Home Depot quarterly profit rises
Posted : Tuesday, 13 November 2012 06:07AM
(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc <HD.N> reported a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday as the world's largest home improvement chain benefited from recent improvements in the U.S. housing market.
Net earnings rose to $947 million, or 63 cents per share, in the third quarter ended on October 28 from $934 million, or 60 cents per share, a year earlier.
(Reporting by Martinne Geller in New York; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
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