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The Motley Fool November 16, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Home Stocks Aren't Hospitable Investors should seek better stock shelters than Home Depot and Lowe's.
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The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Woes Slow at Lowe's Lowe's sees a bottoming to homebuilding difficulties. Is this stock a buy?
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 April Taylor	Does a Home Improvement Retailer Fit Your Portfolio? Who will perform better in a housing recovery?
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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.
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.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Not Impressed With Home Depot Its results are good, but Lowe's stock is looking better.
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 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 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Lowe's Still Hitting High Notes Lowe's continues to perform well, despite concerns about gas prices and the housing market. This may not be the best time to buy shares, but it's certainly not time to flee, either.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Rich Smith	Home Depot Suffers Lowe's Blows Let's compare the most recent quarters of home improvement giants Home Depot and Lowe's.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Can Home Improvement's Improvement Last? Hardware retailers are no safe haven for investors.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2008 James Brumley	Home Retailers Getting Closer to Good Home Depot and Lowe's quarterly earnings show they've handled the tough economy better than most.
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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 May 18, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Housing Hits Home for These Retailers Even the big names in home improvement aren't safe havens anymore.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Home Depot Has Work to Do Home Depot has a little renovation to do, but don't hang up the big-box retailer yet. Look at the big picture, where there is some optimism for the future.
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 January 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	The Best Retail Stock for 2007: Home Depot In 2007, the DIY king can reclaim its crown as top retailer. The overall economy remains strong with low inflation, fuel prices are easing, and international growth possibilities abound in Canada, Mexico, and now China.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Investors Low About Lowe's Bad weather hollows out the home improvement retailer's first quarter.
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The Motley Fool July 23, 2010 Jeremy Myers	Industry Smackdown: Home Improvement A chance to nibble at home improvement retailers.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Hindo & Byrnes	A Sharper Edge At Lowe's A new CEO will have to execute just as Home Depot's archrival Lowe's Companies ramps up its assault on the Atlanta company's bread-and-butter business.
The Motley Fool August 20, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Lowe's Grows Despite Housing Woes The company is struggling, but not as much as its larger rival. Lowe's second-quarter earnings handily beat analyst projections, and the stock traded up around 6% as a result.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bull The stock may look attractive based on past growth, but what about the future? It's hard to imagine significant growth from Home Depot, given its current annual revenues of $88 billion.
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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.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Lowe's Growth Woes The home-improvement retailing industry is seeing trying times. So why consider investing in either Lowe's or Home Depot?
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The Motley Fool February 22, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: How Lowe's Can We Go? In advance of earnings, analysts expect big-box retailer Lowe's to post a big drop in profits.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2004 Phil Wohl	Lowe's Optimistic Outlook Second-largest home improvement retailer continues to produce strong results.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2004 Seth Jayson	Don't Doubt Home Depot Earnings growth outpaces sales increases, and there's a surplus of cash. There's plenty to love.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Lowe's Lowers Expectations The home-improvement retailer's keeping a cautious outlook, lowering expansion plans for 2009.
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 May 19, 2009 Rich Duprey	Home-Improvement Retailers Still Under Construction Spring cleaning helped results at Lowe's and Home Depot, but the paint is still peeling on housing.
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The Motley Fool November 12, 2010 Steve Broido	Lowe's: Time for a Renovated Business Strategy? Housing troubles shouldn't be holding this home improvement retailer down.
BusinessWeek July 3, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Lowe's Is Not Riding High Lowe's has always been No. 2 to Home Depot, but it is tops on Wall Street.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 David Meier	Home Depot's Supply Saga Will all of the home-improvement company's spending make a difference? Investors may be better of watching from the sidelines.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2008 Rich Duprey	Home Depot's No Stock of the Year Home Depot didn't have what it took to be Stock of the Year last year (and it probably won't this year, either), but it may be showing the beginnings of being a runner-up in the works.
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