founder Ken Langone guest-hosted Bloomberg TV's "Market Makers" today and discussed the U.S. economy, the Obama administration, generational theft, along with Wall Street banks and director pay. On generationa...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of BlackBerry fell 3 percent on Monday after U.S. home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc said it is replacing the BlackBerry smartphones it provides its executives and managers with Apple Inc's iPhone. The news is a setback for BlackBerry as it fights to retain its base of big corporate clients and government [...]

Home Depot Founder Bernie Marcus shares his concerns for our nation and how frightened he is by what Pres. Obama's policies mean for America, especially for our children and future generations. In particular, the lack of job creation and rising home foreclosures are limiting the American dream for millions of families. As someone who has taken [...]

Billionaire financier and Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone told Bloomberg Television's Trish Regan on "Street Smart" today that he is "proudly part of the 1%. I worked like hell to become part of the 1." Langone said that, “I have been in Wall Street all of my life. I love it. It has been good to me… This vilification of what is going on in America today is disgusting.” Source :  BLOOMBERG TELEVISION 

The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) is just one of many companies which have felt the effects of the slowdown in the Chinese economy. The U.S. based home improvement and building material retailer has announced that it will be closing down its 7 remaining Big Box stores, which are the Chinese versions of the Home Depot stores [...]

With Tropical Storm Isaac still wreaking havoc on the United States, we thought we would analyze the world’s’ largest home improvement specialty retailer, Home Depot, Inc (HD), through the lens of FAST Graphs™. About Home Depot Inc:  Directly from their website “The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,255 retail stores in all [...]

Home Depot Inc. (HD) has an impressive record of beating quarterly earnings expectations, which it continued in its fiscal second quarter 2012 by surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.1%. The home improvement retailer has also been paying a quarterly dividend for over 100 consecutive quarters, currently yielding nearly 2.05%. Shares of this Zacks #2 Rank [...]

World’s largest home specialty retailer, The Home Depot Inc. (HD), is scheduled to report its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, before the opening bell on Tuesday, August 14. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for the second quarter is 97 cents a share, which is better than 86 cents delivered [...]

Retail Sales and the American Spender in Review and a 'Speculative' Outlook   [caption id="attachment_72341" align="aligncenter" width="624"] Retail sales quarterly numbers 2005-2012, which peaked at close to $400billion in the first quarter of 2012[/caption] On Tuesday of this past week, the Commerce Department’s retail sales figures were released, coming in at a growth rate of 0.8 percent [...]

The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD), the world’s largest home improvement retailer, posted a better than expected earnings during the second quarter of the fiscal year. The company raised its outlook for 2012, after its net earnings increased to $1.53 billion or $1.01 per share from $1.36 billion or 86 cents per share during the same period [...]

Stocks could continue to stair step higher, as the dog days of summer take hold and markets  await central bank action in September. Tetra Images | Getty Images The week ahead should provide insight into the consumer from earnings reports from major retailers, including Home Depot [HD  53.06  -0.09  (-0.17%)   ] and Wal-Mart [...]

The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) reached a definitive merger agreement with US Home Systems Inc (NASDAQ:USHS). According to the joint statement released by both companies, Home Depot agreed to purchase the shares of USHS for approximately $93 million at $12.50, a 38 percent premium of its closing price at the Nasdaq Global Market on Monday, August 6. The [...]

Good evening traders and investors, I am early into updating price data up to Jul-20 for all major U.S. indices, forex pairs, futures, and Dow stocks and I am noticing some early Sell signals emerging. You can view my excel file in the right side bar under: My Trading Journal - PE Ratios DJIA My technical analysis has produced an early Sell signal for Alcoa:AA in the week ending Jul-13. That was confirmed this week using a much longer 6 week history. Alcoa ended the week at 8.26 prolonging...

Home Depot (HD) just announced its first quarter earnings, and the results were not too shabby. The company benefited from an unusually warm spring that encouraged many homeowners to start outdoor projects early, but Home Depot has also done a number of things right to improve its business. One key change has been investment in [...]

Home Depot Inc (HD.N) reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales on Tuesday after demand slowed in April following a jump in home improvement projects spurred by warm weather earlier in the year. The news sent shares of the world's largest home improvement chain down more than 3 percent and caused an analyst to [...]

Economic growth has its consequences on a country, its businesses and its people in many different ways. Perhaps the most important factor that contributes to economic growth and which in turn is affected by economic growth is business. The top businesses in the country play a significant role in shaping its economic conditions because of [...]

The Home Depot Inc. (HD) is the leading player in the highly fragmented home improvement industry. The company has reinvigorated itself with a shift in focus from new square footage growth to maximization of productivity through its existing store base. In addition, the company has implemented significant changes to its store operations to make them simpler [...]

