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Bernie Marcus, who co-founded the Home Depot chain with Arthur Blank in 1978 with the help of early investor Ken Langone, has died at the age of 95. The idea and the investment made the trio billionaires and philanthropists.

Data shows General Motors, Walmart and LG Electronics have the greatest exposure to the ongoing union dockworkers' strike impacting dozens of ports on the East and Gulf coasts.

Home Depot partnered with the Human Rights Council on a school program that provides elementary-aged children with information on pansexual and nonbinary identities.

Home Depot held an early release of its most viral Halloween decorations, including the 12-foot tall skeleton named "Skelly." Items have sold out in minutes.

A Home Depot in New Rochelle, New York, has security guards in the parking lot to protect shoppers from thieves and aggressive migrants, a report says.

The deal will expand Home Depot's total potential market by about $50 billion to roughly $1 trillion, the company said. Home Depot has a market value of $382.42 billion.

Home Depot executive Scott Glenn testified before a congressional panel that the company and its workers are having to deal with a rise in violent organized retail crime incidents.

Kenneth Langone, co-founder of the Home Depot, said he is just about ready to throw his support and money behind former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.

Lowe's saw a "greater-than-expected pullback in DIY discretionary spending, particularly in bigger ticket categories" in the third quarter, CEO Marvin Ellison said.

Retail sales fell in October for the first time in seven months as consumers pulled back on spending in the face of inflation and high interest rates.