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Retailers will be the dominant sector on next week's earnings calendar, with many big names in the space reporting.Also, some housing data should provide clues about the housing market's momentum.Heavy Week for RetailersRivals Home Depot Inc. (HD) and Lowe's Cos. (LOW) come out with their quarterly numbers next week amid a large grouping of other retailers.Helped by Hurricane Sandy rebuilding and real-estate recovery, Home Depot--the country's No. 1 home-improvement retailer--reported its strongest sales at longstanding locations in eight years during its previous quarter. It widened its lead over Lowe's and, unlike a swath of other retailers, said it didn't notice any strain on consumers from a payroll-tax increase. But it joined their ranks with a weaker forecast than expected, undercutting an otherwise strong report.Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect Home Depot to post an 18% increase in per-share earnings and a 5% rise in revenue, while Lowe's is forecast to report 15% growt...
Consolidated Edison Inc.'s (ED) first-quarter earnings fell 31% as a charge related to a lease-in lease-out transaction weighed on the utility company's bottom-line ...
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Germany's Munich Re AG (MUV2.XE), the world's biggest reinsurer by premium revenues, Thursday said it expects after-tax profit of "close to EUR1 billion" ($1.3 billi...
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Natural gas futures jumped 4.4% Thursday after the first weekly increase in U.S. natural-gas stockpiles this year failed to meet analysts' forecasted rise.The U.S. E...
As winter gives way to spring's warmer weather and longer days, it's time to prep your home for spring."We're coming out of winter and have just had some huge snowst...
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Aluminum demand is strong despite record-high inventories of the metal, and will be further buoyed in coming years by increased usage in the automotive and aerospace...
A computer crash can hurt any-sized company, but for a small business it can be extremely costly. Luckily, there are a host of technologies that will keep a small business operating when their computer systems aren’t.
The cost of natural disasters has hit $2.5 trillion so far this century, far higher than previously estimated, a United Nations report said Wednesday, urging compani...
Germany's Allianz SE (ALV.XE) Wednesday reported a 24% rise in final net profit in the first quarter, boosted by revenue gains, low claim costs in the insurance busi...
Last fall, Peter Van Sciver watched Hurricane Sandy's waves destroy both his home and business. The south-Jersey bred realtor lost it all. "We are the oldest real es...
Social media is for staying in touch with your old college roommates and sharing silly cat photos, right? Clearly. But it can also be a smart way to get more out of ...
Cablevision Systems (NYSE:CVC) swung to a first-quarter loss amid higher costs and declining cable-television revenue.The cable television operator, which said it co...
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