The two leading home improvement retail stocks are finally retreating today. The Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) and Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE:LOW) are trading slightly lower on the session after making new 52 week highs yesterday. Both of these stocks remain above the daily chart 50, and 200 moving averages which indicate a strong technical chart [...]

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) has launched the “Doing Nation” campaign.

By EconMatters Specialty retail companies were hit pretty hard after the financial crisis mostly due to the pullback of consumer spending as well as the economic slowdown.  But not all specialty retailers are created equal.  For example, Best Buy is typically viewed as a consumer electronic giant linked to the tech sector, but the stocks of two hom-hum do-it-yourself stores --Home Depot (HD) and Lowe's (Low)--have outperformed Best Buy (BBY), and the appliance giant Sears (SHLD), as well...

The retail sector has been extremely strong since late December 2011. The Market Vectors Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:RTH) has surged higher by more than $4.00 since that time. This morning, the RTH is declining lower by just 0.08 cents to $41.23 a share. Short term traders should watch for intra-day support [...]

The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Foundation has awarded a grant to the Center for Puppetry Arts.Home Depot Foundation Gives $20k GrantThe Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Foundation has awarded $20,000 to the Center for Puppetry Arts through its sixth annual Building Community Day program.The donation will fund the Center’s Field Trip Sponsorship Program, created to ensure that children [...]

Lowe's Companies (LOW) and Home Depot (HD) are two giants in the $725 billion home improvement industry, with a market share exceeding 16% between the two. I analyzed the 2011 movements of both giants. I will discuss how both are positioned for growth in 2012 and provide a safe bet for value investors. Both companies remain [...]

After more than two years of false starts, the battered U.S. housing market may have finally found a bottom. If so, that prospect offers options investors a chance to earn higher returns on lower costs using a Home Depot (NYSE: HD) straddle. (More on that later...) In fact, here are just a few of the latest statistics that lead me to believe housing will slowly begin to recover over the next four months... Sales of existing U.S. homes rose by 5% in December to a...

Buying at large box stores is a way of life for many consumers. Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Target are routine locations to spend your hard-earned dollars on items of necessity. However, what happens to the profits when the sale is completed and the ...

Stock Performance: The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) stock picks gained by 0.24% and closed at $8.44 whereas overall traded volume stood at 8.44 million shares for the last trading session as compare to its average volume stood at 11.18 million. Its (stock picks) total market capitalization ended at $64.96 billion and its outstanding shares stood at 1.54 [...]

JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Jamie Dimon, the highest-paid chief executive officer among the heads of the six biggest U.S. banks, joined billionaires including hedge-fund manager John Paulson and Home Depot Inc. co-founder Bernard Marcus in using speeches, open letters and television appearances to defend themselves and the richest 1 percent of the population targeted by Occupy [...]

Analysts, on average, had estimated Home Depot would earn $0.59 cents a share on sales of $17.1 billion, according to FactSet. Same-store sales topped the 2.9 percent gain analysts surveyed by Retail Metrics expected....Investing in Home Depot (NYSE: HD)... >>

Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD ) After Hours: $38.94   ▼0.02 (0.05%) 7:05PM EST Good evening traders and investors, Despite diverging economic indicators between housing prices for the Case-Shiller and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released earlier today, Morningstar's Home Improvement Industry outperformed all other industries rising +4.03% . Its nearest rival was Generic Drugs at +3.35% . Home Depot HD added +4.45% , Lowe's...

Price change: Home Depot (HD) is flat-lined, up $0.07 (.002%) to $38.32 on strong earnings. Thesis: Even though HD beat earnings by a penny on the bottom line, the stock is not getting the lift as investors would hope. Related: CLICK HERE FOR FREE GOOGLE EMAIL ALERTS WHEN WE POST A NEW ARTICLE Bottom line: Home Depot was trading [...]

Financials: The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) generated the total revenue of $20.23 billion for the quarter ended July 30th, 2011 as compared to revenue of $19.41 billion for the same period last year. The company reported the net profit of $1.36 billion or earnings of $0.86 per share for the respective quarter as compared to net [...]

Home Depot's Staten Island store is scheduled to host a breast cancer awareness event.Home Depot (NYSE:HD) To Host Cancer EventHome Depot (NYSE:HD) has announced that its Staten Island store is hosting breast cancer awareness event.Several activities are planned by the store for the event including a nurse who will speak about breast cancer awareness and [...]

The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Foundation has announced $1.15 million in new grants to nonprofits serving veterans in Los Angeles.Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Lines Up New GrantsThe Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Foundation has announced $1.15 million in grants to nonprofits dedicated to the critical housing needs of U.S. military veterans in Los Angeles.These grants have been declared as [...]

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) has provided a grant to City of Hope.Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Gives City Of Hope GrantHome Depot (NYSE:HD) announced that it contributed a three-year, $535,000 grant to City of Hope.City of Hope is one of the few cancer centers in the country to offer temporary housing for patients and their families.The grant, which [...]

