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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.

Home improvement and hardware store chains have battled lower sales in the last year as a sluggish housing market and consumers' reluctance to spend on renovation projects in uncertain times affects their business. Smaller hardware chains also face fierce competition from big-box stores, like Home ...

US market liveblog: stocks set for mixed open ahead of Fed decision US stocks are set for a mixed open on Wednesday as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve's latest interest-rate decision, while renewed tensions in the Middle East and continued pressure on semiconductor stocks cloud...

Traders fleeing Friday's selloff took refuge in companies like Kleenex-maker Kimberly-Clark. On Tuesday, they're piling into peanut butter and home-improvement supplies. Shares in Home Depot were recently the Dow's best performers, while Jif-maker J.

A challenging housing market and consumers’ reluctance to spend on renovation projects have impacted the hardware and home improvement retail sector, affecting giant retailers like Home Depot and Lowe's, as well as their smaller competitors, such as regional chain Chase Ace Hardware. The impact on ...

Independent home improvement chains face intense competition from major big-box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s, which has resulted in the smaller competitors having financial distress and, in some cases, filing for bankruptcy. Home Depot dominated the home improvement sector, ...

Lowe's stock is on track to rebound from its recent lows but it will take time for full price recovery. Catalysts include thawing housing markets.

Home Depot (HD) is facing headwinds of stalled housing turnover and a weak cost and demand outlook,

Futures fell as AI leaders Micron, Sandisk and more keep sliding. Home Depot beat views while Google I/O kicks off.

Home Depot got a lift in the first quarter from professionals and also homeowners stocking up on spring supplies. Profit fell from its first quarter last year, but the national home improvement retailer beat Wall Street expectations. "The underlying demand in our business was relatively similar to what we saw throughout fiscal 2025, despite greater consumer uncertainty and housing affordability pressure,” CEO Ted Decker said Tuesday.

The benchmark US stock measures were tracking in the red before the opening bell Monday as investors

Markets face a reasonably quiet week, but it will be dominated by Wednesday's Nvidia (NVDA) earnings and Alphabet's two-day developer conference, creating a critical test for AI infrastructure investment sustainability and technology sector leadership.

Overbought warnings come ahead of a massive tech and retail earnings lineup.