Home Depot to buy back stock, sell supply unit
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Home improvement retailer Home Depot  Inc.  on Tuesday said it would repurchase $22.5 billion  in stock and sell its supply division to three private equity  firms for $10.3 billion as it refocuses on its core retail  business.
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Home Depot Inc  agreed to cut the price in its supply division sale to buyout firms by $1.8 billion, sources said on Sunday, as a housing market drop and a credit crunch forced all sides to renegotiate.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as Home Depot Inc.'s  plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback underscored optimism about equity valuations, along with the growing allure of large-cap stocks, including General Electric Co. .
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Home Depot, the world&#39;s largest home-improvement retailer, said Tuesday it would sell its wholesale supply division to a private equity consortium for 8.5 billion dollars, a steep discount from the initial price.
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Home improvement retailer Home  Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it decided to repurchase  $22.5 billion in stock and risk a lower credit rating instead  of maintaining its current capital structure.
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Home Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it expects per-share profit to fall this year as the U.S. housing slump hurts sales and it increases spending to improve older stores in a bid to gain market share.
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Home Depot Inc. said Monday it is considering the sale of its wholesale distribution unit as the nation's largest home-improvement retailer renews its focus on its retailing business.
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Home Depot Inc.  forecast a bigger decline in 2007 profits on Tuesday, citing weakness in the U.S. housing market and the sale of its supply unit.
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Home Depot  is close to  accepting about $1.2 billion less for the sale of its wholesale  distribution business to three private equity firms, The Wall  Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as Home Depot  Inc.&#39;s  plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback  underscored optimism about equity valuations, along with the  growing allure of large-cap stocks, including General Electric  Co. .
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Home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc  agreed to cut the price of its supply division sale by $1.8 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as Home Depot Inc.'s  plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback underscored optimism about equity valuations, along with the growing allure of large-cap stocks, including General Electric Co. .
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The Home Depot Inc. has tentatively agreed to sell its wholesale distribution business to a group of private equity firms for $1.8 billion less than originally planned, and it will retain a small stake in the unit, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said Sunday.
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Home Depot Inc  said on Tuesday that it would sell its wholesale supply business to buyout firms for $8.5 billion -- 17 percent less than previously agreed upon -- as the slumping housing industry and recent credit crunch forced the renegotiation of the deal.
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Shares of The Home Depot Inc. rose almost 2 percent Monday as investors awaited word of a deal that the retailer was selling its wholesale distribution business for nearly $2 billion less than originally planned.
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Home Depot Inc.  said on Monday it was considering a sale, spin-off or initial public offering of its professional supply business to focus on its retail stores, reversing a controversial policy of former CEO Robert Nardelli to expand the unit.