Lowe’s Earnings and Sales Beat Estimates. The Stock Is Rising.
Lowe’s stock climbed early Tuesday as the home-improvement retailer beat sales and earnings expectations in the first quarter….
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Best Buy thrives in holiday quarter on discounts, paid memberships
Best Buy (BBY.N), opens new tab posted a smaller drop in fourth-quarter sales than expected and beat profit estimates on Thursday…
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Lowe’s sees steeper drop in annual sales as DIY demand stumbles
Lowe’s Cos (LOW.N) on Tuesday projected a bigger drop in annual same-store sales than previously expected, as inflation-hit consumers cut spending…
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Best Buy Cuts Forecasts as Sales Fall Short. Consumer Demand Is ‘Uneven.’
Best Buy (ticker: BBY) posted adjusted earnings of $1.29 a share in the third quarter, beating the consensus call for $1.19 among analysts…
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Target’s Store Closures Raise Eyebrows. What’s Really Going on With Retail Theft?
Target garnered national attention last week when it said it would close stores in four major cities, citing rising problems with theft and violent crime. But while such moves make it clear that the retail industry is struggling with a theft problem, it’s surprisingly hard to get concrete picture of just how big that problem…
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Look Past the Retail Doom and Gloom. There Are Still Some Winners.
Many retail stocks have been ravaged amid a tempestuous earnings season.
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Home Depot customers go big on smaller projects
Home Depot customers are still shopping — they’re just shifting their priorities on improvement projects. “Our customers and our contractors tell us that there is some stance of deferral when it comes to large projects. Customers are opting for smaller versus larger,” Home Depot CFO Richard McPhail said during Tuesday’s earnings call. “We are also…
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Musk downplays margin pain on road to self-driving future
Elon Musk’s bet to sacrifice margins now for improved margins later when full self-driving software is completely integrated into Tesla cars failed to impress investors, sending the electric-vehicle maker’s shares down nearly 10% on Thursday. Musk, who has waged a price war against EV rivals since last year, signaled price cuts were here to stay…
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5 ways banks are plugging into the electric vehicle market
Banks are revving up their work with electric vehicle manufacturers by forging partnerships, offering vehicle financing and collaborating on digital tools. The sector is sizzling: Moody’s Investors Service reports that sales and announced launches of alternative fuel vehicles, especially battery electric vehicles, or BEVs, “are gaining momentum in the U.S. as auto manufacturers drive toward…
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