Tag: Financial Performance
Home Depot breaks same-store sales slump in fourth quarter with customer demand improving
Home Depot broke a two-year slump in same store sales during the fourth quarter as customer demand improved in a housing market that...
January home sales fall as high mortgage rates, prices freeze out would-be buyers
LOS ANGELES -- Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in January as rising mortgage rates and prices put off many would-be homebuyers...
Walmart rolled through 2024, but challenges appear ahead in 2025
NEW YORK -- Walmart delivered another year of strong sales and profits with its competitive prices an increasingly strong magnet for inflation-weary shoppers,...
An unwanted double: US sales fall for American whiskeys as threats of a trade war heat up
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Like a watered-down drink, domestic sales for American whiskeys were unsatisfying in 2024, as inflation reined in consumer spending on...
McDonald's improving global sales help to offset US weakness in fourth quarter
Improving international sales helped McDonald’s overcome some weakness at home in the fourth quarter.McDonald’s same-store sales in the U.S., or sales at locations...
Box-office smash 'Moana 2' drives Disney profit in the first quarter
NEW YORK -- Disney easily topped first-quarter expectations thanks in part to the box office success of “Moana 2.”The Walt Disney Co. earned...