Product recalls: coil nailers, voltage detectors The following recalls have been announced: _ About 65,000 coil nailers in the United States and Canada. The products, which are used to nail drywall, wood or other materials, were recalled after 37 reports of nails ...
<div id="subtitle">Analyst expects moderate improvement in Lowe's Cos.' 2nd quarter</div><div><p>No. 2 home-improvement chain Lowe's Cos. reports its second-quarter earnings on Monday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.</p><p>OVERVIEW: Home-improvement ...
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks could extend last week's retreat after a four-week advance as the earnings season winds down and investors search for signs that consumer spending will help sustain an economic recovery.</p><p>Fewer than 50 Standard & Poor's 500 companies ...
<div id="subtitle">Lowe's shares plunge as 2Q net income falls 19 pct; chain to scale back expansion plans</div><div><p>No. 2 home-improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. on Monday said second-quarter earnings fell 19 percent on weaker-than-expected sales, adding fresh fuel to doubts about the ability and ...
<div><p>BANGALORE (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos <LOW.N>, the No. 2 U.S. home improvement chain, curbed its expansion plans and forecast worse-than-expected results in the third quarter as recession-weary consumers put off big renovations, sending its shares down more than 11 percent.</p><p>The forecast ...
<div id="subtitle">Home improvement stocks slip after Lowe's posts lower 2Q profit, scales back expansion</div><div><p>Shares of home improvement stocks declined on Monday after Lowe's Cos. posted a 19 percent lower second-quarter profit and said it will curtail expansion plans.</p><p> ...
<div id="subtitle">Home Depot 2nd-quarter profit falls on closing of Expo business but beats Street, ups outlook</div><div><p>Home Depot Inc. on Tuesday that its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 7 percent, as consumers continued to shy away from bigger purchases, but cost cutting and sales ...
<div><p>BANGALORE (Reuters) - No. 1 home improvement chain Home Depot Inc <HD.N> is banking on a slow-but-steady growth strategy and cost cuts to fight lackluster demand for big-ticket remodeling projects.</p><p>The world's largest home improvement chain posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and raised ...
<div><h1>FIXING UP THE HOUSE </h1><p>Analysts who believe the worst of the housing slump has passed are pounding the table for Home Depot (HD), now at 27.21 a share, and Lowe's (LOW), 22.81. Both are huge in the building materials and home improvement ...
<div id="subtitle">Lowe's pays $1.7M to settle sex harassment claims brought by 3 workers in Longview, Wash.</div><div><p>Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse Inc. has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle in a sexual harassment case brought by three employees in Longview, including one who ...
