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BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Sep 12, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

SF Gate -- Office Depot Inc. has agreed to pay $2.3 million in civil penalties to settle a lawsuit claiming that customers statewide were overcharged because of faulty readings on scanners at the checkout line, the Santa Clara County district attorney's office said.. Read More

BUSINESS / OPINION Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 1:27pm neoform

Alter Net -- Home Depot salesclerks get about $8-$10 an hour for lifting heavy objects and running around the floor all day with no tips while its departed CEO got $210 million bonus for sinking the value of the company's stock. I’m not upset by the $210 million.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon May 26, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Hammered by the housing bust, Home Depot and Lowe's are selling do-it-yourselfers on cheaper fixes A new TV ad for Lowe's (LOW) features a family getting a copy of a key made as the gravelly voice of actor Gene Hackman reminds viewers: "At heart we're.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed May 21, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Sagging earnings reports suggest it will take more than stimulus checks to revive America's home-improvement giants It was already clear that Home Depot (HD) and Lowe's (LOW) would get pummeled by the drop in new-home construction and housing sales. Bu.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sat Sep 8, 2007 @ 1:43pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- With Wall Street closely watching, Clayton Dubilier salvaged the Home Depot buyout—and showed how other big deals in the works can go forward COVER STORY PODCAST What does a buyout baron do when the business climate changes dramatically between the a.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Aug 17, 2007 @ 8:28am neoform

New York Times -- Wal-Mart and Home Depot sneezed yesterday. Will the economy catch a cold? The two companies, the nation’s largest retailers and bellwethers for consumer spending, reported earnings disappointments for the second quarter and predicted an even bumpier.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Jul 10, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

CNN -- European stock markets drifted lower on Tuesday after hitting fresh six-and-a-half-year highs as a profit warning from U.S. home improvement retailer Home Depot raised worries about the U.S. economy. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was down 0.35 p.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Mar 22, 2007 @ 1:40pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- Wal-Mart's earnings topped expectations, while Home Depot disappointed. Also in focus: merger news, including a Sirius-XM deal Stocks finished modestly higher Tuesday, recovering from initial lows, as investors digested mixed earnings news from Wal-Mar.. Read More