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The Motley Fool November 11, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Will Lowe's Fly High? While the wise on Wall Street will probably focus on the margins reflected in Lowe's income statement, investors might want to pay more attention to the company's cash flow statement.
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The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 W.D. Crotty	A Do-It-Yourself Analysis Home Depot turns in another fine operating performance. At 18 times earnings, and a double-digit percentage increase in earnings on the way, the stock is value-priced.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2010 Alyce Lomax	These Stocks Could Be Homewreckers Home Depot and Lowe's most recent quarterly results should prompt caution, not bullishness, among investors.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2008 Ryan Fuhrmann	Rebuilding at Home Improvement Stores? Second-quarter results suggest sunnier days may be ahead for some retailers. Read on to see who.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Still Fixing Up Lowe's In advance of earnings reports, analysts and investors alike wonder if Lowe's will fare any better than arch-rival Home Depot.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Slower Going at Lowe's Does short-term pain at Lowe's open the doorway to long-term opportunities for investors?
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The Motley Fool January 24, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	The Giant Lumberjack Lumbers On While Lowe's and Home Depot duke it out, investors might be wondering which one to bet on. You probably can't go wrong by investing in both.
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The Motley Fool February 23, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Hammering Lowe's Home Lowe's (NYSE: LOW), the No. 2 home-improvement retailer, nailed another quarter. In fact, fourth-quarter and full-year net income jumped 27.6%.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	A Buy-It-Yourself Opportunity Lowe's presents a promising pick for investors during the DIY doldrums.
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The Motley Fool February 23, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Home Retailers Still Haunted by Risk Fickle consumers fill home-improvement retail stocks with fear.
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The Motley Fool January 2, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Face-Off: Home-Improvement Giants One of the biggest questions on investors' minds is what will happen to the homebuilding market in 2007. Home Depot wins the face-off, with three wins to Lowe's two, but the best strategy may be to consider a weighting in both.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Retailers Wrecked by Housing? Will the collapse of the housing market bleed into other areas? Can Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle Outfitters remain immune to these effects? Will Home Depot suffer next? These questions and more are discussed in this video.
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The Motley Fool June 6, 2005 Seth Jayson	The Lumber Chase Lowe's plans to bring the home improvement battle to Canada. Although its stock price has been pegged to its much-discussed faster growth, north of the border, Lowe's is decidedly late to the game.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Home Depot Drinks the Recovery Kool-Aid Home Depot calls a bottom, but let's just say that might be wishful thinking.
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The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	No Place Like Home Depot More and more, the home-improvement king is looking like the Fort Knox of retail.
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