7:05am ET
Retail
Lowe’s (LOW) Set To Curb New Store Plans
In a sign that the people with the closest view of housing expect market conditions to remain weak for a long time, Lowe’s (LOW) is expected to announce this week that it…
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Investing
Top Pre-Market Analyst Upgrades (HD, ILMN, MFE, NAV, OMX, VTA, VRNM, WAT)
These are some of the top upgrades or positive calls we are seeing from analysts this Friday morning: Home Depot (HD) Started as Outperform at FBR. Illumina (ILMN) Started as Overweight at…
5:27am ET
Investing
Home Depot (HD) Says Housing Will Hold The Line
Home Depot (HD) had a fairly poor quarter, but it was a bit better than expected. What was more important is that it held to its guidance for the rest of the…
Douglas A. McIntyre 9:39am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Day-Trading Alerts (HD)(LOW)(TTWO)(ERTS)(FNM)(FRE)
VSInvestor reports on several stocks moving on heavy volume today. At the top of the list are Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM) dropping on comments from Barron’s that the common…
7:59am ET
Housing
Lowe’s Manages By Staying Cautious (LOW, HD)
Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) managed to actually beat earnings projections and managed a gain in revenues. The hardware and home improvement store posted earnings per share with a drop of 4.5%…
9:32pm ET
Banking, finance, and taxes
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Holdings H to S (HD, IR, IRM, JNJ, KFT, LOW, MTB, MCO, NKE, NSC, NRG, PG, SNY, STI)
These are more of Warren Buffett’s and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) holdings as of June 30, 2008: Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) 4,181,000 shares Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) 5,636,600 shares Iron Mountain…
5:29am ET
Investing
Home Depot (HD) Gets Dragged Beneath The Waves
It was impossible for Home Depot (HD) to post good earnings. It relies too much on the troubled housing industry. But, its earnings were cut by a huge amount, a signal that…
Douglas A. McIntyre 9:53am ET
Housing
Caution in Home Depot Ahead of Earnings After Lowe’s (HD, LOW)
This morning the earnings report out of Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) has taken shares lower. The housing materials and hardware giant saw a near-18% drop in earnings and its numbers came…
9:22am ET
Housing
Earnings Duel: Lowe’s Vs. Home Depot (LOW, HD)
This week we’ll get to see earnings out of home improvement giants Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) and Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD). Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reports earnings on Monday. …
5:08pm ET
Investing
Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Holdings A-H (BRK-A, BRK-B, AXP, BUD, BNI, KMX, KO, CMCSA, CDO, COP, COST, GCI, GSK, HD)
After today’s close, we got to see which stocks that Warren Buffett Held in the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) as of March 31, 2008. Buffett’s filing cut off date as…
8:27am ET
Retail
Home Depot (HD) Retreats
In a move that has probably never happened in its history, Home Depot (HD) will close 15 stores. It will also cancel the opening of another 50 locations. According to the company,…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:25am ET
Investing
Top 10 Pre-Market Analyst Calls (AET, BIDU, F, JNS, IPG, LOW, HD, NEM, NOC, RSH, VM)
These are ten of the top calls we see affecting shares this Friday morning in the early pre-market trading hours: Aetna (NYSE: AET) raised to neutral at Credit Suisse. Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU)…
4:02am ET
Investing
NYSE Short Interest Hits Record Led By Huge Increases In Financials
The short interest on the NYSE hit an all-time record for the period ending February 29. Figures by company compare to shares sold short on Ferbruary 15. Financial firms had significant increases…
7:00am ET
Investing
Ugly Numbers At Home Depot (HD)
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) posts worse numbers with each passing quarter. The big home improvement retailer reported fiscal 2007 fourth quarter consolidated net earnings of $671 million, or $.40 per diluted share,…
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:29am ET
Housing
Home Improvement Earnings War: Lowe’s Versus Home Depot (HD, LOW)
This week will be an important earnings week for building supply and home improvement companies. We’ll get to see earnings out of Lowe’s Co. (NYSE: LOW) and out of Home Depot (NYSE:…