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Home Depot Earnings: Housing Recovery And Cost Discipline Boost Results
Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, reported its Q3 earnings on November 13. The company reported quarterly revenues of $18.1 billion, higher by 4.6% year-over-year. Net earnings stood at $947 million, up from $934 m...
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Home Depot Earnings Will Show Housing Recovery And Storm Effects
Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, will report its Q3 results on November 13. We expect higher year-over-year revenues and earnings owing to better demand for housing this year. Hurricane Sandy may also have contrib...
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4 Dividend Picks From The Dow Jones With Strong Long-Term Earnings Growth
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Dow Jones Index Stocks With Highest Expected 5-Year Earnings Per Share Growth Researched By “ long-term-investments.blogspot.com “. Some people might say that the Do...
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These 22 Stocks Benefit Most From The Sandy Monster Storm Of The Millenium
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . The hurricane Sandy is forecasted as one of the worst storms ever. Whatever will happen, the stock market will survive and business goes on. I researched some interesting compan...
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Are Home Improvement Retailers Hammering Out Enough Value?
Submitted by Morgan Smith as part of our contributors program . With the real estate market still in a state of flux, many homeowners have decided to stay put and expand or improve on their current residence – and this has so far been good...
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Retailers: Follow the Growth Online
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . Retailers: Follow the Growth Online There’s an old saying on Wall Street that investors should never bet against the US consumer. For decades, that was good advice as b...
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Home Depot: Cash is Key to Dividend Growth
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . Key data points suggest that the US housing market has rallied in recent weeks, a welcome sign for investors, borrowers who owe more than their home is worth and the eternally ...
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Home Depot Shuts Down Remaining Big Box Stores In China, Announces Change In Strategy
Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the world’s largest home improvement chain, has announced that it will close its remaining seven big box outlets in China. It will instead focus on Internet-based sales and specialty stores. Home Depot is the latest in...
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Why We Dumped Home Depot And Added Hartford And WellPoint
Submitted by Covestor Ltd. as part of our contributors program . Author: Mark Holder, Stone Fox Capital This model was down 0.5% in July versus a 1.3% gain for the benchmark S&P 500. Oddly the model has fluctuated a lot in recent months w...
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Home Depot’s Buyout Of U.S. Home Systems On Track Despite Lawsuits
Home Depot ‘s (NYSE:HD) efforts to buy out cabinetry refacing firm U.S. Home Systems, Inc. remain on track after solicitations of 70 other potential bidders by the latter did not turn up alternative offers. The acquisition plan was announce...
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Apple Strategy: Buy On The Rumor, Sell On The news
Submitted by Covestor Ltd. as part of our contributors program . Author: Michael Arold August turned out to be one of the best months of the year for the Technical Swing trading model, which gained 4.6 percent during the month. As always, it...
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Home Depot Plays Online Matchmaker For Contractors And Buyers
Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, is conducting an experiment to connect home improvement professionals to those who require their services. Many home improvement professionals are already customers of Home Depot a...
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Transformation of Lowe’s Companies Faces More Hurdles
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . On July 18, Investing Daily’s Jim Fink wrote that the U.S. housing market may finally be in recovery mode. He based his view on a number of recent positive developments, ...
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Home Depot Q2 Earnings Preview: Flat Sales Growth Expected
Home Depot (NYSE:HD), the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, is due to announce its Q2 results on August 14. With slowing U.S. GDP growth, weak consumer spending and lower fixed residential investments, we expect Home Depot to report moderat...
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Low Payout Ratio and Plenty of Cash Hint at Dividend Boost for Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . By: Benjamin Shepherd, Investing Daily Many unfortunate analysts have been burned trying to predict a decisive turn in the housing market over the past few years, as perpetua...