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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... reports offered little insight into one of the market's biggest worry points: how much consumers are spending. Retailers Home Depot Inc, Saks Inc and Target Corp all reported better-than-expected third-quarter results but also said they remain cautious ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... upbeat comments about the Chinese economy that fuelled gained in commodities. In the US, key home improvement retailer Home Depot's increased guidance boosted hopes that housing and the overall economy were improving. But much of the focus was on commodities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... narrowly mixed in light trading on Tuesday as the surprise drop in construction and a cautious outlook from retailer Home Depot Inc pared gains in energy and utility stocks. Construction of homes and apartments in the US fell 12.8 per cent last month ...

Thrift is the new cool: K2

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... US, they call it 'staycation', where staying at home is their vacation. You can see it through the Bunnings numbers, Home Depot numbers and video games sales." This is why K2 Select, the fund's international equities fund, invests in stocks that taps ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... wasn't a surprise as bargain-hunting traders picked up pummeled shares. Some better-than-expected quarterly numbers from Home Depot Inc helped cool some anxiety about the economy. With its dose of positive news Tuesday, the market grew more upbeat ahead ...

Three rich beggars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... Chrysler does not report on its CEO's pay but assuming Mr. Robert Nardelli's did not take a pay cut when he jumped from Home Depot early last year, he could conservatively be earning US$38.1 million (equal to his pay at Home Depo). US average hourly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... drop in oil prices will help shore up consumer and business spending. Shares of consumer-oriented companies, including Home Depot Inc and other retailers, gained along with technology shares, even as energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp, declined ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... stocks took a beating on Tuesday as sentiment suffered from worrying inflation data and a weak earnings report from Home Depot that highlighted troubles in the housing market. A rise in crude oil futures to a record high above $US129 also darkened the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... excluding food and energy costs combined with a surging oil price to fan inflation fears, and retailers Target Corp and Home Depot reported smaller profits. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 199.48 points, or 1.53 per cent, to 12,828.68 and the Standard ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
... ratings house Standard & Poor's cut ratings on over $12 billion of subprime mortgage debt, and home improvement firm Home Depot as well as retailer Sears Holdings both slashed their earning forecasts. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 148.27 points ...