Home Depot is navigating a difficult housing market, but BofA sees several reasons the retailer could keep gaining ground.

Investment firm Arctos Partners agrees to buy a minority stake in the Atlanta Falcons at a $10.6 billion valuation, CNBC reports.

A one-off tariff refund is expected to be consumed by cost inflation the company had not planned for, which is why a quarter that beat on earnings left the full-year outlook untouched.

Retail earnings this week so far paint a mixed picture—both about how U.S. consumers are faring and how large retailers are navigating those waters. Target and Walmart, mainstream retailers that sell a range of goods including groceries, both reported higher sales, but flagged that shoppers continue to be cautious, in part because of higher gas prices. Target said comparable sales rose 3.8% in the most recent quarter, its second quarter of solid growth after enduring a yearslong string of weak quarterly sales results.

Walmart set a somber tone for the first week of retailer earnings, but that wasn’t the whole story. The big news was Walmart’s sales woes as the Bentonville, Ark.-based giant reported a same-store sales decline—the first since 2020. Target meanwhile, showed some signs of life, reflecting its turnaround efforts.

Home Depot is navigating a challenging environment as it looks for ways to strengthen its business.

Today's reaction is not a verdict on the franchise - it is a verdict on the price.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.6%, or 310 points, in Thursday's early trading. Walmart was the worst performer in the Dow, but due to the index's weighting structure, it wasn't the biggest drag. The retail giant stock was down 8.8%, on pace for its largest percent decline since 2022, Dow Jones Market Data showed.

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Home improvement heavyweights Home Depot and Lowe's offered investors another important read on the U.S. consumer and housing market this week after reporting their Q2 results.

Lowe's (LOW) underperformance versus Home Depot (HD) may be at least partly attributable to its heav

Investors are rewarding resilient smaller-project demand despite a frozen housing market.

As consumers pull back on major renovations, the retailer is focusing on making smaller projects easier to complete.

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Home Depot's (HD) Q2 results "strengthen" the case that the company can generate growth ahead of a b

The Federal Reserve has not touched interest rates in over seven months, yet mortgage rates just climbed to their highest level in years. Understanding why exposes a flaw in how most borrowers think about the connection between the Fed and their monthly payment.

Home Depot (HD) could see slightly better sales growth as demand holds up, but higher fuel, energy a

Target (TGT) is buzzing on Wednesday after the retail giant beat second quarter earnings estimates, topped off by a raise on full-year guidance. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma highlights the biggest takeaways from the company's earnings calls, underlining price discount drivers ahead of the back-to-school shopping season.

HD tops Q2 earnings and sales expectations as project activity, Pro gains and faster digital fulfillment support an unchanged fiscal 2026 outlook.

Home Depot's comp acceleration points to share shift and mix advantage rather than an industry-wide recovery.

Home Depot's stock sits well below its 52-week high after a rough stretch, but something in the latest earnings report caught analysts off guard and shifted the outlook in a meaningful way.

The home improvement retailer’s disappointing full-year guidance overshadowed a second-quarter earnings beat.

Analysts highlighted Home Depot’s stronger second-quarter sales and market-share gains despite persistent housing market pressures.

The 10-year-old hardware store owner said the shop could not survive a combination of rising rent, insurance, and credit card fees.

Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, including earnings from major retailers TJX (TJX), Lowe's (LOW), and Target (TGT), alongside the minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent FOMC meeting.

Investors got a beat, but not a broader recovery signal.

Home Depot delivers broad-based growth with record online sales and strategic investments, despite persistent consumer caution and margin pressures.

Moby summary of The Home Depot, Inc.'s Q2 2027 earnings call

Home improvement retail giant Home Depot (NYSE:HD) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 5.7% year on year to $47.86 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $4.92 per share was 4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Consumer stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector

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Lowe's heads into Q2 earnings with strength in Pro, online and home services, but weak DIY demand and higher costs may weigh on results.

Stock Market Today: The Nasdaq tumbles Tuesday as Treasury yields rise. Nvidia stock, Micron and Sandisk fall Tuesday morning.

All three major US stock indexes were down in late-morning trading Tuesday, as the yield on the US 3

Home Depot beat Wall Street estimates with its latest quarterly results and held its full-year outlook steady, amid what executives called a “frozen” housing market.

Check out our earnings calendar for this week, as well as our previews and recaps of the more noteworthy reports.

Housing Starts Come in Below Expectations.

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 sales growth and comparable-sales gains that exceeded its expectations, as demand broadened across much of the business despite continued pressure on larger discretionary home-improvement projects. Sales rose 5.7% from a year earlier to $47.9

Comparable sales rose 1.7% with US comps up 1.3%

Housing Starts, Building Permits, Imports and Exports came in light of expectations this morning.

Yahoo Finance Opening Bid panel focuses on the Sector of the Day: Retail, as Home Depot (HD) and Target (TGT) report earnings this week. Meanwhile, the 30-year Treasury yield climbs to levels not seen since 2007, giving investors another key read on the strength of the consumer.

Retailer Home Depot (HD) and buy now, pay later service Klarna (KLAR) both released their second quarter earnings results on Tuesday, helping shed some additional light on the health of the US consumer. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman is joined by Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley and Barron's associate editor Al Root to cover what this all signifies about the ongoing strength of consumers.

Upcoming financial catalysts for Tuesday, August 18th, focusing on earnings results from Home Depot (HD) and Toll Brothers (TOL) along with key housing starts and building permits data.