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• The Power of Home Depot vs. Lowe's

  By McLain Faett - February 26, 2013 | Tickers: HD, LOW

  Home Depot (NYSE: HD) recently reported strong fourth quarter earnings of $0.67 per share, up from $0.50 a year ago.  This good news, along with the announced stock buyback program and dividend hike, is definitely something to make investors cheerful.  The main reason Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, increased sales during the previous quarter was because of the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy in more »

• Two Years After Deepwater Oil Spill-Where Will BP Go?

  By McLain Faett - August 29, 2012 | Tickers: BP, CVX, XOM

  British Petroleum, better known as BP is one of the largest integrated oil and gas companies serving millions of people in hundreds of different nations daily.  With a market cap of $133 billion and revenues exceeding $386 billion, BP is the fourth largest company in the world.  It has been over two years since the BP (NYSE: BP) oil disaster devastated the Gulf coast.  The leaking oil was finally capped more »