From: RTTNews.com on Tue, Aug 18 2009 12:07 PM

Home Depot reported a drop in its quarterly profit, though the bottom-line topped estimates. This was considerably better than what the street had anticipated following rival Lowe’s second quarter earnings yesterday.

From: RTTNews.com on Wed, Jun 10 2009 11:07 AM

Home Depot raised its earnings outlook for the full year. A profit decline still seems likely for the home improvement retailer, but the company opened the possibility that earnings would hold steady with last year.