The 2013 brands rankings are out, and many of the names on the BrandIndex list are iconic American companies and products. It makes sense for investors to buy stocks that resonate well…
Jon OggWe are now well past the end of 2013, and many strategists have mixed targets for the stock and bond markets in 2014. The last year brought gains of 26.5% in…
Home Depot managed to outperform the market in 2013. The housing recovery and economic recovery were the main drivers, but 24/7 Wall St. wanted to evaluate what Home Depot's prospects are for…
Home prices rose 11.8% in November, compared with the same month a year ago, for a 21st consecutive monthly year-over-year gain, according to research firm CoreLogic.
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ThinkstockAt the company’s investor and analyst conference on Wednesday, home improvement giant Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) will reaffirm its guidance for the current fiscal year, offer financial targets for fiscal 2014…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockHome prices rose 11% in October, compared with the same month a year ago, for a 20th consecutive monthly year-over-year gain, according to research firm CoreLogic Inc. (NYSE: CLGX). Home prices rose…
ThinkstockMany fundamental analysts will tell you the chart followers are nothing more than people reporting after-the-fact data. The reality on Wall Street is that a great chart pattern combined with solid fundamentals…
ThinkstockThe country’s two largest home improvement stores, Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW), have now reported results for the previous quarter, and one company put up a…
ThinkstockBefore markets opened on Wednesday, Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW), the country’s second largest home improvement store chain, reported third-quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47, up from $0.35 in the…
courtesy Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, looms, and once again retailers are offering holiday deals in an attempt to get more shoppers into their stores. Several…
Wikimedia CommonsHome Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported third-quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.95 and $19.47 billion in revenues before markets opened Tuesday morning. In the same period a year…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThis week will be a busy one as far as earnings, but this is also marks the beginning of the end for corporate earnings. We also still have…
ThinkstockThe National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index for November was flat with a downwardly revised reading of 54 in October. The reading was lower than a forecast of…
Courtesy of the U.S. National Weather ServiceThe violent weather that hit the U.S. Midwest on Sunday has claimed six lives so far and left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. Illinois…
