One reason Lowes and Home Depot had rocky Q1 earnings: Check the weather (and store locations)
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Both Home Depot ($NYSE:HD) and Lowe's ($NYSE:LOW) announced earnings over the past few days, with the former beating earnings despite a decrease in same store sales, and the latter flip-flopping: same-store sales were up, but they missed by a 11 cents a share.
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One reason Lowes and Home Depot had rocky Q1 earnings: Check the weather (and store locations)
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One reason Lowes and Home Depot had rocky Q1 earnings: Check the weather (and store locations)
Evaluating Home Depot and Lowe's Ahead of Building Season (HD, LOW)
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