Hurricane Irene sent East Coast shoppers into stores to stock up on essentials this week, instead of the clothes, notebooks and other supplies that retailers were counting on selling as children get ready to go back to school. Chains such as Home Depot Inc (HD.N) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) were doing brisk business on Friday, [...]

After a low-volume three-day bounce, the S&P bounced back from a 20 point drop intraday.  Even though the Eurobond did not materialize, the bulls cut the losses in half.  Wal-Mart and Home Depot earnings also helped to keep the market and the retail sector from further selling pressure.  I was impressed by how well the [...]

Whopper is a deep value investor who blogs at http://www.whopperinvestments.com/ Universal Securities (UUU) is an extremely interesting microcap stock. They design and distribute safety products like smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, etc. First, a little bit on how we got here. During fiscal 2007, Universal began selling their products through Home Depot. This resulted in a nice spike [...]

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Illinois has been fined $55,000 by the OSHA.Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Faces OSHA FineHome Depot (NYSE:HD) in Chicago has been cited for safety violations, including failing to remove damaged equipment from service, by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).Home Depot (NYSE:HD) now faces proposed penalties of $55,000.Home Depot (NYSE:HD) was quoted for [...]

Zacks Equity Research highlightsFranklin Resources Inc. (NYSE: BEN ) as the Bull of the Day and Excel Maritime (NYSE: EXM ) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Sprint Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ ) and Home Depot (NYSE: HD ). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101027/ZIRLOGO ) Full analysis of all these stocks is available at http://at.zacks.com/?id=2678 . Here is a synopsis of all [...]

Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the world’s largest home-improvement retailer, said Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 12%, as expense control helped to make up for a decline in sales. Shares of Home Depot added about 2% in early trade. The company said its quarterly profit rose to $812 [...]

Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 12 percent even as a slow start to the spring selling season pushed revenue lower. The country's biggest home improvement retailer also increased its full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday. Home Depot earned $812 million, or 50 cents per share, for the period ended May 1, up from [...]

Home Depot Inc., (NYSE: HD) reported that its fiscal first-quarter net income increased 12% to $812 million, or 50 cents a share, from $725 million, or 43 cents, in the year-ago quarter. Analysts, on average, expected the company to report earnings of 49 cents per share on revenue of $17.02 billion. "We continued to improve our business and delivered double-digit earnings growth," said Frank Blake, chairman & CEO. "Our sales declined slightly due to a slow spring selling season, but...

Courtesy of Benzinga Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) reported a 12% rise in its fiscal first-quarter net income and raised its earnings forecast for the [...]

With two of the nation’s largest retailers scheduled to release earnings on Tuesday morning, what should you be watching as they unleash potentially market moving results? Home Depot: Nuts & Bolts When Home Depot [HD  36.98  -0.03  (-0.08%)   ] reports Tuesday before the bell, investors will be eager hear hear how lawn [...]

Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD), the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, is scheduled to release first-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Analysts, on average, expect the company to report earnings of 49 cents per share on revenue of $17.02 billion. In the year-ago period, the company reported earnings of 45 cents per share on revenue of $16.86 billion. The Home Depot, Inc. is the largest retailer of do-it-yourself merchandise, which...

Monday The new trading week kicks off with a pair of Chinese speedsters. Digital-television smart card maker China Digital TV (NYSE: STV  ) and leading travel portal Ctrip.com (Nasdaq: CTRP  ) report their quarterly financials. Both companies are expected to post modest growth for the period. Tuesday Home Depot (NYSE: HD  ) knocks on wood come Tuesday. The home-improvement superstore chain [...]

What did you think of Home Depot's (HD) earnings report? I rather enjoyed it. And I think the future may be bright for the retailer and arch enemy of Lowe's (LOW). According to TheStreet.com, net income calculated out to 36 cents per share for the fourth quarter. This was five pennies better than the [...]

The Home Depot Inc. (HD), surprised with its fourth-quarter 2010 adjusted earnings of 36 cents a share. The adjusted earnings not only surpassed the prior-year quarters' earnings of 24 cents (an increment of 50%), but also outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 30 cents. For fiscal 2010, adjusted earnings grew by 21.1% to $2.01 a share [...]

Home Depot (NYSE: HD) earned $0.36 per diluted share on a GAAP basis in the January-ending fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, up 78.5 percent from $0.20 in the same three months of the previous year.  The earnings growth rate was unusually strong because the year-earlier results were depressed by a $163 million charge.  Excluding special items, earnings increased from $0.26 per share to $0.36. This post examines Home Depot's Income Statement for the quarter and compares the entries on...

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter net earnings rose to $924 million, or 86 cents a share, from $831 million, or 75 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Sales increased to $3.96 billion from $3.85 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research were looking for [...]