Household Product News

Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 18 percent, thanks to the ongoing housing recovery, despite a chilly and wet spring.

It's common for companies to make big cash donations after a disaster. But following Monday's tornado in Oklahoma City, several firms are going beyond writing a check, offering help through the use of their equipment, staff, buildings and other in-kind donations.

Powerful and deadly tornadoes have ripped through Oklahoma City , leaving at least 51 deaths and the destruction of thousands of homes and businesses.

United States stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing at new all-time highs as Federal Reserve officials' comments eased some concerns that the central bank could start reducing its stimulus programme.

Federal Reserve officials seem to be having a running internal debate about the efficacy and future of quantitative easing.

Some of the world's best designers and architects, as well as lesser-known yet promising talents, are in town this week as part of the third St.

"While weather negatively impacted our seasonal and exterior businesses, our core interior project business remained strong throughout the quarter," said Chief Executive Frank Blake on a conference call.

Home Depot Inc. , the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, posted first-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates and raised its forecast for earnings this year as the housing rebound boosts renovation spending.

John Palmer of PlanetCare Landscape Services led a hands-on landscaping workshop about easy improvements to enhance the curb appeal of your home.

Even though the weather was poor, Home Depot posted an 18 percent increase in its net income for the first quarter thanks to the ongoing housing recovery.

Even though the weather was poor, Home Depot posted an 18 percent increase in its net income for the first quarter thanks to the ongoing housing recovery.

Tuesday is shaping up to be a big day for retail earnings, with Best Buy Co., Home Depot Inc.

Over the weekend, Babson College in Wellesley graduated the class of 2013. The speakers were Patrick Awuah Jr., Founder and President, Ashesi University College in Ghana, Kip Tindell, CEO of The Container Store and Saras Sarasvathy, Associate Professor at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Lifetime Brands traded up 0.92% on Monday, hitting $13.11. Lifetime Brands has a 52-week low of $9.00 and a 52-week high of $13.31. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $11.82. The company has a market cap of $168.2 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.77. LCUT has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports.

The downtown Cincinnati-based P&G filed suit Monday in federal court for the Southern District of Ohio against CAO Group Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of dental products.

Gary Van Elslander and his family live in this home on Whittier in Grosse Pointe Park, photographed May 17, 2013.

Marks & Spencer , Britain's biggest clothing retailer, is to appoint a Frenchman to spearhead its marketing strategy as it fights to turn around flagging clothing sales.

Nicole Bell and Luz Cabal had already spent an hour riding the shuttle bus from Bridgeport to Westport to get the train, but their morning commute to work at The Home Depot in Norwalk was far from over.

Avon Products Inc, the beauty products direct seller, said on Monday it tapped a former Tupperware Brands Corp executive to be responsible for turning around its business in North America, where sales have been declining for years.

The company is scheduled to cut the ribbon on a 300,000-square-foot facility in Buffalo today.