You'll Never Guess Which Dow Stock Has the Fastest-Growing Dividend
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 12:01PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the oldest and most followed market barometers around the world. Of course, even the oldest index in the world isn't without its shortcomings . It's needed to be updated a number of times as more...
Final Glance: Specialty Retail companies
AP - Fri May 02, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top specialty retail companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Midday Glance: Specialty Retail companies
AP - Fri May 02, 12:30PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top specialty retail companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Early Glance: Specialty Retail companies
AP - Fri May 02, 9:33AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top specialty retail companies are up at 10 a.m.:
This Is Why Ford Motor and Home Depot Are on the Upswing
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 4:34PM CDT
Consumers came out of a bitter winter hungry to spend their growing income on long-delayed purchases with large price tags. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis just shared some good news about the American consumer. By extension, it's also...
Lumber Liquidators Posts Dismal Q1 Earnings - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu May 01, 1:20PM CDT
Severe winter marred Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (LL) first-quarter 2014 results with quarterly earnings per share of 49 cents lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 22.2%.
Is There Any Value Left in the Home Improvement Sector?
Marshall Hargrave, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 01, 10:15AM CDT
Shares of both the major home-improvement retailers have been on a tear over the last half decade as the housing market has recovered. Shares of Home Depot and Lowe's are both up more than 75% over the last three years versus an S&P 500 ...
Home Depot Online Is Now Selling EZ SHELF Closet Organizers and Garage Organizers
PRWeb - Wed Apr 30, 9:20PM CDT
Home Depot Online, the website for the mega-retailer The Home Depot, has added a new closet and garage organizer system to its list of products. EZ SHELF, expandable closet organizers and garage organizers, offer many benefits over other shelving systems, including ease of installation, strength, durability, versatility, maintenance, appearance and cost.
Cold Weather Boosts Online Spending
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 30, 4:09PM CDT
Harsh winter weather patterns changed consumer spending habits in the first quarter, leading more of them to shop from home, according to data from the Chase Freedom Lifestyle Index released Tuesday. Online purchases increased by 3% from a year...
Is Obamacare the Only Thing Helping the American Economy Avoid Recession Today?
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 12:30PM CDT
"Just when I thought I was out ... they pull me back in." -- Michael Corleone, The Godfather: Part III . The American economy, like Michael Corleone, keeps getting pulled back down to mediocrity every time it seems ready to reach escape...
Is The Home Depot, Inc.'s E-Commerce Platform Built to Last?
Kyle Colona, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 9:51AM CDT
The Home Depot announced in February the opening of a new "direct fulfillment center," or DFC, in the Atlanta suburbs. This is the first of three DFCs the home improvement chain plans to open in the U.S. over the next two years. These...
An Upsetting Story About Dimming Profitability at CREE, Inc.
Value Penguin, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 29, 3:00PM CDT
North Carolina-based CREE is a leader in the manufacture of light-emitting diodes, commonly known as LEDs. Founded in 1987, CREE focuses on two major product lines: LED components and lighting products. The recent worldwide push for energy savings...
Rising Home Prices Lifting Remodeling Spend
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 29, 2:07PM CDT
Rising housing prices should help keep home improvement spending buoyant, leading to healthy demand for retailers such as Home Depot (HD) and Lumber Liquidators (LL), according to a report by Piper Jaffray analyst Peter Keith. "We remain bullish on...