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Fear of a Fed move to tighten monetary policy has receded, but market-based interest rates are still trending higher.

Home Depot and Lowe’s are set to reporting earnings this week, with traders anticipating sizable moves in the stocks.

Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) reports second-quarter earnings before the bell Tuesday, with investors looking for signs that the home improvement downturn is finally bottoming. Analysts expect earnings of about $4.73 per share, up roughly 1% from a year ago, on...

Home Depot stock has fallen 15% over the past 12 months. A persistently slow housing market has made home-improvement retailing a tough neighborhood to compete in.

By Avinash P and Purvi Agarwal Aug 17 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow inched lower on Monday as U.S.-Iran tensions dented sentiment, while some technology stocks rose after the report of a strong

S&P 500 companies' quarterly earnings and revenue growth largely held steady week over week as eight

Some of the biggest of the big-box retailers report quarterly earnings this week.

Asking for a Trend Host, Josh Lipton breaks down what investors should be on the lookout for the week of Monday, August 17, including opening arguments in the Meta (META) social media addiction trial, earnings from Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), Lowe's (LOW), and Home Depot (HD).

US stock futures are treading water this morning, with traders caught between the Federal Reserve's next move and a fresh batch of retail earnings. Dow futures dipped 0.2%, the S&P 500 nudged up 0.1% after a third straight weekly gain, and the Nasdaq-100 added 0.5%. It's a quieter week...

The benchmark US stock measures were mostly pointing higher before the opening bell Monday as trader

By Mike Dolan Aug 17 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets A relatively quiet week ahead kicks off today in the shadow of the

Most retailers make their year around Christmas, but the festive season for home improvement is just winding down. Second-quarter results this week for Home Depot and Lowe’s, and numbers already released two weeks ago by Floor & Decor will make for a muted celebration. The three companies’ shares have lagged the S&P 500 by between 35 and 50 percentage points in the past year.

US equity investors are expected to focus on macroeconomic data this week following recent soft prin

Stocks were little changed ahead of a relatively quiet week, with retail earnings on the docket.

U. S. stock futures were mixed on Monday as investors further reduced expectations for an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve in September following a run of softer economic data.

Stock futures were mostly higher as investors looked ahead to Fed minutes on Wednesday, and clues on U.S. consumer sentiment from Walmart and Home Depot earnings due this week.

Monday Economic data: Empire state manufacturing survey (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), NAHB home builder confidence index, Treasury international capital data (U.S.), CPI (Canada). Earnings (p.

Aug 17 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The indomitable U.S. consumer may finally have taken a beat, and Friday's figures showing the first fall in

Home improvement retail giant Home Depot (NYSE:HD) will be reporting results this Tuesday before the bell. Here’s what to look for.

Dow futures were down 0.09%, while the S&P 500 futures climbed 0.09% and the Nasdaq-100 futures were up 0.25% at the time of writing.

The Home Depot, Inc. will release its second quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $4.73 per share, up from $4.68 per share in the year-ago period....

Lowe’s, TJX, Alibaba, and Toll Brothers will also report earnings. On the economic front, we’ll see Fed minutes, housing-market data, and readings on manufacturing and services activity.

Markets face a retail-dominated week where Home Depot (HD), Target (TGT), TJX Companies (TJX), and Walmart (WMT) report earnings providing critical consumer spending assessment across income segments.

Home Depot faces an unexpected leadership change just days before earnings, but Tuesday's report should matter considerably more for HD stock.

Major retailers’ quarterly results come after inflation softened in June and July.

The rapid growth days of each company are probably over, but each stock remains an excellent choice for income investors.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.4% this week after cooling inflation and an unexpected drop i

Walmart, Target and other retail earnings take center stage this coming week. Alibaba and Viking Holdings also are on tap.

Eric Criscuolo, Market Strategist at the NYSE, reviews a quiet week on Wall Street marked by tight trading ranges, cooling inflation, and a major new AI financing development. The S&P 500 consolidated near all-time highs before breaking through 7,800 for the first time on Thursday, lifted in part by Nvidia's partnership with major Wall Street firms to launch a $500 billion compute financing platform. In-line CPI and a cooler-than-expected PPI pushed yields lower across the curve, with the long end finally joining the downtrend. Looking ahead, markets will turn their attention to FOMC meeting minutes, August Flash PMIs, and earnings from consumer and housing bellwethers including Walmart, Home Depot, and Deere.

Wall Street will get financial updates from some of the nation's biggest retailers this week, along with more details from the Federal Reserve's most recent meeting. Home Depot reports its latest results on Tuesday, followed by Target and Lowes on Wednesday, and then Walmart on Thursday. The ongoing U.S. war with Iran prompted a surge in oil prices, which jolted gasoline prices.