The Latest Breaking News from Home Depot

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 300 points Tuesday, as Walmart and Home Depot surged on better-than-expected earnings results.

Home Depot Inc.’s second-quarter results beat Wall Street estimates even as the U.S. housing market shows signs of cooling off.

Stock futures mixed with retail earnings in focus; Walmart shares gain on Paramount streaming deal ahead of Q2 profits; Home Depot shares active ahead of Q2 earnings, new Saudi investment; Housing starts set to show decline in single-family builds and Elon Musk gets partial win in latest Twitter takeover skirmish.

Dow Jones futures were lower Tuesday. Home Depot and Walmart reported ahead of Tuesday's open.

Home improvement retailer Lowe's delivered mixed Q2 results Wednesday. LOW stock rose, Home Depot dropped in premarket trade.

The Dow Jones and Nasdaq pared early losses. Major retailers including Walmart and Home Depot report earnings this week.

The second-quarter reporting season is entering its final leg.

Stocks end higher Monday as investors look to a key series of retail earnings, as well as Fed minutes, later in the week.

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